And So To Sleep.....

Happily, I rarely have any trouble getting to sleep. But for those occasions when sweet slumbers do elude me, I devised - many years ago now - a technique which works like magic every time.

I never shared it with anyone because it never occurred to me that it might work for someone else. I presumed it was just my own little trick. But when, recently, a friend mentioned that she suffered from frequent insomnia, I ventured to proffer my remedy - and she reported that it worked….well, like a dream!

So, in case there should be anyone reading this young blog who finds themselves in a similar predicament to my friend, I offer this tried-and-tested cure (er….tested by two, that is. Could this be what they mean by a double-blind test?):

Concentrate on your breathing. Breathe slowly and deeply. Now, with each out-breath, say to yourself the first gentle and calming word that comes to mind. Say it in a lingering kind of way, and in your mind only - not out loud. Don’t over-think this; just speak the first word that comes to you.

So it goes something like this….

Inhale (SLOWLY)

Exhale (SLOWLY), saying (in your mind, remember….) PEACEFUL

Inhale

Exhale, saying CALM

Inhale

Exhale, saying SERENE

Inhale

Exhale, saying GENTLE

Inhale

Exhale, saying RELAXING

Inhale

Exhale, saying QUIET…..

Zzzzzz

You get the idea. Usually, before I’ve run out of soothing words (there’s another one for you), I’m in the land of Nod. And, if you do run out of fresh words, you can always repeat them. No-one will know!

If you try this, let me know how you get on. I’m thinking of bottling and patenting the Dixon Hill Sleep Solution. J

Comments

[danielle]

oh! So simply calming. I will add this to my bag of tricks. Hopefully, I won't have to try it out very soon! ;o)

[Jenna/The Word Cellar]

The photo of that bottle is so lovely -- and funny! I love it.

[Hannah K]

AWWW!!! thats just like the way bracken sleeps!! aw!!! He's so cute!! :)