Due to Social Distancing and Self-isolation: To What Extent Has This Self-imposed Isolation Regimen Affected Your Sleep Habits?

[JohnBarleycorn]

Please do not worry. No, I am not going to be conducting any research on the Farang Pub to investigate weight loss or weight gain or changes in sleeping habits of readers here.

 

No, instead I just want to mention the effects on sleep habits which are sometimes associated with social isolation.  And I want to ask if others are experiencing what I am experiencing which is a true enjoyment of staying up late and sleeping late in the mornings, and then enjoying tea on my balcony and listening to the increased birdsong now that the aircraft have ceased to fly overhead from 6 AM until 12:15 AM.

 

However, I also wish to warn that, according to some studies, and one in particular conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, my alma mater:

 

"Research has clearly shown that social isolation is a public health concern because of its drastic effects on general morbidity and mortality; however, the mechanisms underlying these conditions are unknown. This study is the first to link the reduction in sleep seen during social isolation to protein homeostasis and upregulation of the unfolded protein response (UPR). Both social isolation and the UPR have been implicated in the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and depression. These results suggest that chronic UPR induction as a result of social isolation could be an underlying mechanism in major psychiatric diseases and that understanding the interactions between social isolation and sleep could lead to new insights into the etiology of mental health disorders as well as new strategies for disease management."

 

 

But, as I say, I am not worried about my sanity because I am enjoying my solitude and my freedom to sleep as much as I want and when I want. And, I don't think that anyone should be worried about social isolation if it is self-imposed and if one is truly enjoying their solitude.

 

So....the question for our purposes here in this post is:

 

Have any of you noticed that during this season of the novel coronavirus your sleep habits have changed, either for the better or for the worse?

And, do you find, as do I, that I am retiring to bed later by the day?

Or, are you still up at the crack of dawn, perhaps aroused from your slumber by the many roosters living among us?

 

If so, do tell.............

Edited May 3, 2020 by JohnBarleycorn

[rumak]

13 minutes ago, JohnBarleycorn said:

Or, are still up at the crack of dawn, perhaps aroused from your slumber by the many roosters living among us?

First of all,  i want to let you know that I do not get it up seeing dawn's crack.  Nor am I aroused by roosters .

But as per your post,  I find that by sleeping with my GF in the 69 position we are maintaining

a bit of social distancing , though not sure if it meets govt standards. Sometimes there is a slight problem with breathing if one or the other turns over.

More than that i can not tell

[JohnBarleycorn]

I neglected to mention above:

 

I suggest that one might do well, and sleep more soundly too, if one limits their intake of virus-related news items which are too easily found online.  I limit my viewing and reading of virus news to about 10 minutes per day, if that.

 

Another suggestion that might work is to find simple pleasures in the day. This Season of the Virus offers us the opportunity to enjoy pursuits that we normally might not have time for.

 

As for me, I enjoy drinking tea outside and gazing at the mountain while coaxing Thai myna birds to approach the railing on my balcony.  On occasion, one or two of these starlings will perch for a few moments before flying up to the roof of the adjacent building where they sing their little hearts out, seemingly just for me.

 

So, whatever you do, if you want to sleep like a baby, and wake up refreshed, then stay happy, stay rested, eat healthy, and listen to John Marley.

 

 

[JohnBarleycorn]

I also neglected to mention that for those who are unable to sleep this week, especially on May 5th:

 

This week’s Eta-Aquariid meteor shower is predicted to peak in the early hours of Tuesday, May 5, 2020. It actually began on April 19, 2020 and will last until May 31, 2020 producing an estimated 60 meteors an hour (though that number is usually reserved for observers on the equator and in the southern hemisphere). “The Eta-Aquariids starts when we hit the dust cloud—the tale of Halley’s Comet—around mid-April, but you really want to catch it as its peak,”

[torturedsole]

I'm sleeping particularly well as drinking more beer on a daily basis.  Can't grumble.  

[JohnBarleycorn]

42 minutes ago, torturedsole said:

I'm sleeping particularly well as drinking more beer on a daily basis.  Can't grumble.  

With plenty of beer and a sleepy conscience, everybody sleeps better.

[connda]

Honestly, what 'social isolation?'

[torturedsole]

2 minutes ago, connda said:

Honestly, what 'social isolation?'

That's deep.

[Captain Monday]

In bed 12 hrs a day. Used to be 10.