I believe most of us have problem to sleep, be it short term or chronical, matter of fact, sleep is most important life cycle. Many of us are aware of the benefits of good sleep, scientifically, 8 hours sleeps would be perfect but some 5-6 hours. Our organs get to rest, revitalize during this period of time, liver starts working to detox from 11pm - 1am, physic metabolism happened between 5-6am. I don't know the accuracy level of my analysis but sleep is definitely dang important to us. It lead to bad life cycle and ultimately can harm your health.
Anyway, what do you do when you can't sleep? one day, two days, three days, for a period of week or weeks, you start getting worried but the more you worried the worse it will become. So you resort to medication, but it last you days or weeks, it became not effective once your body immuned to it.
So do I have problem to sleep? Yes. A person who went through depression and suffered from trauma, the answer is affirmative. I went through moments of worried and anxiety those days when I can't sleep. I worry about my complexion (of course, women take good care of their appearance - wrinkles/finelines), worry about my health, body inflammations (chinese saying "heaty") each day I wake up, my vision blurr I worries about early near-sighted ( I know I am getting it as I aged, but not now!!).
I tried many remedy including yoga, exercise, lavender aromatic oil, herbs but no avail. Doctor said you must relax, but how to relax and what caused me NOT RELAX? haha. well. Thought I was recovering from failure of marriage, but to fully recovered from it you need to resolve and move on. The process of move on isn't easy as compared to hidding in the "separation mode", both equally drained me out. But I would rather choose to move on with challenge but get to overcome than hidding forever, see the difference?
The insomnia isn't overcome overnight. I had always awoke middle of the night to ensure I never oversleep to send TT to school, to feed her, prepare her to school, although I'm exausted at time. I been through tougher time, more depressed moments and more anxiety than before, but my heart is light and happy. Simply because my sacrifices being paid off by her growth, happiness, health than burden with same emotions but gained nothing.
My sleeps getting better as my heart feels lighter each day but it has nothing more than the recent break from work which gave a substantial break from single mother journey.
In conclusion, remedy to cure insomnia isn't coming from external materials but peace from your mind and soul.
Firstly, assess your stress level, if you wake up middle of the night, regular nightmares
Secondly, determine your stress factor, work? love? family? Financial? resolve it.
Thirdly, find ways to destress, this is utmost important, drinking and smoking would only aggrave your condition.
Say is easier than done, I know of many problems can't be resolved easily, but Nothing Cannot Be Resolved, look at me as example. Choose the path which can make you move on, regardless how tough. The key of resolution is choose the less damage in the event all ways out are harzadous.
