GAINING A CALM MIND
I knew sleep was a necessity, but for me it was a major trigger. I have been having sleep issues ever since I was diagnosed with my depression. Right now in the present, it is a chore to fall asleep. Some nights I feel like a child who doesn't want to go to sleep. With my history of depression and domestic violence. I had to take prescription sleep medication to get negative thoughts from haunting me at night. As I recovered my sleep got better. During therapy sessions, I learned guided imagery that put me in happy places that I enjoyed. With the internet and utube, their are many ways to access sleep exercise,positive images and sleep music. Since I got diagnosed with cancer, I have had unhealthy thoughts that I will not make it to the morning. Of course it is very scary, but yet I took many deep breaths and with all the past skills of recovery, it is lessening. I am going to treat this like a regular job 1st: During my awake ...