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Re: Question for Beth

Posted by Rachel on January 09, 2002 at 06:51:15:

In Reply to: Question for Beth posted by Sleepy Aussie Girl on January 08, 2002 at 20:07:09:

Hi. I am not Beth but I have also had a hard time with negative thinking. I have realized that I have negative thinking in other areas besides insomnia as well. It took me a long time to stop the negative thoughts. I used to sit and think all day long about it. I dreaded bed time. I only wished I could be like I was before. I beat myself up continuously because I thought "I am doing this to myself". I've been battling and winning and sometimes losing to insomnia for 3 years. Right now, I am doing well. When I am doing well, the thoughts seem to get better but the bottom line is that I have to make a hard effort not to think negatively. I ask God to give me only enough strength and courage to face today and I promise him that I will wait until tomorrow to worry about tomorrow. This is very hard for me to practice as I tend to worry about my life and long term problems. I am doing my very best to only focus on today. I don't allow myself to count the hours of sleep I got the night before. It doesn't matter. It is over and I can't change it. I try not to think about being tired or anything during the day. I just focus on my work and exercise and things I enjoy. I am doing much better since I've started focusing my mind on positive thoughts. I have also tried to look at insomnia in a different way. I've also truly accepted that I have it and I may not ever be "like I was before". But, there are many parts of my life that are better than before. I wish I could offer better words but I can only tell you that negative thinking is common with insomniacs. It is an effort not to do it. It takes practice and more practice and more practice. When you find yourself thinking negatively, shout stop! to yourself in your mind and then try to think of something totally different like what's for dinner or anything else. When the thoughts return, keep stopping yourself. I tell myself "I am not going to go here - it is not helpful or rational" and then I intentionally do something else like read a magazine or something. At first it will be exhausting trying to catch yourself and stop yourself but it will get better with time. Hang in there. You will make it. You've already made progress.

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