Posted by Racer on October 15, 1999, at 11:21:40
In reply to ...PS, posted by Bob on October 15, 1999, at 6:36:34
I don't open my bills, either. In fact, when I get enough money in to pay the telephone or electricity bills, I call and ask what I owe and pay that... The rest are mostly ignored, until I can deal with one or two, then I open that one or those two...
As for sleep, I have finally found two things that work for me - besides drugs, that is! The first is making sure I can read for about half an hour before bed each night. That relaxes me, and I read until I can read, without distractions of real life getting in the way.
The next thing I do is more important. The only thing I ever do in bed is sleep. Even when I'm sick, I get up when I wake up and go lie on the sofa. That way, I have the association of bed with sleep. When I can't get to sleep, I get up. I either do something to help relax me, or I go downstairs and lie on the sofa with a book until I'm sleepy. Some nights I sleep on the sofa, but that's better than having other associations with bed. (Yes, I do do THAT in bed, but that's a different story...) These days insomnia is very rare for me, and I think it's because of that rule.
As for the bills, I'm a recovering accountant. Go figure...
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