In today's Ask Amy, a reader wonders why worries and anxiety are magnified at night.
For the last year or so I’ve found myself waking up from bad dreams almost every night.
The middle-of-the night bad thoughts are so bad that I can’t or don’t want to go back to sleep, so I put the television on, generally tune into an old, cheerful, and bright Hollywood musical, which does eliminate the thoughts, but also eliminates the sleep.Also, do you know of anything that might help me to stop doing this?It makes sense to be afraid in the dark because we human beings are vulnerable at night.
There are many holistic remedies for better sleep and some medications that might help you. I have had success recently using a CBD product, along with deep breathing during those times when I’m awake. I also usually make a to-do list before bedtime. The magic of the list is that it helps to organize tomorrow’s tasks into manageable portions.“Psychological therapy for nightmares is called image rehearsal therapy, or IRT.
One of my relatives and his wife gave us a wedding gift consisting of an acknowledgment from a charitable organization of a gift made in our names.My wife and I are not opposed to this charity, but I’m not sure we would choose to contribute to it, even though we have attended some of their functions in the past .