Shannon's Journal Discussion Thread, Vol. 5

[Shannon]

Hey Shannon,

from 5.5G and 5.75G programs I get sleeping problems after a while. So around 2-4 weeks in I can no longer fall asleep that easy (nearly the whole night awake) and it goes away around 2 weeks after stopping the program. How would you approach this problem, carpet-bombing or listening way less (like 1x1 and 6x0) and then going up slowly (maybe one day more or one loop more every 2 weeks)?

Thanks in advance for your time, wisdom and help.

I need to know what your usage patterns are, which programs are affecting you this way, volume and player type and what time of day you are using the program.

I had this with MHS, LTU4 and LTU5 as well as UMS.
I used it according to the instructions, except UMS where I listened to it 1 loop more every week. I used for some the trickling stream, for some the trickling stream hybrid with a physical MP3 player and headphones. MHS, LTU4 and LTU 5 I used strictly during the night, UMS I used in the afternoon or evening. Volume was always loud enough that I can hear it good, but for example when I use it during sleep and I notice that it is pretty loud, I tone it down a step so I can still hear it good but is not too loud to sleep. On my MP3 player (Fiio X1) it is 15-20/100 with headphones.

Alright.  First suggestion.  Try it with speakers instead of headphones.  

Second suggestion.  Try using it when you're not sleeping.  The most likely way to solve, or help with this issue is to use it when you wake up, not while you're sleeping.  This gives you ~ 12 hours for it to integrate before you try to sleep.  Should allow your mind to be less active when you go to bed.

Third suggestion.  Try using different volumes.  This should only be attempted if and after the other two have been used for at least a couple weeks each without success.

If none of these help, let me know, because there's one other thing you can do.