starfishred wrote on Oct 29, ’09

It will get better I understand dear sue-and for me I take a benadryl it helps-you have to much on your lovely mind but you know that and it will get better-

greenwytch wrote on Oct 29, ’09

it sounds alot like post traumatic stress to me!    now, tonight before bed  a warm bath…….a nice cup of chamomile and lavender tea with honey.  recite to yourself the prayer of St. Francis of Asissi:
‘grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the wisdom to change the things i can and the wisdom to know the difference’.   ask kuan yin to help you have some compassion for yourself.
perhaps Samhain will be the perfect time for you to have a letting it all go ritual?
HUGS

rosiefielding2 wrote on Oct 29, ’09

coffee keeps you awake ,  drink camomile tea before bed,  meditate  for an hour  twice a week, and think about  nice things when you get into your bed  lolxx

sousonne wrote on Oct 29, ’09

As we grow older, our sleep patterns naturally change….so keep that in mind…and instead of fretting about it, adapt to it.   Seasonal changes hit me hard…especially the fall and winter.  I found that there are a number of FULL SPECTURM LIGHT bulbs on the market now (GE Reveal is one brand that comes to mind) That I use in my regular lamps and lights in the house….especially in the studio where it’s naturally a little bit darker anyway.  These bulbs aren’t outlandishly prices (about the same price as reg. light bulbs) and pretty much do the same as your S.A.D. light box does….and those replacements bulbs aren’t cheap!
I also, personally think that those virtual reality games can cause a lot of stress…which is why I refuse to play them over at Facebook.  My thought is, we have enough stress as it is in our real lives….why create more by creating a second life too? You do that and you end up with TWO lives that you can’t control!
I have another blog friend who said she feels “trapped” and controlled by her Farming game now…she said that she’s addicted to it, and it feels so real to her that she’s abandoned her blog here,  (and her friends), and is always so worried about being online on time in order to work for someone else, or have someone work for her so that she can afford more crops or a bigger house, that it has totally controlled and consumed her life!  During the day, she said that most of her thoughts are about her virtual reality, and now her real life, which has some real issues that need to be addressed, is somewhat getting in the way!
When I start feeling the way you have described, it’s a personal indication to me, that I’ve lost control of my life, and it’s time to regain that control.  I sit down and make a list of priorities, and make a firm decision to address those issues first, until they’re managable, and then deal with the less important things.  When you have a game plan, and a visable list, it helps give you a concrete view of what you’re dealing with.   Virtual reality games should be the least important thing on your mind and in your life…and when you start stressing about them, it’s a good indication that you should step back and re-determine what’s important!   You’re going to be just fine….  hugs…..

brian51 wrote on Oct 29, ’09

Jeez, I was lost at Yoville…the senior moments just keep on coming!

danceinsilence wrote on Oct 29, ’09

If you were thinking of me it wasn’t just a 4. Been awake all night doing stuff and not at Yoville either.
17? Dang, what have I been missing out on here. Grinning.

wrenomatic wrote on Oct 29, ’09

I built a small farm at Farmville and am now going to sit back and sip vodka on the little tent deck and watch the crops die. That whole 4:00 in the morning business happens to me, too, and it usually means I need to get rid of some old stuff hanging about which leaves room for some new stuff that sooner or later gets old, too. Crazy. Crazy.

billatplay wrote on Oct 29, ’09, edited on Oct 29, ’09

I too suffer from the same brain activity but it is normal. When designing Machine Tools I would be reminded of a dimensional error on a detail sheet yet to be released. I solve all my problems at night but alas I forget what they are in the morning. lol PS I’ve been called a Muse. I thought it was something like a Dogsbody?

col1967 wrote on Oct 29, ’09

I go through bouts of insomnia and I know what you mean when you say thoughts go round your head.  The ones that go through my head at stupid o’clock in the morning when I should be fast asleep are usually things that happened years ago and I “re-enact” them – and what I should’ve said – really stupid things that don’t matter anymore!
Hope you get your zing back soon!

skeezicks1957 wrote on Oct 29, ’09

http://www.nuwatiherbals.com/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,20/category_id,6/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,2/
During January and February and in times of stress,  a pot of the above tea does the trick for me.

sanssouciblogs wrote on Oct 29, ’09

I know, thanks Heidi…how’s SF??? Remember to wave on the way home.

sanssouciblogs wrote on Oct 29, ’09

I think you may be right. More hors on the phone with a lawyer. She allayed some fears. I am going to pull out the chamomile, indeed. Now, I’ve been to Assisi and St. Francis is the man, he’s my favorite. And I am Jewish! I used to carry a bookmark of his prayer around with me, bought it at the cathedral (before the earthquake). you’ll ahve to tell me more about kuan kin. on;y ahve aherd a little about samhain–Celtic, No. Thanks as always, Deb.

sanssouciblogs wrote on Oct 29, ’09

I only drink a cuppa decaf in the morning and at night I am wired. Maybe I’ll take my calcium/mag earlier…and I WILL think about nice things. Thanks, Rosie

sanssouciblogs wrote on Oct 29, ’09

Hi, Sous, Yeah, I know about sleep patterns, this may be something else. Too much thinking, for one. Ha, a second life, not quite yet but I know what you mean. It’s actually kind of mindless relaxation–I like decorating my house, it’s like an analytical puzzle. Some people do amazing stuff over there. it’s kind of freakey when little avatar people come over and VISIT! or someone asks you over. I always head back to the factory and bury my head in the oven like a la Sylvia Plath. No, not that bad.
Thanks as always, You are a great advisor.

sanssouciblogs wrote on Oct 29, ’09

I think Yoville might have to open a nursing home for us. 😀

sanssouciblogs wrote on Oct 29, ’09

Oh, you too, eh? Hey, we are still 17. I think if we all revealed ourselves on there we’d all be surprised. Hope I don’t run into any avatars that flash! :p

sanssouciblogs wrote on Oct 29, ’09

Oh, so you’ve been farming over at Farmville. I think the people I know who migrated over there are really into it. Ha! Watching the crops die must be akin to watching my cakes burn in the Yo oven. Too much.

sanssouciblogs wrote on Oct 29, ’09

You are just plain aMUSing. I think I solve my problems at night, in my sleep. What the heck is a Dogsbody? 😀

billatplay wrote on Oct 29, ’09

A Slave. lol

sanssouciblogs wrote on Oct 29, ’09

Oh, I do know what you mean. I like that–‘stupid o’clock” I’ll be zinging soon, hopefully. I kinda get like this when we get into Fall. Thanks, Col

sassyangelac wrote on Oct 29, ’09

Should I “max”with him?

The answer to that question is always yes.

sanssouciblogs wrote on Oct 29, ’09

I MUST look into that tea, thanks Mary Ellen. They have a great website. I wonder if my health food store might have that.

sanssouciblogs wrote on Oct 29, ’09

HA! ok!! (I need those 200 daily points)

catfishred wrote on Oct 29, ’09

Couldn’t get the song to play but Yoville sounds like it’s messing with your mind. Then again, you may prefer the virtual world of coffee cakes. In the ’70s I did it with drugs, but that was me. The ’80s were a rude awakening, and I gave it all I got. Again, that was me and I ended up magna cum laude as well as divorced to another me. And I had too much fun in the ’90s, finding an additional wind and an early second childhood. But who makes the rules and says one can only find their second childhood late in life when hair is twine and skin is more rough than ready? As for me, I’d been robbed of youth while too busy growing old before my time.  Now, in the millennium, it has become the chrome and glass prophetic dream I had in my 20’s, and that would keep anyone up at night. I’ve grown young again. Still out of step with the sequencing of it all, I am here – a survivor of the real world. And so are you. Wow.

caffeinatedjo wrote on Oct 29, ’09

Lol at Yoville goings on.  I tried it and quit because I could not find my stuff lolol.  Hope that muse returns…mine always does, just not on my timetable lol.

nemo4sun wrote on Oct 29, ’09

i wish i had a switch on the back of my head i could turn “off” at night
🙂

catnurse1 wrote on Oct 30, ’09

My brother drinks catnip tea before he goes to bed.  Says it helps him sleep.  Just don’t leave the mug where any cats can get it – his cat knocked the mug off the counter and licked the tea off the floor (her face was too big to get in the mug).
I always have insomnia around the holidays.  It usually goes away after the kids go back to school in January.  Now that we have a kid in college, that insomnia will last longer because his winter break is until the middle of January.  That’s okay.  That’s two extra weeks for him to get used to the puppies (he’s not a dog fan).
SF?  As in San Fran?  I used to live near there.

asolotraveler wrote on Oct 31, ’09

i am retiring in 3 wks… consciously THIS has not affected me BUT unconsciously… i am finding that i awaken in the middle of the night – can’t get back to sleep – get up watch an hour of TV and then am able to resume sleeping!   i dislike this evolving pattern and can ‘identify’ with you a bit….

fluffyj wrote on Nov 16, ’09

I’ve been trying to go to bed at midnight (1 at the latest) every night.  To avoid the tossing and turning I’ve been zentangling (doodling) before bed, and it seems to be helping.  I think it’s gotten very chilly in New England early this year… it was already snowing in parts of CT–wild!  I heard on the radio that watching a favorite TV show is more relaxing to a woman than shopping… so I’ve been watching taped episodes of my favorites shows and holding my own rerun sessions.

sanssouciblogs wrote on Nov 16, ’09

I’ve been watching old DVDs of Welcome Back Kotter–it sure is good to laugh.

fluffyj wrote on Nov 16, ’09

It’s so funny to see John Travolta so young!

catnurse1 wrote on Nov 17, ’09

I lived in CT as a kid.  Went back as an adult to see the old neighborhood, and everything looked so small (whereas when I lived there everything was huge).  Still have relatives there.
Oh, I love John Travolta!  My sister had one of his albums way back when and she listened to it to death.  Welcome Back, Kotter was a great show.  Why don’t they make them like that anymore?
The dogs are howling.  Dang, they’re loud!