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Another sleepless night

bywena
bywena

Can't sleep been up all night tried going to bed but could not stay there after about 2 hours so I got up and started crafting made 2 mobile and starting another this it is that way I have 2 deal with I have 2 live with it I guess

Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
When you go to bed by I wouldn't stay in bed all day.... I would sleep til 10 or so and make yourself get up if you want to start to start sleeping at night instead of all day... It may take a little time to change it around if that's what you want to do sweetie...xo
pemabudha
pemabudha
You need to read about insomnia and what to do and what not to do. If you can not fall asleep within 30 min lying in bed get up and do NOT do anything that has any stimulus at all.. my guess crafts gets your juices flowing and that is the last thing you want to do. Sit and listen to calming music concentrate on the breathe. Once you can’t keep your eyes open go back into bed and try again and keep repeating, The last thing you want to do is get into bed during the day. Big big no no. Stay to a strict schedule and don’t deviate. Trust me it is a constant battle but it so important mentally and physically. I have seen so many sleep specialists and sleep therapist and they all say the same thing. If you stick to it you will get better sleep not great but better. Don’t give up it can take months and months of sticking with it and for me it is a 365 day of the year struggle but just one of those things along with everything else we were dealt. Remember we have the cards ....namaste Pena
bywena
bywena
now that i have been keeping track of my moodswings i have to say i am a ultra rapidly cycler most of the time i am hypomanic and i do get sleep in the morning for only a few hours but i do sleep

it is to be normal in a way for bipolars anyway who are hypomanic most of the time i did tell the nurse and she did not offer much i do not want any new meds so it is the way it will be unless my moodswings changed and the moon is full which always throws me into hypomania or mania so i am satisfied with this i can sleep whenever i want to i do not work been getting up at about 10n am so it is not that bad will continue working on it i hope to become a morning person but not worried about it thanks for the advice and help
irishwriter
irishwriter
it seems to me that you do a lot of work with all the things (beautiful) that you make so it is not true that you do not 'work'. If you can get some sleep at a time that suits your own routine and can still live the life that suits you then the 'when' of it does not really matter. hugs
bywena
bywena
thanks irishwriter you understand and are right i am ok with it and there is no longer an issue i am just a night person for now anyway
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