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Posted by tina on January 8, 2001, at 22:17:11
Can't sleep. Need to sleep. My brain won't shut up though. I"m having bad anxiety and my mind is racing. Just want to shut off and sleep. Damn, i hate this.
Hope you all are dreaming peacefully.
Tina
Posted by mars on January 8, 2001, at 22:35:52
In reply to Brain won't shut up!!!, posted by tina on January 8, 2001, at 22:17:11
Hey Tina -
I've had the same problem, off and on, for a long time. This may sound goofy, but here's what has helped the most - a mantra that a yoga-loving friend taught me.
When I breathe in, I say "Sah-tah"
When I breathe out, I say "Nah-mah"Now, I am an excessively non-new agey type gal, but what the above does is simply get in the way of all those worried words running through my head. It took me a little while to get the hang of it, but it's helped a lot. Especially since I realized that worry was making things worse - my gut-level belief had been that somehow it was protective. It wasn't.
Hope you find relief soon,
mary
> Can't sleep. Need to sleep. My brain won't shut up though. I"m having bad anxiety and my mind is racing. Just want to shut off and sleep. Damn, i hate this.
> Hope you all are dreaming peacefully.
> Tina
Posted by tina on January 8, 2001, at 23:15:03
In reply to Re: Brain won't shut up!!!, posted by mars on January 8, 2001, at 22:35:52
I appreciate the advice mary. thanks, I'll try it. I'll try anything at this point. gotta get up in 5 hours and I'm still wired. Geezzzzzzz.
Tina> Hey Tina -
>
> I've had the same problem, off and on, for a long time. This may sound goofy, but here's what has helped the most - a mantra that a yoga-loving friend taught me.
>
> When I breathe in, I say "Sah-tah"
> When I breathe out, I say "Nah-mah"
>
> Now, I am an excessively non-new agey type gal, but what the above does is simply get in the way of all those worried words running through my head. It took me a little while to get the hang of it, but it's helped a lot. Especially since I realized that worry was making things worse - my gut-level belief had been that somehow it was protective. It wasn't.
>
> Hope you find relief soon,
>
> mary
>
> > Can't sleep. Need to sleep. My brain won't shut up though. I"m having bad anxiety and my mind is racing. Just want to shut off and sleep. Damn, i hate this.
> > Hope you all are dreaming peacefully.
> > Tina
Posted by Noa on January 9, 2001, at 16:00:40
In reply to Re: Brain won't shut up!!!thanks mars, posted by tina on January 8, 2001, at 23:15:03
Uh-oh, Tina. I remember you had a bad bout of insomnia last year, I don't remember exactly when.
Did you ever figure that one out?
I like Mary's breathing advice.
Posted by tina on January 9, 2001, at 17:26:36
In reply to Re: Brain won't shut up!!!thanks mars, posted by Noa on January 9, 2001, at 16:00:40
> Uh-oh, Tina. I remember you had a bad bout of insomnia last year, I don't remember exactly when.
>
> Did you ever figure that one out?
>
> I like Mary's breathing advice.Nope, never figured that one out, just stress I guess, same as now. Can't get rid of any of this *hell* so I guess I'll just have to wait until I drop from total exhaustion, which should be pretty soon I think. Catatonia wouldn't be a bad place to go............
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