It seems so simple. So mindlessly simple.
All I have to do is breathe in and then breath out. Regularly.
Most people do not have issues with breathing.
Among the activities that we engage in, breathing is right up there in terms of importance.
Well that doesn't work out too well for me.
When I sleep I do less breathing.
In truth I stop breathing many times every night - for seconds at a time.
This can prove rather problematic for a variety of reasons... but near the top of the list is a general feeling of tiredness during the day.
You see, when the conscious brain realizes that I've stopped breathing - it awakens slightly to kick the activity back in motion. So the brain never 'truly' falls into proper deep sleep.
And that means that the quality of sleep that I get is significantly inferior.
How inferior? Its like sleeping only two out of every three hours.
Just yesterday, after a couple of 5-hour nights (Global Game Jam) I found myself sleeping a good 15 hours.
1am-10am of regular sleep
12:00-13:30pm dozed off in front of the television (still trying to learn Godot)
14:00-18:30pm 'nap'
And I had very little problem sleeping last night.
So yeah... When I see images like that headlining - I wonder to myself whether people know the full story. I wonder to myself if people know how great of an impact their viral image is going to have on such individuals' lives.
That which is ill-understood is often mocked.
And the worst part is that the threat of mockery may be far from the greatest faced.
Well, thank you for your attention. Its not a cheery topic by far but perhaps a little awareness may be raised. Maybe you have a nod-off colleague who might be annoying you. It might not be their choice.
Do you have any comments that you have to share? I look forward to getting into a discussion with you in the comments below below! :c)
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Sincerely,
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