Behavioral, Psychological Treatments for Insomnia Work Best

re: Behavioral, Psychological Treatments for Insomnia Work Best

CinnamonGirlz — 1/11/2021 6:09:57 AM

Hi Everyone! I just saw this video from a Ted Talk. This should work great for getting to sleep! I used to rock myself to sleep, and it worked very well, but this is even easier. Here is the link: www.youtube.com/watch

re: Behavioral, Psychological Treatments for Insomnia Work Best

Almond — 12/26/2020 5:32:42 AM

Bach Flower Essences. Consult a level 3 registered practitioner if you are not knowledgeable about creating a formula.

Other than that, a hard day's work, an easy conscience and good clean living/diet.

re: Behavioral, Psychological Treatments for Insomnia Work Best

mourningwarbler — 12/24/2020 9:42:42 AM

I think a lot of people have trauma (maybe they forgot about but it's still working on them) and unresolved conflict (which they may not even have the power to resolve). Something that has helped me is to remember, no matter how bad it gets, and this is especially easier when you know someone else who has had much worse things occur, is to count your blessings. When you've filled your "conscious-cup" with good stuff, it's harder for bad stuff to get in; and when you fill your "consciousness-cup" with the things that shake you up, etc, it's harder to put the good stuff in. BUT you can. Baby steps. Also, a lot of times we have trouble forgiving people... including ourselves. A guy name R. T. Kendall wrote about this. You really must forgive, and that includes forgiving yourself. You can listen to one of his books for free right here: https/.../watch

"It is what it is," helps a lot too, if you can really GET that. A rabbi said it to me once; I'd heard it before; and he was talking about something that didn't even concern me; but for some reason, I finally got it when he said it that time; it is a powerful fact. "Let it go!!!"

DO NOT TAKE DRUGS for your anxiety or insomnia... until you've read through Dr. Breggin's book: MEDICATION MADNESS. There's no substitute for at least one genuine friendship; that is something I wish for EVERYONE. People like to exclude and I don't understand it; my life philosophy since I was a little kid was to not leave anyone out. One person I'm thinking of in particular right now is SCHAEFFER COX who is a political prisoner in a US federal prison; I hope people will ask President Trump to "pardon" him. What they have done to him would traumatize a lot of people; but apparently he's been hanging in there! Help Free Schaeffer Cox - Chained for Liberty on youtube.

re: Behavioral, Psychological Treatments for Insomnia Work Best

mourningwarbler — 12/24/2020 9:40:49 AM

Trauma and unresolved trauma can contribute to this. Richard Wurmbrandt was tortured in prison for a number of years. I think it was in his book that I read about his experience that even into his 90s he'd still awaken at night screaming. www.youtube.com/watch I had some trauma as a child; it would cause me some insomnia, though I had no idea what it was; I am sure I am not alone in remembering waking up at night shaking uncontrollably. A year or two later I got the idea of reading the Bible, even though I was a terrible reader and didn't even understand what I was reading for a while; faith really helped me. If I didn't read my Bible, I'd have trouble sleeping; then I'd think, "Oh yea, I didn't read the Bible yet." I'd just read one chapter and be able to sleep. I did not have words to tell my parents, or I would have. (Now I have too many words.)

This past May I had some trauma executed by law enforcement; if it had been by a "real" criminal, I'd probably have "recovered" by now; I still awaken with a "start" a couple hours short on a good night. (Scary when law enforcement is not the good guy. Law enforcement is supposed to be upholding our Constitutional rights, not taking them.) Similarly, I met someone last October who was caught be the police when he was 13 or 14; they badgered him for hours until he confessed to something he did not do; they put him in adolescent jail for a while. He was traumatized, and I'm sure that's why he started using marijuana, which got him in genuine trouble with police; he said he was in and out of jail for about 7 years total because of that. He managed to recover, is responsible, works, is married, has kids, etc., thanks to Divine Providence.