Posted by F43 on June 01, 2009 at 15:31:33:

In Reply to: Re: feedback would be appreciated posted by lulubelle on June 01, 2009 at 14:49:40:

I think you are your own best counsel! It's smart to remove yourself from this forum if you're comparing yourself to others--and that's hard to resist. Your mind and body have their own patterns, and all you can do is be respectful of them. And look at how you're doing now in the bigger picture of when you've felt worse, and when you've felt better. What's been going on in your life when you've slept well?

I know I've said this before: grief is paramount in insomnia when you've experienced loss of any sort. It doesn't just neatly resolve after a few weeks. Grief is also so tentacle-like...my own grief has opened up every raw wound unrelated to my parents' deaths and made me acutely aware of the speed of time passing, of how unhappy & unsatisfied I've been in other areas of my life. Grief seems to have its own life. I think its long-term impact on sleep is underestimated, in favour of the "overthinking" or "anxiety" models (which can also be there, but are made worse by grief!) At least for me, my emotions are the centre of my being and affect my body more powerfully than my thoughts.

Are you doing things to have fun? I think laughter is such a release and helps us to sleep better. Make sure you create some fun for yourself every day.

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• Re: feedback would be appreciated lulubelle 15:59 6/01/09 (1)
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