tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post1556239384070651578..comments2023-09-27T04:44:05.430-07:00Comments on A Faraway View: a blog about dreams: Sleepless May Not Necessarily Mean DreamlessArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-35490736868044904472013-05-12T17:44:29.988-07:002013-05-12T17:44:29.988-07:00No sleep aids whatsoever!
I keep my eyes closed a...No sleep aids whatsoever! <br />I keep my eyes closed and relaxed. I mentally recite a mantra. If I'm really not sleepy, I might get up, sit on the floor right off the bed and do Kriya Yoga exercises.<br />If that doesn't work either, the hell with it: I'll watch a movie or call my family in Europe, six hours forward on the clock. <br /><br />You might want to check out the story of the man that never sleeps. <br />Cheers, <br />J. <br />jacopopaoloni@blogpost.comJay Paolonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647807643476130105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-82764282184312389672013-05-09T15:37:05.824-07:002013-05-09T15:37:05.824-07:00I totally agree with you Lee on the causes of slee...I totally agree with you Lee on the causes of sleepless nights - I've experienced all of them at some point. For me, the best way to get back to sleep, or initially fall asleep, is meditation. I find concentrating on something as simple as my breathing, is calming and will help me drift off. Paula Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923061193682673368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-69219849312054420162013-05-09T13:20:13.074-07:002013-05-09T13:20:13.074-07:00Yvonne -- I don't like to take medication to h...Yvonne -- I don't like to take medication to help me sleep. The natural way is best.<br /><br />JoJo -- Could it be that you mainly remember the dreams right before waking whether they be good or bad?<br /><br />DG -- I usually take a nap each day. Maybe that's why I wake up at night? But then if I wake up during the night, I'm tired in the day and have to take a nap. It's a vicious cycle.<br /><br />Frances -- I rarely had a sleeplessness problem when I was younger, but as I get older I tend to wake up more often and have things on my mind.<br /><br />Zoe -- Maybe it's time to tackle the meaning of the dream and try to take care of whatever the problem might be.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-86155044868739379682013-05-09T13:14:02.088-07:002013-05-09T13:14:02.088-07:00usually its my dog. It used to be worry. not so mu...usually its my dog. It used to be worry. not so much any longer. I do have to say though that it is often a recurring dream that is fairly upsetting. After that I am up for the duration...not in worry but just freaked out a bit. Hard to describe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864898827831713032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-72371419218714071232013-05-09T12:16:34.310-07:002013-05-09T12:16:34.310-07:00I have those nights and they are frustrating. I n...I have those nights and they are frustrating. I never used to have the problem but over the last year or so, I've had trouble. Funny thing is that my husband likes to watch TV late at night. Can't tell you how many times Jessica Fletcher or Perry Mason appear in my dreams. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705681164776257318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-81778870549379189782013-05-09T08:45:45.438-07:002013-05-09T08:45:45.438-07:00When I can't sleep, it's usually worry and...When I can't sleep, it's usually worry and stress. I don't take any medications, don't like the side effects. Naps can also affect sleep patterns. Most of the time, I don't have this problem. <br /><br />Like JoJo, my bad dreams usually come in the 'half-sleep' time before you fall asleep or before you wake. D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-6587749312325390252013-05-09T07:27:42.140-07:002013-05-09T07:27:42.140-07:00Being unable to shut my brain off is the #1 cause ...Being unable to shut my brain off is the #1 cause of my insomnia. Also, stress about something the next day or being afraid I'll sleep through the alarm clock. I have been on a prescription for Amitriptiline for years which helps me to stay asleep. I usually take it with 2 benadryl around 6 pm so that by 10 I am finally able to go to bed. My fiance' is a truck driver so sometimes he sleeps for 4 hours, gets up and watches TV for 2-3 then comes back to bed. If I wake up, I tend to stay in bed, hoping I'll drift off again. I find that if I'm gonna have a bad dream, it's usually right before I wake up.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-55196745823036778422013-05-09T02:52:56.150-07:002013-05-09T02:52:56.150-07:00When I can't sleep which is most nights it'...When I can't sleep which is most nights it's usually worry the cause.<br />When I do sleep I dream vivid dreams.<br />I don't take anything to help me sleep.<br /><br />Yvonne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com