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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 622949" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>BITS, I think the middle of the night worry is a part of this for most of us. I did that a for a long time. </p><p></p><p>Melatonin helps for the immediate falling asleep, herbal teas for relaxation and sleep help as does 5HTP. And, meditation, massage, acupuncture, reflexology, yoga, exercise, avoiding coffee and caffeine and avoiding sugar and alcohol too. Alcohol interrupts sleep cycles and things like chocolate (which I love) keep you up too.. </p><p></p><p>For me, I had to do <u>all</u> of the above, over time, and each one of them helped me. As I mentioned in my other post, I think acupuncture helped the most because over time, it calms the entire system down and then sleep comes naturally, even with worry, and you stay asleep too.</p><p></p><p>If you find yourself up in the middle of the night, rather then focus on difficult child, start a gratitude journal and when you can't sleep, write in it. That changes the course of our thoughts and can have a calming effect.</p><p></p><p>My reflexologist recommended I take a Flower Essence for worry, in particular for worry for others which I have just begun taking since that is an ongoing movie for me with people I love. If you want to know more about it, PM me and I'll give you the info.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 622949, member: 13542"] BITS, I think the middle of the night worry is a part of this for most of us. I did that a for a long time. Melatonin helps for the immediate falling asleep, herbal teas for relaxation and sleep help as does 5HTP. And, meditation, massage, acupuncture, reflexology, yoga, exercise, avoiding coffee and caffeine and avoiding sugar and alcohol too. Alcohol interrupts sleep cycles and things like chocolate (which I love) keep you up too.. For me, I had to do [U]all[/U] of the above, over time, and each one of them helped me. As I mentioned in my other post, I think acupuncture helped the most because over time, it calms the entire system down and then sleep comes naturally, even with worry, and you stay asleep too. If you find yourself up in the middle of the night, rather then focus on difficult child, start a gratitude journal and when you can't sleep, write in it. That changes the course of our thoughts and can have a calming effect. My reflexologist recommended I take a Flower Essence for worry, in particular for worry for others which I have just begun taking since that is an ongoing movie for me with people I love. If you want to know more about it, PM me and I'll give you the info. [/QUOTE]
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