Posted by Ritch on February 23, 2002, at 9:18:55
In reply to Re: sleep advice needed, posted by Kat26 on February 22, 2002, at 19:48:49
> Please don't laugh, but praying for sleep really has helped me every single time.
>
> Kat26Hi Kat,
I don't think that is funny at all. I think a big source of insomnia is GAD-related intrusive worrying that you can't shut off so you can get to sleep. I have had a lot of workplace stressors over the last two weeks and I just can't stop thinking about them and my sleep has been the worst its been in three months. Prayer probably is an interesting form of "CBT" that people haven't really thought about. It shifts your attention away from the cyclic-thoughts keeping you awake. So should meditation. My clonazepam doesn't work for sleep anymore (not well, anyway), and I don't like feeling groggy from medication when I get up.
Mitch
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