Last night my eyes just hurt and I was about to fall asleep on the spot - where ever that spot may be. Until I got into bed. Then there's an instant awakening as my head hits the pillow and my brain starts going over and over what happened today and what I need to do tomorrow, etc. I have got to learn to disengage my brain at bed time but I have no idea how. Ok little brain, enough is enough - if you can't work properly during the day (what was that I was supposed to do??) you certainly don't need to bother at bed time. Because then I can't sleep for way too long and by the time I actually go to bed it's already late then I start to freak out cause I can't sleep and now I'll really be tired cause I'll only get __ hours of sleep at the best... which makes it worse and then I really can't sleep. What a viscous cycle! My brain needs to work with me, not against me. I think that's only fair.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
To Disengage My Brain
Some weeks the 'tiredness' sets in more severely than others and this is one of those weeks. This morning I told Justin that I'm going to have Diet Pepsi for breakfast and I'm so tired I might just die by the end of the week. (yes, of course I'm being dramatic) He said, "oh no." You know, I'm not entirely sure he was concerned.
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Oh that's horrid! I used to be like that and it's definitely not fun! Does reading a really boring book put you to sleep? Maybe you could try that...
I've tried thinking words that refer to sleep very quietly and slowly in my mind to help me relax. Words like p-i-l-l-o-wwwwww, s-o-f-t, d-a-r-k, q-u-i-e-t, (I'll skip the rest of the dashes now) "comfortable, laying down, sleeping," over and over and it really worked! In fact one day I was at work and I started to think my sleep words and suddenly I got really, really sleepy! So I knew I better only practice when I'm in bed trying to sleep. I also figure "I'm in bed with my eyes closed, at least I'm resting" - not like Dad who gets up and paces around the house....you all know he does that ;)
I've tried thinking words that refer to sleep very quietly and slowly in my mind to help me relax. Words like p-i-l-l-o-wwwwww, s-o-f-t, d-a-r-k, q-u-i-e-t, (I'll skip the rest of the dashes now) "comfortable, laying down, sleeping," over and over and it really worked! In fact one day I was at work and I started to think my sleep words and suddenly I got really, really sleepy! So I knew I better only practice when I'm in bed trying to sleep. I also figure "I'm in bed with my eyes closed, at least I'm resting" - not like Dad who gets up and paces around the house....you all know he does that ;)
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