It's bedtime again. Since my last EMDR session, it's been difficult to fall asleep. Unlike with previous EMDR sessions, this time I have been alright during the day. It is at bedtime that all the memories want to return.
Everything is fine until I lie down, turn out the lights and close my eyes. All the pictures come back. They roll by like the scenery outside the train window. I feel them. I inhale strength and exhale sighs in an effort to calm myself...and then, in my mind, I travel to my safe place - the only spot where I can sleep.
It's bedtime again, and I don't want to remember...so I don't go to bed.
Let 'the train' roll on as you look out the window and see the changing 'scenery'.
ReplyDeleteThere is a rumor to the effect that sleep deprivation can exacerbate our moods and feelings. Hope you can get some good sleep.
Thank you. I will try for early to bed tonight...last night went on forever.
DeleteThat's really tough to dread bedtime after a hard days work. Can you listen to something distracting in the bedroom? relaxing music, talk radio. I used to fall asleep with talk radio
ReplyDeleteHmmm...I never considered talk radio...I am also in the process of removing a lot of clutter from my bedroom (still unpacking) and making it a calm oasis that I would look forward to retiring to.
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