RDP Thursday: In My Room
Gertrude Abercrombie
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.
Photo A.M. Moscoso
WI October 2023
“and if you are wondering is the lack of sleep really does drive people a little mad- it does.
Boy does it ever.”
Yes. 100% Y-E-S
It was one of the factors that contributed to an incident that cost me my job. the damage is very real.
I’m sorry to hear that you suffered the loss of your job because of sleep deprivation. I really do hope you are doing better now.
Thanks much, yes I’m doing better. It was a combination of factors including that, stress and a wildly insane workload that all contributed to my downfall lol
Truly, it was a blessing, because from all reports things have only gotten worse there. I may have gotten off the Titanic before it sinks completely. 😄
It is good to find a drug free solution. I don’t think I could sleep tomb like but have been known to be dead asleep and hard to wake
Thanks for joining in Anita 🙂 🙂
My Doc was all about not sending you down a path involving drugs if he thought you could try an alternitive ( ususally behaviriol methods ) first. However, if we didn’t feel like something was working or I had I gotten worse we would have gone to option B.