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Re: Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder

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Post by superplussed » Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 6:04 PM UTC

perseusmandate wrote: post #18

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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 portio…

Have you read The Body Keeps the Score? Extremely well done book that comes to a similar conclusion

Amazing, hadn't heard of it and will definitely pick it up. Thanks!

Re: Old emotions remain salient in insomnia disorder

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Post by herniatedeel » Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 7:27 PM UTC

cosmie wrote: post #19

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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.

Music or a podcast like this has always worked really well to solve insomnia issues for me. Unfortunately it led me to discover a new issue - when I fall asleep listening to anything, even on low volume, there's a really good chance I'll sleep through my alarm(s) in the morning. Anyone else ever run into that?

One solution might be to set a sleep timer on your podcast app.

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Post by ianai » Wed, May 01, 2019, 1:17 AM UTC

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What's wrong with synthetic vitamins?

If they are not all water soluble, you might be taking too much of one (or more). This is not always safe.

They can also be downright harmful. Cyanocobalamin molecules must be first broken down and turned into biologically available forms of cobalamin. In the process, a cyanide molecule is released into your liver. It’s not enough to kill you, but it does tax your liver. People report feeling slightly lightheaded and a loss of focus taking cyanocobalamin versus other, more readily available forms.

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Post by mindgam3 » Thu, May 02, 2019, 7:42 PM UTC

superplussed wrote: post #9

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Any 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 portio…

+1 for The Body Keeps the Score.

Before reading it, I discovered that a regular sauna practice (alternating cold hot cycles) had major benefits on my trauma symptoms, both developmental and acute PTSD from a near death experience. Then I read the book and was gratified to find this approach studied/explained/validated. These days I recommend it to anyone with mental health concerns, which is basically everyone these days as far as I can tell.

This book on developmental trauma looks good as well, thanks for sharing.