My Kid wasn't sleeping. (His mother didn't, either but I was too ignorant to know how to help her.) At about age 6 his doctor put him on a tiny dose of Clonodine, an off-label use of an adult Rx for high blood pressure. Only recently has he started forgetting to take it and gradually learned that he can sleep without it, although it took some practice. My bipolar causes me sometimes to have "racing thoughts" that make it hard for me to shut down and get to sleep, but I have learned some strategies that help. Perhaps they are sort of like meditation but sometimes the very effort and concentration they require to implement are counterproductive.
I totally get that! Moms, what can you do? (I am not, repeat NOT rolling my eyes. Honest! ) The strategy that seems to be working for me now is a breathing exercise. In through the nose for a count of 4, hold for seven, exhale through mouth for a count of 8. I usually can't even do ten of these before I'm out, but I have to be really sleepy. Hence BYC till midnight, lol, followed by a couple of games of sudoku....
Well, good on ya for leaving the fish alone. It's a long way from here to there for me to come kick yer butt, and I'm not sure my Yeep would made it.
What is keeping you awake? Is it your pain meds? I can never sleep well on opiates. It is just like I hang there in limbo.
Today wasn’t great for me either. I had eaten sugar for four days over New Years. Finally got rid of it and had none yesterday. So it will take a couple of days to get it out of my system. I bought a lot of my fav treats I haven’t had since last March. Thought if I didn’t eat some I would obsess over it. I really didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought. Tried to give it away but my daughter said no.
That is a really good method. Also I lay there and pray for my friends and family. I will notice I am all tense so I relax, the 5 minutes later I am all tensed up again.
Didn’t you need to go get smokes?
