We all know how difficult it is for women to get sound sleep and most of the women face sleeping problems like Insomnia, Restless Legs Syndrome(RLS), etc. They affect our mental and physical health, decrease our concentration, response time and various other things. In this blog, I am going to open up some stories of women who suffered this problem and how they overcame it. In the end, we will have various techniques and methods through which we can overcome our sleep disorders.
- This story was published by Delphine Sherwood. Let’s hear it out!!
I lost my sleep in 2006. My deep, uninterrupted sleep, that is.
In 2006, my first marriage to the love of my young life fell apart, thanks to actions on my part and inaction on his. I was living overseas in Sri Lanka, where I was a humanitarian worker. When he left the country, I moved into a new house in an old part of town. And, every night, at 3 a.m. on the dot, I would wake from vivid, adventure-filled dreams, my thoughts racing with questions of “What have I done?” and “What is going to happen?”
My life did not get any less chaotic during the next 13 years. I moved to three different states and three different countries. My father passed away and my mother was diagnosed with two different types of cancer. In addition to the failure of my long-term relationship, countless smaller relationships failed, as did my two pregnancies — one ectopic and one miscarriage.
I became resigned to the idea that sleep would forever elude me and accepted the effects that this poor sleep had on my energy, concentration, mood, skin, and weight.
But then, as suddenly as it had disappeared, my deep sleep unexpectedly returned to me in 2019. I was 45 and had survived yet another particularly trying year of depression, 40-pound weight gain, foot surgery, job loss, another divorce, and yet another move.
Slowly but surely, I either bypassed the 3 a.m. mark or woke up but fell right back to sleep. It was almost as if, now, as I tried to navigate my strange new life — I had a new job in a new city; was newly single, broke and a single dog mom to three pups — sleep had returned. It seemed almost like a peace offering, to counter the feeling that I was in constant quicksand with nowhere to turn.
Now, when I slide under the sheets at night, with my three dogs curled up around me and soft pillows under my head, I know sleep will heal all the mishaps of the day. All the swirling thoughts and endless inner chatter will stop. And then I will wake up, rested, at last, and full of hope that everything will be OK.
So, we can see how a failed relationship and difficulties in family disturbed his sleep cycle. But she overcame it with the help of her dogs and a more comfortable environment. So ladies let’s get a dog.
2. The second story is by Alice
I was preparing hard for my exams, so, unfortunately, working on less sleep. I used to study day and night. I was a bit grouchy every morning and as time passed I realized that I was feeling very hard to concentrate on my subjects. I couldn’t think straight and was feeling tired, then one day I was hallucinating and fainted. I was hospitalized just because of a lack of sleep. From that day onwards I made a proper time table, for my study so there was no compromise with sleep. I took the proper 8 hours of sleep and was much more energetic in the morning. I felt a difference in my improved concentration and no tiredness.
So you heard it don’t compromise on your sleep even if you want to get good grades. A healthy mind gives healthy grades.
Here is the next story, which is of my neighbor's aunt. After menopause, she started having frequent sleepless encounters. She developed RLS, and couldn’t sleep for more than 2 hours a night. Then she started doing exercise in the early morning and her sleep returned. So, for all the old ladies, exercise early in the morning to regulate your sleep.
These were the three stories covering almost every age group. So, you can opt for any one of the methods and techniques they opted or you can refer to one of my previous blogs. I am sure it will definitely help you out. Thank you.
