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- Jul 24, 2007
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I used to have a lot of trouble sleeping. The first step I took was over the counter sleeping pills. When these quit working, I moved on to prescription meds. After a while, I was taking both at the same time. The problem was that over time, I was still not sleeping well.
This cycle went on for years. My doctor would change the pills on occasion just to try and make something work. I would have withdrawals with each change.
One day I just gave it all up. Dropped all the pills at once and decided to embrace the lack of sleep. Anytime that I could not sleep, I would simply get up and do something. Read, clean, meditate, do some work, etc... The thing is that once I came to terms with the problem, I quit feeling bad the next day. Sometimes I would be tired but chose not to let it affect me.
I started getting up early as well. Nothing like starting the day at 5:am.
I started sleeping through the night after a couple of months. I have slept well for years now. Every now and then something comes up that gets me excited or worked up. I just get out of bed if I can't sleep. This happens less than once a month on average.
This cycle went on for years. My doctor would change the pills on occasion just to try and make something work. I would have withdrawals with each change.
One day I just gave it all up. Dropped all the pills at once and decided to embrace the lack of sleep. Anytime that I could not sleep, I would simply get up and do something. Read, clean, meditate, do some work, etc... The thing is that once I came to terms with the problem, I quit feeling bad the next day. Sometimes I would be tired but chose not to let it affect me.
I started getting up early as well. Nothing like starting the day at 5:am.
I started sleeping through the night after a couple of months. I have slept well for years now. Every now and then something comes up that gets me excited or worked up. I just get out of bed if I can't sleep. This happens less than once a month on average.