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Please help with sleep problems

Sleep Health | Last Active: Oct 24, 2022 | Replies (160)

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@lacy2

Hope you are feeling better today Sundance... that was a long drive and probably lots of emotion with your grandson/family and change in temperature, sleep changes.. probably did set off an episode of your illnesses .... they say even happy events can be stressful..... must have been hard having to say goodbye but maybe when he is older he will come and visit you....now you are home and back in your routine hopefully it will settle things down... I know what its like to have family at a distance, with them in UK and me in Canada: what was I thinking? Haven't looked up "self leadership yet" ... I agree, I thought growing older just meant grey hair and wrinkles... thats cos I aged with no parents here - I only had letters and phone calls and wasn't part of their painful ageing/deaths. and I think thats why my daughters dont "get" what I am going through, as they didn't grow up with grandparents.. sorry, getting a bit complicated here, but when they haven't been around or cared for older/ill relatives, they don't understand and why would they? I don't understand it myself!!! I never cared for my parents when ill being 3000 miles away ... maybe if I had seen how they coped, I might be coping better.. .... will never know will I? Very interested in looking up that self leadership later on...
does it help with sleep?

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@lacy2 It sounds like you aren't receiving proper physical or mental health care but you do not think proper care would improve your life. Did I get that right? It must be difficult to feel that your circumstances will not improve.

I do need to ask if you feel that you can keep yourself safe? Do you have someone you can turn to if you felt unsafe? Do you think your daughters could help if these feelings arise?

It is a loss when we are no longer able to do what we once did. Your peers are here to support you and they have real experience that are similar to what you are going through.

I'd like to ask the group what sorts of things have helped them in moments such as these?