What can you do to make night time more comfortable and peaceful? Listen to soft music? Read something inspirational? There are two authors whose books I really love who get me through the long hours at night when I'm up all night-----Jodi Picoult and Catherine Ryan Hyde.

Heidiclark, I love Jodi Picoult she's one of my favorite authors

Bridgie101, I am not sacrificing positivity for a pretty sentence. These posts are how I work through things. Not everyone's brain is strictly logical. This is not "emotionalism". This is who I am. Please stop commenting on my posts trying to put me down.

I have the same problem the night withers away my spirit. So I've come up with different ways to distract myself until I can finally get some peace. I started an art/writing journal that I add to periodically. Also coloring books are a good way to focus your mind and body on an inconsequential task. Anyway thats just how I spend my nights.

Seriously @bridgie101 what is wrong with you? Do you seek out people in their most vulnerable state to attack them? Every comment of yours is incredibly hurtful to people who don't need to be hurt any more. This is supposed to be a support group; be supportive or get out.
You're in mental illness support groups but constantly attack people for their mental illnesses. You would think anyone who feels the need to have an account on this site would understand basic empathy. If mental illness were just about attitude it wouldn't be an illness. If you think that it's possible to correct the chemical imbalance in our brains with happy thoughts then I encourage you to read any semblance of medical information. I have never seen a comment from you that wasn't hurtful to someone seeking help. The people here are already vulnerable and coming here to open up and when you tear them down like this you just take away another outlet for people with these illnesses. This site is where people go to let out their inner feelings without judgement and yet here you are making so many people feel worse about illnesses they have no control over.

You are hyperventilating. Stick your head in a paper bag and breathe,holding it tight around your mouth. Then have a warm shower, a cup of hot milk and a chocolate bar. Go to bed, turn out the light and think of something pleasant. Relax every muscle , one at a time, and imagine a steel door. Put all your problems behind the door and lock it closed. Allow yourself this night of freedom from everything bad.

I put my ear phones on and listen to positive affirmations on u- tube. The gentle voice and background nature sounds helps me calm down and lulls me to sleep.