I don't think I've gotten a good nights sleep for the past two weeks and a really good nights sleep for the past three years. A friend of mine (with one child at the time) said to me "I've determined that I'm going to be tired for the rest of my life. So I might as well enjoy the waking hours." Words to live by I thought. I spread the word to people near and far. However, I'm finding it very hard to practice what I preach.
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I used to hate the fact that I have many sleepless nights, and I used to spend the whole time I was awake saying to myself "WHY are you still awake...you are going to be so tired in the morning...GO to SLEEP!..." I would also look at the clock and think "Oh MAN, it's 3:00 a.m. now...now it's 3:26..."
After a while I figured out that the only way to resolve it is to go with it. When I find myself awake, I usually just let myself actively ruminate on whatever it is that is keeping me up. Sometimes it means getting up and writing about it. Often it means just getting out of bed and sitting in the dark on the living room couch.
There is one thing to note: I no longer complain to my husband about it since he has his own ideas of what we can do if I find myself up at 3 a.m.
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