Comments | merriehaskell: I used to think I needed more sleep

merriehaskell

I used to think I needed more sleep

Mar 23, 2012 08:33

I used to think I needed more sleep, and I did. I used to think I needed more exercise, and I did.

Now I have sleep and exercise. And I'm still frazzled.

Now what?

Comments 9

mrissa March 23 2012, 13:09:26 UTC

This is going to sound kind of woo-woo, but I have two suggestions. One of them is trying five to ten minutes of the kind of meditation that is just deep breathing and mindfulness, lying on your back or sitting comfortably. For me, this will either highlight that my brain is going in circles and sometimes point out a particular stressor that I can address (either practically by handling it or by focusing on letting it go) or will highlight a particular part of my body that I didn't realize was tense and causing me to feel jangly and nasty--lower back is a big one there ( ... )

merriehaskell March 24 2012, 00:53:20 UTC

I have been feeling okay about food, but I haven't been adhering to The Thing That Makes Me Feel Awesome, in part because that thing is so inconvenient. I need to do the thing. Eggs and beans and green leafies in the morning being that thing.

a2macgeek March 23 2012, 15:09:31 UTC

I'll second the mindful breathing suggestion - it's one of the things that I find so helpful in yoga, and something I should do more of outside of yoga. Especially when I'm overloaded with more stuff than I feel like I have time for, which is what usually leaves me feeling frazzled. It helps get my brain out of the spin cycle and actually focused on something.

merriehaskell March 24 2012, 00:53:52 UTC

I have been breathing to clear stress, but not enough, and not doing enough regular mindful sitting.

sartorias March 23 2012, 15:19:29 UTC

I'm thirding mindfulness.

mrv3000 March 23 2012, 15:40:14 UTC

I've found calcium and magnesium supplements have helped me.

merriehaskell March 24 2012, 00:54:48 UTC

I'm on ALL the vitamins at the moment, in case I suddenly turn up pregnant, so that's not it. (Also, no, I haven't suddenly turned up pregnant, not that you were asking that, but doubtless someone would.)

leahbobet March 23 2012, 21:17:27 UTC

What's that Gibson quote about before deciding you have low self-esteem, check to see if you're surrounded by assholes? :p

More seriously, from some of the stuff you've related lately? I think you just need other people to be less frazzling, and it's not you. It's them.

merriehaskell March 24 2012, 00:55:15 UTC

That is probably more of it than I'd like to admit, considering I have no control over that.