You have to listen to your body. Everybody is different.
I'm now experimenting with dry fasting, that is no food and... no water. I recently did five days. I started with two, then three, then four. Maybe next time I'll do a week... we'll see
I did 3 days dry before. That was brutal. 5 days is so long. You have a strong will.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @398ja 28 Sep
Not at all, it gets easier the next time
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That's a great reminder. I do think that is true. My first water fast was the hardest for sure. I only did one dry fast.
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Dry fasting felt incredibly powerful to me though. It was a spiritual experience.
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21 sats \ 7 replies \ @398ja 28 Sep
I usually have the most vivid dreams when dry fasting. Very intense!!
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I love vivid dreaming. All this talk is making want to start a fast.
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11 sats \ 5 replies \ @398ja 28 Sep
On a related note, I find myself dreaming more often, and sometimes vividly, now that I've started going early to bed (10 - 10:30pm). I'm planning to start taking Magnesium daily, to see how it affects my sleep and dreams.
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I have heard that is great for sleep. I have been going to bed super early lately. By 8 or so usually. And getting up before the sun rise. It feels like my dreams always come early In the am, after going back to sleep at like 2 or 3 am. Most of my life I went to sleep around 10 or 11. It's interesting that you see that as early.
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11 sats \ 3 replies \ @398ja 28 Sep
The last year, I used to work until veeeery late on my side project, sometimes until 3 or 4am, then had to wake up at 7:30 to get my son ready for school, and start working.
I crashed by the end of the year, and got very ill. I've learned my lessons.
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Yeah. That sounds rough. I am not a night person and I feel like I usually need 7 hours sleep minimum to feel good. It's interesting how many people seem to do well with less.
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @398ja 28 Sep
Believe me, nobody does.
I feel like a different person, like the real me now. Also, sleeping enough made me heal so much faster!!!