BloodiedToe
New member
Heya, guys.
(Sorry if this is not the right forum.)
Something I've noticed lately is that when trying to tackle my mental problems (intrusive fantasies, I have a tldr prolly improperly placed in the OCD forum), which is what I've only been doing for 2 weeks, I am much more successful when sleep-deprived.
When fully rested and well-fed I do feel healthy and energetic but dealing with my thought-process is almost hopeless. I cannot concentrate on neither getting stuff done (simple tasks, studying, reading) nor can I fight my urges to fantasize for emotional satisfaction.
Now, when I haven't gotten enough sleep during the night I am somewhat tired throughout the day, have a lingering headache and my cognitive skills take a bit of a plunge, HOWEVER as I don't have the energetic chatter in my head I can much better keep away the fantasies that have wrecked me. I am able to carry out tasks, manage prolonged thought-threads, actually sit down and study etc. The downside is that my willingness to work suffers (physical labor), I become more perceptible to illness and it becomes a struggle to eat enough (I hate food) or to work out.
So I'm wondering what should I do? Sacrifice my physical health for mental health and start systematically depriving myself of sleep, or keep myself healthy and active while having a much harder time setting my mind straight and getting stuff done outside of work?
Any feedback will not go unappreciated
(Sorry if this is not the right forum.)
Something I've noticed lately is that when trying to tackle my mental problems (intrusive fantasies, I have a tldr prolly improperly placed in the OCD forum), which is what I've only been doing for 2 weeks, I am much more successful when sleep-deprived.
When fully rested and well-fed I do feel healthy and energetic but dealing with my thought-process is almost hopeless. I cannot concentrate on neither getting stuff done (simple tasks, studying, reading) nor can I fight my urges to fantasize for emotional satisfaction.
Now, when I haven't gotten enough sleep during the night I am somewhat tired throughout the day, have a lingering headache and my cognitive skills take a bit of a plunge, HOWEVER as I don't have the energetic chatter in my head I can much better keep away the fantasies that have wrecked me. I am able to carry out tasks, manage prolonged thought-threads, actually sit down and study etc. The downside is that my willingness to work suffers (physical labor), I become more perceptible to illness and it becomes a struggle to eat enough (I hate food) or to work out.
So I'm wondering what should I do? Sacrifice my physical health for mental health and start systematically depriving myself of sleep, or keep myself healthy and active while having a much harder time setting my mind straight and getting stuff done outside of work?
Any feedback will not go unappreciated