submitted 9 months ago by RareBird15@allovertheplace.ca to c/disability@beehaw.org

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This week, while trying to catch up on schoolwork, I've been discovering all the things that put my body into nap mode, and wow, it’s a lot. Pillows, recliner angles, even kicking my feet up can flip the switch from "study" to "sleep."
It's been like running my own ergonomic lab this week, testing what keeps me awake vs. what puts me to sleep.
Turns out I focus way better with my feet supported, but that's tricky when you’re short and most setups aren't built for you. Fully kicking my feet up feels nice… until I wake up two hours later wondering what happened.
I can't tell you how many hours I've lost to nap mode when I was trying to study, but maybe now that won't happen anymore.
#disability #DisabilityLife #ChronicIllness #Fibromyalgia #RheumatoidArthritis #Neurodivergent #Fatigue #Accessibility #StudyStruggles #Ergonomics #ShortPeopleProblems #DisabledAndStudying #NapMode #ActuallyAutistic #Spoonie #CollegeStudent
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[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Given enough sleep-deprivation, adrenaline, and caffeine consumption; Caffeine and eating will join that list(there will come a time when this is useful).

Stay hydrated. When hydration seems to have joined the list, you are WAY past the point where irreversible damage to your body is possible.

Somewhere way earlier in this line of experience, you were better-off catching-up on sleep before whatever you were studying for.

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