What keeps one awake

Thoughts prevent sleep in the first hours:

Being awakened:

It’s four in the morning here now, I woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep, my poor old dog is snoring in the room along with my husband, not sure who is making more noise lol, and the good cat he is it has taken over my half of the bed or should I say what’s left of it now, the other half spilled onto it almost faster than I could vacate it.

Not being able to go back to sleep:

My biological clock hasn’t recovered from the hour it went forward or backward, my brain isn’t working properly right now either, it’s strange how lack of sleep can do that to you. Once I wake up, that’s it, I have to get up, as soon as thoughts start going through my head, like things I want to do, things I should do, things I have to do, things I know I have no intention of doing it or it is very unlikely that I would bother doing it because I can think of better or more interesting things that I could do or would like to do.

Thoughts prevent sleep:

There are times when you think about the things you have to do that you really don’t want to do, because you can’t have a result of your actions that you fear or don’t want to face. These are mostly negative thoughts and are the worst at keeping you from going back to sleep, but positive thoughts can do the same to you as well.

For example: when I had to take my poor dog to the vet because she had a phantom pregnancy that left her with a lump that wouldn’t go down, which actually got bigger all of a sudden, so it was on my mind that I had to take her back. to the vet to get it sorted out so of course this worried me a lot because I knew one day I wouldn’t be bringing her home to play again. In fact, just thinking about it reduced me to involuntary tears, which in turn prevented me from going back to sleep no matter what time or for what reason I had woken up in the night or early morning. It’s these kinds of things or upcoming events that you’re excited to do for whatever reason that will keep you from going back to sleep when you wake up at a supernatural hour.

Going back to sleep:

The method I use to go back to sleep may sound a bit strange. In fact, I get up and do something positive, no matter what it is, even if it’s just doing a little housework so there’s less to do the next morning or answering a few unfinished emails, just whatever you feel like doing. . Then go back to bed, clear your mind of thoughts through meditation, and if you’re like me, you’ll eventually fall asleep…

I wrote this, had a cigarette and hot milk, answered a couple of emails, and then went back to bed. Because tomorrow is another day that will hopefully be good for everyone.