I am having difficulties going to sleep. Yet, considering my past, I'm doing okay. I don't want to go too high or dip too low. I am either happy as a clam, or having low self esteem. I have panic attacks where it's difficult to speak. At it...
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Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 07:49 AM -
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Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 05:15 PMGood for you, Rose, for moving through your fear and going to the volunteer job! Do you receive treatment for your anxiety/panic? Your attacks sound extreme. I used to be that way and shake and hyperventilate and go running out the building. My Pdoc has prescribed meds for me, and now I live in an entirely different world. I still get a little nervous now and then, but never a panic attack. And I'm not afraid of having a panic attack should I go into a new situation, just a little nervous maybe. Anyway you shouldn't have to suffer like that.
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Hi Rose,
When I have trouble going to sleep it usually means I have something on my mind or I stayed on the computer or watched TV to late.
If I recognize that some thought or another keeps resurfacing I write it down (briefly) just to assure myself it will not be forgotten. I often have trouble going to sleep because I think I will forget to go to work - as strange as that sounds. If that's my problem I'll write on a 3 x 5 card - "go to work" and leave it on my night stand. Problem solved - as soon as the alarm goes off and I hit the light there's my note. Not that I've ever needed a note to remember to go to work but it's my mind and it's endless worry.
The TV and computer thing is critical for me. If I don't turn off the computer by 10 and the tv by 11 and get into bed I'm awake until 3 or 4 am. That seems to be my window of sleep opportunity - if I miss it, it doesn't come around for another few hours. As you become familiar to your own rhythms and patterns you will learn what works for you.
Peace and good sleep,
Tammy
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