Posted by tina on January 8, 2001, at 23:15:03
In reply to Re: Brain won't shut up!!!, posted by mars on January 8, 2001, at 22:35:52
I appreciate the advice mary. thanks, I'll try it. I'll try anything at this point. gotta get up in 5 hours and I'm still wired. Geezzzzzzz.
Tina> Hey Tina -
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> I've had the same problem, off and on, for a long time. This may sound goofy, but here's what has helped the most - a mantra that a yoga-loving friend taught me.
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> When I breathe in, I say "Sah-tah"
> When I breathe out, I say "Nah-mah"
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> Now, I am an excessively non-new agey type gal, but what the above does is simply get in the way of all those worried words running through my head. It took me a little while to get the hang of it, but it's helped a lot. Especially since I realized that worry was making things worse - my gut-level belief had been that somehow it was protective. It wasn't.
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> Hope you find relief soon,
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> mary
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> > Can't sleep. Need to sleep. My brain won't shut up though. I"m having bad anxiety and my mind is racing. Just want to shut off and sleep. Damn, i hate this.
> > Hope you all are dreaming peacefully.
> > Tina
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