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Today a young man on acid realized that we are merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. That we are one conciousness experiencing its self subjectively. Life is but a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves.
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It's not a "War On Drugs", it's a war on personal freedom.
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People just need to sleep. That or just have better time management.Time management is an alternative to sleep? News to me.
Proper time management allows for sleep.Exactly.
Were it so easy... I wish time management could at least have even a remotely positive effect.
I have been working in a Level 1 Trauma Center for 2 years now and the time management thing appears to work, at first. But you soon find yourself sliding into the nearly inescapable bouts of alternating, inappropriate sleep cycle that ends upbringing about the aforementioned need to sleep during your shift and sleeplessness during the day.
The explanation lies within our pineal gland in the brain. When it's dark out (artificial light is not the same), the gland picks up on this and releases Melatonin (which is actually even sold as a sleep aid OTC). Melatonin coaxes the brain and body to start the sleep cycle causing our bodies to shut down for needed rest. Many nights I have tried to fight this malady only to nearly succumb to its encumbrance. Thanks to my co-workers who understand. We all keep a watch on eachother because being caught sleeping on the job by a supervisor is instant termination. No verbal warnings or write ups. Just plain fired. So stressful and I believe this is why night crews get paid a differential increase. I am actually now interested in the medication pointed out in OP's link and I'm not even a pill popper (anymore heheh).
I hope this study can also help keep folks like me from getting fired on the spot seeing as the med community is beginning to take it seriously.
OP, thank you for this post. I'm surprised I haven't encountered it myself considering my line of work. Thanks again.