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[dominateartimus]

What do you do when you can't sleep and medication won't help?

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[dorkytracksuit]

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[dominateartimus]

As in computer programming?

[dorkytracksuit]

Yes. It helps if the reason you can't sleep is too much thinking.

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[dead_black_eyes]

I stay up. No sense wasting time.

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[dominateartimus]

Doing what exactly?

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[dead_black_eyes]

Working to fix whatever's keeping me awake. If that can't be fixed, I look for something else that can be.

[starlightheart]

Read.

Or bake.

...I've been stuck in hotels a lot lately so it's mostly been reading.

[dominateartimus]

Reading would probably be the better choice since baking at a late hour might wake my neighbors.

I take it you miss baking?

[starlightheart]

I miss a LOT of things right now, but... that would be one of them. That, and not feeling like I've got a gun to my head to stay out of my own home.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

I've had some luck with a cup of hot milk or chamomile tea.

[dominateartimus]

Well, I don't have the option of tea at the moment. Thanks for the suggestion of hot milk.

[moreweaponsthanyou]

No? Too bad. Personally I find the tea works better than the milk but ymmv.

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[arrowpoint]

[By now, Liam has his glasses, but he's using text to speech on his laptop to read anyway.]

Dude, you need some athelas.

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[dominateartimus]

What is that exactly? I've never heard of it before.

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[arrowpoint]

It's Elf medicine. They use it for everything. All natural too. I still have some if I wake up with a nightmare.

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[thebalrogslayer]

Liam has already offered athelas, and I would advise the same, but a little more wearily. He means well, but he's under the impression that if something is natural it comes with no side effects. We haven't observed any immediate ones, but I'm not sure about long term. I did a couple of tests at work and nothing obvious sprang up, but I still wouldn't use it too often, just because it's best not to get reliant on something. I'm not sure if it's addictive or not or whether the circumstances have made a few of us too reliant on it, but I suppose something about it just strikes me as too good to be true.

That said, it certainly works, and as I said there's no immediate side effects, so you certainly shouldn't worry about using it in moderation. If you want a cutting, I can give you one. It appears to be some sort of weed, it grows well enough in good soil and sunlight. It's good in tea, or you can leave the leaves stewing and the scent by itself is calming.

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[dominateartimus]

Thank you for the information and expressing your concerns regarding this 'athelas' herb.

As much as I would take you up on your offer, I'm uncertain that it might not even work for me. I'm not exactly human any more and my body might react poorly to it.

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[thebalrogslayer]

Neither are we. We have elves and dwarves - and what ever Julien is, he can probably explain it better than I.

If you don't want to try it I can advise hops or valerian, but the latter in moderation. If you don't mind me asking, what medication have you tried? I'm not a doctor, but I do have a phd in the medical use of plants.

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[onecream_fivesugar]

Have you tried counting sheep?

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[dominateartimus]

Yes, I have. It hasn't worked.

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[onecream_fivesugar]

Oh.

I could try reading you a bedtime story if you want?

I'm not coming over to tuck you in though, you'll have to get someone else to do that.

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[buildyourworld]

Is this some sort of ability you echoed back?

I'll say get a second job if you're going to end up staying up anyway.

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[dominateartimus]

Possibly, even though it doesn't feel like one. I got no information when I experienced the 'pulse'.

It would help out with the rent, but I'm a little worried that some people might get suspicious.

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[radiantchicken]

I've taken to reading. I like finding books on dinosaurs and picking out the inaccuracies.

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[dominateartimus]

Someone has suggested reading books as well. Although, not the same type that you seem to enjoy.

At least it keeps you busy?