The nocebo effect is a powerful thing. If people were told, for example, that looking at the colour cyan would cause headaches, chances are that people would actually get headaches upon looking at the colour cyan, even though it’s not actually harmful.

There’s nothing “restorative” about going into a coma for 8 hours and seeing random clips or imagery. Going into a coma and hallucinating doesn’t sound like it’d be good for you. At all. There are people who’ve gone years without any sleep and are healthy, look up the case of Thai Ngoc.

If I feel tired, simply resting on a bed without actually falling asleep has been more reliable in restoring energy than sleep has.

edit: Just heard the first birdsong of the morning, store hasn’t opened yet but I’m going to go there when it opens to get some stuff I need for later.