A minor success

[[Jo...]]

So, One of my taper symtoms is insomnia.  Periodic total insomnia mixed with unrelenting anxiety. 

 

My solution until now has been to rescue dose.  The exact amounts dont matter.  I have done it a few times since I started.  I resolved to find a better method of dealing with this. 

 

Last night I got to sleep around 11:45 and woke up to find my 7 yr. old daughter trying to climb into bed with me at 2:20pm.  I sent her back to her room(poor kid).  My Wife works out of town 3 days per week.  Of course, I was then wide awake.  The temptation to take a rescue dose was high, but it never seems to work out as planned. 

 

So, I got up, and watched a couple of you tube videos on the GABA system in the brain.  I then drew a couple of pictures of my neurons, the one we see all the time with the neurosynapse, and another with a field of receiving neurons.  In each I showed the gaba molecules in blue flowing into the single neuron, and a flood of GABA molecules watering the neuron field.  With me so far?

 

I got somewhat relaxed, went back to bed and slept another 3.5 hrs.  I went to sleep visualizing my neurons being flooded with GABA. 

 

How did I come to this?  I have been rereading a book on neuroplasticity, in which one example has a pain specialist who learns to reduce and eliminate his personal chronic pain, by drawing pictures of the pain area of the brain, and visualizing it shrinking.  The same pain specialist goes on to help many of his own patients without using medication.  Pretty far out. 

 

I am working on the assumption that my negative thoughts and visualizations have the power to cause me insomnia and anxiety - such as visualizing the alarm clock going off and the time until,it goes off rushing ever closer while I restlessly lie awake.  Or visualizing all the stuff I have to do and me being in a state of panic while I do them.  The negative visualizations and neg. thinking affect my physical response - that much is a given.  We all do it.  So, therefore, positive, calming visualization will work. 

 

Each time a negative thought came into my head, I looked at my pictures again, and again, and eventually went back to sleep with visions of fields of neurons being watered in GABA

 

Most importantly I didn't updose, and my daughter has forgotten, or doesn't care. 

 

 

[[Pl...]]

So, One of my taper symtoms is insomnia.  Periodic total insomnia mixed with unrelenting anxiety. 

 

My solution until now has been to rescue dose.  The exact amounts dont matter.  I have done it a few times since I started.  I resolved to find a better method of dealing with this. 

 

Last night I got to sleep around 11:45 and woke up to find my 7 yr. old daughter trying to climb into bed with me at 2:20pm.  I sent her back to her room(poor kid).  My Wife works out of town 3 days per week.  Of course, I was then wide awake.  The temptation to take a rescue dose was high, but it never seems to work out as planned. 

 

So, I got up, and watched a couple of you tube videos on the GABA system in the brain.  I then drew a couple of pictures of my neurons, the one we see all the time with the neurosynapse, and another with a field of receiving neurons.  In each I showed the gaba molecules in blue flowing into the single neuron, and a flood of GABA molecules watering the neuron field.  With me so far?

 

I got somewhat relaxed, went back to bed and slept another 3.5 hrs.  I went to sleep visualizing my neurons being flooded with GABA. 

 

How did I come to this?  I have been rereading a book on neuroplasticity, in which one example has a pain specialist who learns to reduce and eliminate his personal chronic pain, by drawing pictures of the pain area of the brain, and visualizing it shrinking.  The same pain specialist goes on to help many of his own patients without using medication.  Pretty far out. 

 

I am working on the assumption that my negative thoughts and visualizations have the power to cause me insomnia and anxiety - such as visualizing the alarm clock going off and the time until,it goes off rushing ever closer while I restlessly lie awake.  Or visualizing all the stuff I have to do and me being in a state of panic while I do them.  The negative visualizations and neg. thinking affect my physical response - that much is a given.  We all do it.  So, therefore, positive, calming visualization will work. 

 

Each time a negative thought came into my head, I looked at my pictures again, and again, and eventually went back to sleep with visions of fields of neurons being watered in GABA

 

Most importantly I didn't updose, and my daughter has forgotten, or doesn't care.

 

This is really really cool... Thanks so much for sharing this.... I am in constant fear 24/7 because of my sxs and also its chemical... Not my normal anxiety.... I cannot break out of this cycle no matter how hard I try and its killing me....

[[be...]]

All I can say is absolutely awesome. Terrific and fantastic and it makes perfect sense. And a footnote. If I set my alarm clock I don't sleep a wink all night. Not a wink because I'm waiting  for it to go off. We no longer set alarm clocks! So happy for you. Thanks for sharing. B

[[Jo...]]

All I can say is absolutely awesome. Terrific and fantastic and it makes perfect sense. And a footnote. If I set my alarm clock I don't sleep a wink all night. Not a wink because I'm waiting  for it to go off. We no longer set alarm clocks! So happy for you. Thanks for sharing. B

 

My son needs one to get up.  I went in and shut his off last night.  The worse case scenario was a late start for everyone.  I am sure they wouldn't mind being late for school. 

[[Jo...]]

So, One of my taper symtoms is insomnia.  Periodic total insomnia mixed with unrelenting anxiety. 

 

My solution until now has been to rescue dose.  The exact amounts dont matter.  I have done it a few times since I started.  I resolved to find a better method of dealing with this. 

 

Last night I got to sleep around 11:45 and woke up to find my 7 yr. old daughter trying to climb into bed with me at 2:20pm.  I sent her back to her room(poor kid).  My Wife works out of town 3 days per week.  Of course, I was then wide awake.  The temptation to take a rescue dose was high, but it never seems to work out as planned. 

 

So, I got up, and watched a couple of you tube videos on the GABA system in the brain.  I then drew a couple of pictures of my neurons, the one we see all the time with the neurosynapse, and another with a field of receiving neurons.  In each I showed the gaba molecules in blue flowing into the single neuron, and a flood of GABA molecules watering the neuron field.  With me so far?

 

I got somewhat relaxed, went back to bed and slept another 3.5 hrs.  I went to sleep visualizing my neurons being flooded with GABA. 

 

How did I come to this?  I have been rereading a book on neuroplasticity, in which one example has a pain specialist who learns to reduce and eliminate his personal chronic pain, by drawing pictures of the pain area of the brain, and visualizing it shrinking.  The same pain specialist goes on to help many of his own patients without using medication.  Pretty far out. 

 

I am working on the assumption that my negative thoughts and visualizations have the power to cause me insomnia and anxiety - such as visualizing the alarm clock going off and the time until,it goes off rushing ever closer while I restlessly lie awake.  Or visualizing all the stuff I have to do and me being in a state of panic while I do them.  The negative visualizations and neg. thinking affect my physical response - that much is a given.  We all do it.  So, therefore, positive, calming visualization will work. 

 

Each time a negative thought came into my head, I looked at my pictures again, and again, and eventually went back to sleep with visions of fields of neurons being watered in GABA

 

Most importantly I didn't updose, and my daughter has forgotten, or doesn't care.

 

This is really really cool... Thanks so much for sharing this.... I am in constant fear 24/7 because of my sxs and also its chemical... Not my normal anxiety.... I cannot break out of this cycle no matter how hard I try and its killing me....

 

I can certainly relate.  There is alot to visualization.  The pictures get into the mind easier. 

 

 

[[Pl...]]

Thank you jorges