[STownsend]

Given the impact this has on my daily life it is frustrating that I can’t control my mind to allow my mind and body to get the sleep it needs.

[Martin Reed]

Ah, if only we could control our minds, right? Unfortunately there’s no off switch for the brain and there’s no delete button, either! For as long as we are human beings we will experience all different thoughts and feelings. Some feel good and some don’t. Some are useful and some aren’t.

And yet, at the same time, it’s not our thoughts and feelings that make sleep difficult — it’s usually the battle we engage in, as we try to fight or avoid them.

So, sometimes, a new approach can be helpful. An approach where we remove ourselves from a battle with our minds. Where we allow the mind to generate all the thoughts and feelings it wants. Where we acknowledge those thoughts and feelings and allow them to come and go as they please.

Sure, we don’t want them to appear — but there they are. The difference now is that we’re no longer engaged in a battle. We free up energy to do other things. And, when we aren’t engaged in a battle, we might find sleep becomes more likely!

I hope there’s something useful here.

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[Chee2308]

In regards to sleep, trying to control your mind just so you can sleep is metaphorically like saying, “My life is miserable, or has no special meaning, because I’m not a billionaire.” The thing is it doesn’t have to be! You just need to change your mindset and outlook on life and you will find a lot of relief from those pressures of everyday life. If you suffer in life, it is usually due to one or both of these reasons:
1. You take everything in life seriously. In fact, too seriously that your life itself almost ceases to be a joy or inspiration to you.
2. You have become too biased and only preferred certain outcomes in your life. Usually from beliefs that certain things like having untold riches, obtaining plenty of worldly possessions, demanding a painless and sickness-free living forever, or in this case, wanting to be able to sleep 8 hours or whatever amount you desire will confer better a better and more meaningful existence or more pleasure or comfort or whatever. The fact of the matter is you can start to be content and still be able to find meaning in life with much less than you ever imagined.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by Chee2308.

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