4 AM. It’s the hour of misery. I wake up, have to pee, but then can’t sleep because I can’t get comfortable because of pain. Then the worrying sets in. This fuels the can’t sleep. But here are some techniques I’ve used, and need to remember to use.
-“If you’re worried and you can’t sleep, just count your blessings instead of sleep, and you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings” (my paraphrase from White Christmas)
-Plan all the things I will do when I get better
-Put my iPod back on and let my Chill Out Mix lull me back to sleep
So here’s to getting back to sleep, here’s to conquering 4 AM.
I've done this same "not being able to sleep because I'm worried about something". Its so nasty...I can't think of much worse than that!
ReplyDeleteIf you want to do something really funny to take your mind off everything, give me a call. I'll answer, and I won't make sense until I've woken up, and at that time, it could be a good 45 minutes! :)