sleep advice please

[giddy]

Hello
Day time is now much better, but I still find nighttime difficult. From about 7pm onwards I feel lightheaded and horrid (alot to do with shear exhaustion I think). When I'm in bed I continue feeling lightheaded but am happy to read my book until I almost fall asleep. However the minute I put the light out, the lightheadedness gets worse and I get anxious. I've read that if you can't sleep you should leave the bedroom and do something else. I've also read that if your feeling anxious in a situation you shouldn't leave it as it will make the anxiety worse next time. So what do I do - leave the bedroom or stay and work through the anxiety?? I'm just so tired and fed up of not sleeping!
Thanks
Love Helen

[weepinky]

Hi Helen

This must be awful for you hun - perhaps you could try and unwind properly for bedtime - take a bath, have a warm milky drink and also some Lavender spray on your pillow (avon do a lovely camolile and lavender pillow spray). If its only when you turn the light out perhaps you can invest in a little nightlight.

Just suggestions to try, hope they can help.

Love Pinky

[Karen]

Hi Helen

As well as those suggestions from Pinky, practise some 7/11 breathing (in for a count of 7 and out for a count of 11) for a few minutes. If 7 and 11 is too long for you, find your own pace, as long as the out breathe is longer than the in breath.

Then do some relaxation. Do you have any relaxation CDs you could use?

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Karen



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[giddy]

Hi Pinky and Karen
Thanks for the advice - the avon pillow spray sounds lovely, think I'll give it a go. I have a cd of relaxing music I put on which helps me to sleep sometimes. , maybe listen to that and do the breathing.
Love Helen