oh, I'm tired

[low_delta]

That's what my mom says when we ask her how she's doing. "Oh, I'm tired." She's been like that for twenty or thirty years. It seems I'm getting to that point. I've recently been having insomnia again. Sunday night I couldn't get to sleep. Probably got about five hours of sleep. Monday night I actually got what I'd call a full night's sleep, but it

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[ravengirl]

I do the getting up thing, cos I know I'm supposed to, and sometimes "segmented sleep" works for me- 3 hours here, 4 hours there. But meditation and relaxation techniques work best for me usually; going from my toes up to my shoulders, telling my body to relax. Meditation-wise, I just keep letting go of the thoughts my brain brings and refocus on my breathing or one particular notion that makes me want to sleep. I also love "thunderstorm" and "rainfall" channels (YouTube for me) and they help me to focus on THEM so I get sleepy.

[low_delta]

I feel like meditation should be good for me, but I've never really felt like I got it. I was using a guided meditation app a while back. I should try that again. It couldn't hurt.

I'll have to look into relaxation techniques as well. Sometimes I try to tell me brain to stop, and I just start concentrating on my breathing. Not sure if that ever works.

[sirreal13]

I just can’t believe how people can do a 10-day meditation retreat. Who has that kind of time? Maybe they can unplug from work and social media for a week, but just suiting and trying not to think is like a poke in the eye. Not something I would ever seek out.

[ravengirl]

Stillness can be healing. We aren't taught that in the U.S., really, unless one, such as I, read about Transcendental Meditation and yoga in Vogue magazine in the 7th grade.

[sirreal13]

The only time I have trouble sleeping is if I’ve had caffeine after ~2 pm or if I have an early flight. Since I live over an hour away from the airport I have to get up 2.75 hours before a flight. Those 6 am flights on Mondays are a killer.

[low_delta]

Getting up at 5am literally hurts. I feel messed up all day.