Hi, guys!
At the moment, as I said in my previous posts, I prepare my life for including gym to it again. This may sound funny but it's a whole process, full of small actions:)
Before I started healing my bipolar disorder I used to live differently. Because of high anxiety I used to work in bed, eat in bed, hide in bed for any activity, but sleeping. At the moment when I'm more or less stable I have to change it, especially for the gym, cause we, me and my husband, want to visit it in the morning (and then after work I will go again for yoga in the evening), so I need to fix my sleeping regime - something I never could deal with during all my life.
But at the moment I have a huge motivation, so I began going to bed on 10 p.m., and I'm trying to reach 6 a.m. wake up with no alarm. I must say for me it's really hard. Because of my medication I need a lot of sleep, at least 10 hours a day. So the process of adaptation is quite hard for me, but I believe that Ill manage:)
Now my rule is "Just get out of bed". Of course, my brain fears. So all day I feel sleepy. I try to get to wok immediately, cause in such way my brain has no time to figure out what's going on:)
I wish you all the best and will be happy if you'll support me with vote:)
Love, Inber
Good job keep going
I have made myself a habit of getting out of bed the instant I am awakened (whether by alarm or naturally). I feel that my grogginess has lessened and I am able to “human” sooner, than if I lay in bed trying to convince myself to get out. When taking the reins of your mental health, there are always going to be areas that seem so very hard, but we persist and prevail. All the best on your journey.
Thank you!:)
Thank you for showing yourself. We all need to know we are not alone in our struggles.
I feel you, I really do.
If you are interested in yoga you can try doing the Sun Salutation in the morning. This will give you more energy to go through the day.
I used to have anxiety attacks on the bus while going to work, before entering the office, etc... but now I can say that I have them on rare occasions (1-2 times a month).
I prefer doing yoga in the gym:)
Being someone who has mental health issues myself I can understand the pull of the bed, some days it can be like a magnet pulling you back from reality, keeping you in a prison of inaction, yet other days it can be a safe cocoon that heals you and keeps you safe from harm when you feel the most damaged, I guess the trick is to see which one it is doing at what moment, it can be confusing though as sometimes they can pretend to be each other, and other days it can be both at the same time......
Hehehe nice post @inber
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Changing sleeping habit is one of the difficult tasks, but it's up to you how you deal with it,one can do anything if wants..May you succeed in doing what you want...
I'm touched and motivated, thanks
I once read an article that advised that as soon as you wake up, telling yourself "BRUSH TEETH", and the fact that you have an instant command means that you are motivated to get out of bed and start your day. Apparently it's a good way to beat the snooze habit. If you don't usually brush your teeth in the morning (I don't - I prefer oil pulling) then you can replace the "brush teeth" instruction with some other command. Maybe "Make breakfast" or "take a shower" or whatever. Best of luck with the coming mornings!