Relaxation and Sleep Disorders

Top 2. Jul 16, 2005 10:53 AM

» Elizabeth259 - Sleep and relaxation

James,

Thank you for the links and the information. I visited the Peace Club link, very expensive to join, but the relaxation page was really nice. I have a terrible time with relaxation and falling asleep, I've tried everything with very little result so far. I continue to work on meditation techniques, because I know it takes time and patience, but I cannot clear my mind for anything. I once read that you should let your mind go to those things its thinking about, then work through them, but my mind never stops! It just keeps finding more and more things to think about. The only thing a doctor has been able to do to help is prescribe sleeping meds, which don't give me that real 'peaceful' sleep, just a knock out type of feeling.

Hopefully, with continuing practice, the meditation will start to work for me one day. Take care!

-- posted by Elizabeth259

Top 3. Jul 17, 2005 9:51 AM

» Sir_Bulldog - Re: Sleep

In response to Sleep posted by humorous_sage:

Hank,

Thanks for the posting. Yes, we in the "War on Sleep Disorders" do need all the tools we can get. if you have any ideas or suggestions for me to tackle, please feel free to forward them to me.

Take care,

-- posted by Sir_Bulldog

Top 4. Jul 17, 2005 10:00 AM

» Sir_Bulldog - Re: Sleep and relaxation

In response to Sleep and relaxation posted by Elizabeth259:

Elizabeth,

Thank you for your posting. Yes the Peace Club is expensive but it does point to another possible avenue of approach. With a little computer knowledge you can set up your own off-line page with visually soothing effects and relaxing music to meditate by.

But by all means keep up your relaxation techniques. One thing I did find out from when I took Chi Kung from a Chinese master is that you can not stop your mind from thinking but you can slow it down and point it in a different direction.

Also it takes a while for the effects to accumulate. It took me three months of agonizng and fussing until I got use to my CPAP mask. Now I can not even take a nap without it. I just can not fall asleep unless the mask is strapped to my face and the machine is making its soothing noise.

Take care,

-- posted by Sir_Bulldog

Top 5. Jul 19, 2005 8:32 AM

» humorous_sage - Re: Re: Sleep

In response to Re: Sleep posted by Sir_Bulldog:

My CPAP machine does help me a little (white noise) although may people find those monsters confining. I also find that I seldom have two sleepless nights in a row. After one sleepless night, I seem to be able to do quite well the next night.

Hank

-- posted by humorous_sage