RDP Thursday: In My Room

Before I moved to toilet town, I lived in the suburbs and at that time I was suffering from mindshredding insomnia.

The insomnia was brought about by depression and if you are wondering is the lack of sleep really does drive people a little mad- it does.

Boy does it ever.

So not wanting to end up as a chalk outline, I decided to do something about it.

I talked to my Doctor and he recommended that before we even considered ‘sleep aides” aka drugs he wanted me to try something.

I wasn’t supposed to use my bedroom for anything but sleeping in.

I had to empty it of everything except my bed.

I used another room to  keep my clothes  I didn’t have pictures on the walls or books on the shelves- all that I  had in there is a bed and  when I  went into it, I went straight to the bed.

It worked. It didn’t happen right away but I was able to fall asleep and stay asleep like a normal person. I haven’t suffered from insomnia since.

The funny thing is that now if I go back to my bedroom ( it isn’t that sparse anymore ) and I spend more then 10 minutes back there I start to get drowsy.   I don’t have that reaction when I’m traveling or I’m spending time away from home- my temporary sleeping quarters don’t have that affect on me.

My bedroom at home does.

I think it would be nice to have a regular bedroom, a place to just relax and read but the reality is I go back there, I  will fall asleep.

Call me a worry wart, but I don’t want to change my bedroom habit because I’m afraid the insomnia will come back.

I really am afraid of going there again.

So my room is like a tomb- well now- there’s a thought.

Maybe that’s why this method works for me.