That’s a big part of my problem, I can’t turn my thoughts off, my mind races all the time. I follow a very set routine (I have for decades) for bedtime, I shower and brush my teeth and floss and get myself physically ready, but my mind just won’t relax. But my heart also races, so – it takes forever to get to a sleepy place.
I know it sounds dumb, but lying still and thinking the same word over and over seems to help me if nothing else does the trick. If you notice yourself thinking something different just get back to it.
I’ve tried that and the “2 minute” trick of blanking out your mind or just repeating a mindless phrase over and over. But it doesn’t work for me. Even when I can quiet my mind, I’m still awake for a couple of hours - I just don’t get sleepy and I don’t feel a desire to sleep, so it’s hard to force myself into it.
Probably fairly sleep deprived. I’m older now, but I never did fall asleep easily. And I’ve always had night terrors and violent nightmares, so I wake up in panic most of the time, and it takes hours for my heart rate to go down enough to fall asleep again.
I guess I average 4 to 5 hours of sleep on a good night. But, I don’t feel sleepy during the day, my heart races all day long also, I think I’m just built not to be able to settle down.
I have major high blood pressure, but my heart has always raced. When I was a kid doctors couldn’t figure out why. They said I have tachycardia and irregular rhythms, but otherwise was healthy. I’ve tried blood pressure meds, but they don’t work and only upset my GI tract tot he point that I’m in the bathroom 12 hours a day (even on low doses).
So I just race, I race and race and I suppose some day i’ll burn out and fall over. And I don’t even get a medal for finishing the race.
Who falls asleep in two minutes?? If I adjust for how long it takes me to fall asleep, that’s an hour and half at least. If I’m lucky!
I have the ability to fall asleep on command whenever I want
That must be amazing. My brother can do that. I don’t know how, I’ve never been able to. I wish I could!!!
All I know I do is turn off my thoughts or if i cant-think comforting thoughts.
That’s a big part of my problem, I can’t turn my thoughts off, my mind races all the time. I follow a very set routine (I have for decades) for bedtime, I shower and brush my teeth and floss and get myself physically ready, but my mind just won’t relax. But my heart also races, so – it takes forever to get to a sleepy place.
I know it sounds dumb, but lying still and thinking the same word over and over seems to help me if nothing else does the trick. If you notice yourself thinking something different just get back to it.
I’ve tried that and the “2 minute” trick of blanking out your mind or just repeating a mindless phrase over and over. But it doesn’t work for me. Even when I can quiet my mind, I’m still awake for a couple of hours - I just don’t get sleepy and I don’t feel a desire to sleep, so it’s hard to force myself into it.
depends on how sleep deprived you are lol
Probably fairly sleep deprived. I’m older now, but I never did fall asleep easily. And I’ve always had night terrors and violent nightmares, so I wake up in panic most of the time, and it takes hours for my heart rate to go down enough to fall asleep again.
I guess I average 4 to 5 hours of sleep on a good night. But, I don’t feel sleepy during the day, my heart races all day long also, I think I’m just built not to be able to settle down.
You got that checked out?
I have major high blood pressure, but my heart has always raced. When I was a kid doctors couldn’t figure out why. They said I have tachycardia and irregular rhythms, but otherwise was healthy. I’ve tried blood pressure meds, but they don’t work and only upset my GI tract tot he point that I’m in the bathroom 12 hours a day (even on low doses).
So I just race, I race and race and I suppose some day i’ll burn out and fall over. And I don’t even get a medal for finishing the race.