Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder
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Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder
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Re: Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder
#2Any suggestions on what to do about it?
Re: Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder
#3Any suggestions on what to do about it?
The study doesn't seem to explore treatments.
Re: Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder
#4Any suggestions on what to do about it?
The study doesn't seem to explore treatments.
My best response was to correct, time released dosing of melatonin at the same time every day. It’s important to do all of the life changes needed - lights off or dim, warm light, very dim phone, reminders for the melatonin at the same time every day, etc.
Re: Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder
#5Taking nutritional yeast (B complex) before sleep has helped my brain activity a lot. Better sleep, more lucid dreams, waking in a better mood. 1-2 hours before bed, 1 spoon, still experimenting.
Re: Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
The study doesn't seem to explore treatments.
My best response was to correct, time released dosing of melatonin at the same time every day. It’s important to do all of the life changes needed - lights off or dim, warm light, very dim phone, reminders for the melatonin at the same time every day, etc.
I don't know about the melatonin (I don't like taking anything other than a multivitamin nutritional safety net), but, as bedtime approaches, I like a dim orange light, and to use color temperature changing software/settings on screens. http://jonls.dk/redshift/
Re: Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
My best response was to correct, time released dosing of melatonin at the same time every day. It’s important to do all of the life changes needed - lights off or dim, warm light, very dim phone, reminders for the melatonin at the same time every day, etc.
I don't know about the melatonin (I don't like taking anything other than a multivitamin nutritional safety net), but, as bedtime approaches, I like a dim orange light, and to use color temperature changing software/settings on screens. http://jonls.dk/redshift/
The funny thing is you do still take vitamins in your diet through “functional foods.”
Another trick that might help someone for those nights where your brain races too much to sleep: get out of bed and write down all the thoughts you’re having with a pen/pencil and paper. Avoid a computer screen since the light really will keep you up and energized.
Re: Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder
#8Taking nutritional yeast (B complex) before sleep has helped my brain activity a lot. Better sleep, more lucid dreams, waking in a better mood. 1-2 hours before bed, 1 spoon, still experimenting.
Any luck finding an affordable nutritional yeast without synthetic vitamins? Other than buying bulk.
Re: Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder
#9Any suggestions on what to do about it?
There is a book I'm currently reading that lines up nicely with what is discussed in this study.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QMZ7Z8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?...
The theory laid out is that early childhood trauma gets stored in the body, and that there has to be a bottom-up approach to dealing with the afteraffects of this. A top-down approach that is purely cognitive won't suffice. I'm not yet at the treatment portion of the book, but it seems to exactly line up with this study and might be interesting for you.
Re: Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't know about the melatonin (I don't like taking anything other than a multivitamin nutritional safety net), but, as bedtime approaches, I like a dim orange light, and to use color temperature changing software/settings on screens. http://jonls.dk/redshift/
The funny thing is you do still take vitamins in your diet through “functional foods.” Another trick that might help someone for those nights where your brain races too much to sleep: get out of bed and write down all the thoughts you’re having with a pen/pencil and paper. Avoid a computer screen since the light really will keep you up and energized.
I mostly solved my sleeping issue after many years of trial and error by having a speaker by the bed and then on low volume play a podcast that's interesting enough to listen to but not interesting enough to keep me engaged. This helps me by keeping my mind focused on something unimportant instead of racing around, when I inevitably try to focus on something else it's drowned out by the podcast.