Asking God for a good night sleep, is this liturgically sound?

[jsilver256]

Praying for you Rachie.

 

[Rachie]

Praying for you Rachie.

Thank you so much.

 

[Rachie]

Fortunately or unfortunately it had to happen to me. I have had a lock fitted on my kitchen door to try and put myself of from wandering around at night in my kitchen. It wasn't that expensive to get doAne as well. I am quite out of it when I do this. It's likely a medication issue and I am working on it. I found myself sitting in my living room at night with a bowl of sugar and milk in a cup in my microwave and coffee all over the place. I've been half dazed and preparing things to waking up and finding the cooker on. Its not as safe as I would like it. May be my nutrition levels need adjusting still.

 

[Rachie]

This has now moved to me getting a lock on my kitchen door as I wasn't feeling as safe as I wanted at night. I don't mind waking early and staying in bed. What I don't want is to be using gas half asleep and find myself with a bowl of sugar and cup of almond milk in my microwave and not remembering how they got there. I think this will help to put me off. Multiple issues are involved and the medication side I'm definitely looking at

 

[DrBadStrings]

I'm really very curious to read all of this thread when I get a chance but in response to the first post even as a non religious person I would have to say that prayer can be good for sleep. Because the science actually backs it up, and I go where the science leads me. Prayer can help calm the mind, reduce stress, in the similar ways that breathing exercises, meditation, and other things like that. And in general from what I've read the folks that are more devout, actually tend to sleep better than us heathens . Again it comes down to the belief giving a person comfort, reducing stress responses, etc.

Now whether it's the belief in, or it actually is God helping the folks sleep is debatable and not the point right here.

 

[Rachie]

I'm really very curious to read all of this thread when I get a chance but in response to the first post even as a non religious person I would have to say that prayer can be good for sleep. Because the science actually backs it up, and I go where the science leads me. Prayer can help calm the mind, reduce stress, in the similar ways that breathing exercises, meditation, and other things like that. And in general from what I've read the folks that are more devout, actually tend to sleep better than us heathens . Again it comes down to the belief giving a person comfort, reducing stress responses, etc.

Now whether it's the belief in, or it actually is God helping the folks sleep is debatable and not the point right here.

That was really nice to read, thank you for posting. Thumbs up.

 

[Rachie]

Since Thursday I have stopped all night medication.
I was on Zopiclone for at least nine years and most of that time was on 3.75g but stepped up to the 7.5g in the last couple of months. I was prescribed it in inpatient in 2015 and was kept on it since in different units to my discharge home. It is only supposed to be used for short term use as well.
I stopped Serquoel as it was causing me dyskenia on my lip and it was meant to help me with repetitive thinking but I think I am ready to come of them. They are meant to make you sleepy as well. I was on 50mg. I am ok to be me for now. The sensory noise in my head has calmed down since stopped taking all of this.
I have stopped taking my anti histamine at night to try and help me rest.

I am using essential oils and drinking herbal teas at night camomile to try and rest. So far I have been able to sleep every night for a period. I can use diazepem for emergencies but have only used it once and prefer not to. I have read it can take two weeks for all the above to clear my system.

 

[Rachie]

This I feel is important otherwise I had decided to try and let this rest.

However, I am finding now that I am able to dream again. I have done so in the past. These have been so short though when I take a nap. I think it may be linked to coming of the sleep medication as well. Perhaps my body was fed better also for a time and took it enough to motor a dream. I have had two beautiful small dreams in a few days.

Definetly, a plus for coming of the sleeping medication and no scary stuff but uplifting. I read an old communication as I doing my PIP forms...no more increase in hypnotic medication for me on my records. So, they knew what they was giving me..Even essential oils was doing it as well lol, well not it shocked me. It was such a weak dose stripped right back to just one oil Roman Camomile 6 drops in a burner. I bought some Camomile tea on offer, but it is not really been hitting the spot though lol.

Today, my dream was like this. I fell asleep as I tend to wake up early and take another nap before fully waking. You know my nights are all over the place and I was thinking what is going on. It has been happening for a good while. Today I dreamt that my dad had been in my living room and I could tell by the way my cushions, throws and other stuff was left. However, when I woke I saw he wasn't there it was a dream.

I took it like of course my dad never visited and cannot in his sleep. I replaced in the dream my dad with my heavenly father. It made sense.

Staying of the medication, before I enquire again for any that doesn't cause movements lol.