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Old 01-03-2014, 05:48 PM
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TigerLili
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Day 6 here.

I relate to everyone who is having difficulties sleeping. In my first recovery, everyone said that insomnia was normal, you'll be ok blah blah but in my case it wasn't normal. I literally didn't sleep for days at a time and ended up having a breakdown and being hospitalised for a short time. I was given a prescription for something to help me sleep and eventually ended up on a mood stabilizer drug I take at night that has a positive side effect of heling me sleep.

Some other things I do for insomnia are use lavender and marjoram essential oil in a diffuser (proper oil, not synthetic), reduce caffeine and listen to a 'sleep symphony' while I'm drifting off. There are lots of different types of music designed to help you sleep.

I've been having trouble staying asleep since I stopped drinking, waking up multiple times during the night, but last night I stayed up later than usual and slept through the night without waking up once. It's a relief.
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