Social Anxiety Support

_AJ_ · 10-05-2009, 10:25 PM

oh man, i got sleep addiction. this originally started when i couldnt make any friends or relationships cause of sa, got depressed, dropped out of college, and just slept at the parents house to forget everything. I did that for years and now, 5 years later, I got my own place, job, friends, relationship prospects, but the sleep addiction is still there

Ive beaten every addiction Ive ever had: video games, TV, junk food, whining, chat line, youtube.

because its easy for me to do nothing, so all those were easy. but sleep is the ultimate form of doing nothing!!

I wake up at the last minute to go to work, work, come home and sleep and do it again.
this is not good! i got goals, but Im not getting anything done!! its just that sleep is instant pleasure, while goals take time and effort

_AJ_ · 10-05-2009, 11:03 PM

ok, im gona try coffee
maybe that'll work

Infexxion · 10-05-2009, 11:27 PM

Well, try setting an alarm. If one doesn't work, try setting many or using the snooze button. If that doesn't work, hmm. You could try changing your hours, going to bed earlier/later, or something along that line. If all else fails, just try to look forward to something the next day. Something you WANT to get up and do, video games, going out to eat, going to see a movie, just find something.

I'm sure you'll get over it

mind_games · 10-05-2009, 11:38 PM

Get lots of light in your room when you don't want to be sleeping.

Setolac · 10-06-2009, 03:44 AM

Hey _AJ_ how did you beat your addictions? Please tell me man!

You see im lso addicted to junk foods, tv, video games and porn.

Porn is the worst of all and I a lot of time is wasted because of it. Well im not really that addicted to junk foods but I want to stop eating it cause its unhealthy and im into body building(still amateur but I go to the gym). Playing video games is a time waster too cause you actually do other things that are more productive such as learning a new skill or talent..

_AJ_ · 10-06-2009, 03:14 PM

I used laziness to stop doing them

too lazy to go out and get junk, too lazy to go out and get new games

deeds14 · 10-06-2009, 07:57 PM

Are you sure it's not a medical problem, like chronic fatigue? Maybe the doctor can do something for you. It might not be laziness!

_AJ_ · 10-06-2009, 10:51 PM

ok, so we got coffee, alarm clock, lights, doctor

that should do the trick

_AJ_ · 10-13-2009, 04:31 PM

success! it worked!! whoohooo

this officially puts an end to all my problems in life!! yay!!
now that I have energy i can use my time to get things done, advance and solve stuff! yay

I have energy!!! whooohoohahahahah

10-05-2009, 10:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
_AJ_ Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 734	sleep addiction oh man, i got sleep addiction. this originally started when i couldnt make any friends or relationships cause of sa, got depressed, dropped out of college, and just slept at the parents house to forget everything. I did that for years and now, 5 years later, I got my own place, job, friends, relationship prospects, but the sleep addiction is still there Ive beaten every addiction Ive ever had: video games, TV, junk food, whining, chat line, youtube. because its easy for me to do nothing, so all those were easy. but sleep is the ultimate form of doing nothing!! I wake up at the last minute to go to work, work, come home and sleep and do it again. this is not good! i got goals, but Im not getting anything done!! its just that sleep is instant pleasure, while goals take time and effort __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the decision to act in spite of it.

10-05-2009, 11:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
_AJ_ Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 734	ok, im gona try coffee maybe that'll work __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the decision to act in spite of it.

10-05-2009, 11:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
mind_games Status: dances, like a fridge Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 23 Posts: 1,570	Get lots of light in your room when you don't want to be sleeping. __________________ "this is not me, this is me reacting to your perception of me"

10-06-2009, 03:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
_AJ_ Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 734	I used laziness to stop doing them too lazy to go out and get junk, too lazy to go out and get new games __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the decision to act in spite of it.

10-06-2009, 10:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
_AJ_ Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 734	ok, so we got coffee, alarm clock, lights, doctor that should do the trick __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the decision to act in spite of it.

10-05-2009, 11:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Infexxion Status: Not Sure Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kansas Gender: Male Age: 16 Posts: 157	Well, try setting an alarm. If one doesn't work, try setting many or using the snooze button. If that doesn't work, hmm. You could try changing your hours, going to bed earlier/later, or something along that line. If all else fails, just try to look forward to something the next day. Something you WANT to get up and do, video games, going out to eat, going to see a movie, just find something. I'm sure you'll get over it

10-06-2009, 03:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Setolac Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 79	Hey _AJ_ how did you beat your addictions? Please tell me man! You see im lso addicted to junk foods, tv, video games and porn. Porn is the worst of all and I a lot of time is wasted because of it. Well im not really that addicted to junk foods but I want to stop eating it cause its unhealthy and im into body building(still amateur but I go to the gym). Playing video games is a time waster too cause you actually do other things that are more productive such as learning a new skill or talent..

10-06-2009, 07:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
deeds14 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 256	Are you sure it's not a medical problem, like chronic fatigue? Maybe the doctor can do something for you. It might not be laziness!

10-13-2009, 04:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
_AJ_ Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 734	success! it worked!! whoohooo this officially puts an end to all my problems in life!! yay!! now that I have energy i can use my time to get things done, advance and solve stuff! yay I have energy!!! whooohoohahahahah __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the decision to act in spite of it.