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by wildleaf 1993 days ago
Mine are more in the pathetic realm.

I feel fatigued all the time. I sleep a lot and will wake up exactly 1 minute before standard working hours begin.

It doesn't seem like there's any time. The second I finish work there's a black hole of making dinner, cleaning, doing a few chores, and then falling into bed.
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jkcorrea 1993 days ago
Those are far from pathetic, in fact some of the most real and valid reasons. Mental health is so important.

But holy crap did I feel exactly this when working at bigtech. 1-2hr commute plus long days and short weekends it can all blur together so quickly. Winter especially was the worst when it was dark out long before I left the office.

On the sleeping note - have you been tested for sleep apnea before? I'm young, slim and healthy but felt exactly that way (sleep 12+ hrs on nicest bed I could find, humidifier and air purifier and all, but still not feel rested & needing to go to my car during work to take a nap..). Low and behold I tested positive for sleep apnea, and I've heard CPAPs can be night and day for many with it.

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wildleaf 1992 days ago
No, I haven't been tested, but I know that I snore if my weight goes above a threshold. Covid has kept me from exercising so my sleep is probably taking a huge hit.
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eyelidlessness 1993 days ago
I haven’t looked at your responses but I hope you’ve gotten plenty that will amplify what I’m going to say: there’s nothing pathetic about this. Waking up, doing the same thing as the previous day, surviving, going to sleep, repeat... is uninspiring, and can feel soul crushing.

I even bought a shirt about it to have a memory of this time, a Nine Inch Nails shirt that just repeats the lyric “every day is exactly the same” over and over.

Anyway, what you’re feeling is normal. It’s not a good feeling, but you’re not feeling it alone.

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eecks 1992 days ago
> I haven’t looked at your responses but I hope you’ve gotten plenty that will amplify what I’m going to say

I am curious about how you browse HN? I only see one additional comment besides yours.

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eyelidlessness 1992 days ago
Generally on my phone. I only saw a bit of the first sentence of that reply at the point I had scrolled. I was also very near going to bed so probably half awake.
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