Any tips on how to do improve sleep quality and lower stress?
In the past poor sleep corrected itself for me, I'd have a few nights of bad sleep, and then the next few after that I'd sleep like a rock. But the last few months, I have had perpetually bad sleep. I'm also at least mildly stressed all the time.
I am fresh out of college, and working an entry level job in a space I want to work in with cool people, but I have good reason to think I'm getting fired soon. That's going to be a big setback for me, it means I'll have to take a crap job, and be on the job search again, for who knows how long. A lot of people I know searched for a year before finding a relevant job (one in their field). And I'm going to feel embarrassed if I have to work a crappy minimum wage job after a bachelors degree. I feel like I let a lot of people down.
I commute 3+ hours total everyday to get to and return home from work, and when I get home I'm exhausted and want to do nothing. Every morning I have to get up by 5:30 AM to get to work on time. I haven't eaten healthy in a while, and I have gone to the gym once in the last 3 weeks. As recently as August I was at the gym 4-5 days a week, and while I never really ate that well, I at least got enough protein and didn't completely rely on junk food.
I don't read or learn recreationally anymore. Just the stuff I am learning for my job, and nothing else. I think this leads to my mood being shitty all the time.
All I really do is worry, and occasionally distract myself from the worry with internet/social media, etc. Thinking about how stressed I am and how much I need to sleep better only makes it harder to sleep. Last Sunday I was sitting in front of the TV and couldn't get myself to watch football because I just wanted to sit there.
I know a lot of people are going to laugh at how pathetic my problems are (and trust me I know they are). But my life has changed a lot in a few months and I'm having trouble adapting to working full time and having no energy for anything else.
Any ideas? Meditation? Supplement recommendations? Anything is appreciated.
In the past poor sleep corrected itself for me, I'd have a few nights of bad sleep, and then the next few after that I'd sleep like a rock. But the last few months, I have had perpetually bad sleep. I'm also at least mildly stressed all the time.
I am fresh out of college, and working an entry level job in a space I want to work in with cool people, but I have good reason to think I'm getting fired soon. That's going to be a big setback for me, it means I'll have to take a crap job, and be on the job search again, for who knows how long. A lot of people I know searched for a year before finding a relevant job (one in their field). And I'm going to feel embarrassed if I have to work a crappy minimum wage job after a bachelors degree. I feel like I let a lot of people down.
I commute 3+ hours total everyday to get to and return home from work, and when I get home I'm exhausted and want to do nothing. Every morning I have to get up by 5:30 AM to get to work on time. I haven't eaten healthy in a while, and I have gone to the gym once in the last 3 weeks. As recently as August I was at the gym 4-5 days a week, and while I never really ate that well, I at least got enough protein and didn't completely rely on junk food.
I don't read or learn recreationally anymore. Just the stuff I am learning for my job, and nothing else. I think this leads to my mood being shitty all the time.
All I really do is worry, and occasionally distract myself from the worry with internet/social media, etc. Thinking about how stressed I am and how much I need to sleep better only makes it harder to sleep. Last Sunday I was sitting in front of the TV and couldn't get myself to watch football because I just wanted to sit there.
I know a lot of people are going to laugh at how pathetic my problems are (and trust me I know they are). But my life has changed a lot in a few months and I'm having trouble adapting to working full time and having no energy for anything else.
Any ideas? Meditation? Supplement recommendations? Anything is appreciated.