This midnight loneliness
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1. Stand on one side of the room, head and shoulders bent. On the count of three, run as fast as you can into the opposite wall. 2. Make a promise to someone in the Mafia and then break it. 3. Swim one mile ouut into a rough sea after a heavy meal. 4. Drive a car from New York to Los Angeles without stopping. 5. Dash into the middle of a busy freeway. 6. Commit murder in a state which has the death penalty. Demand it. 7. Join the People’s Temple. 8. Stand in the sidewalk of 125th Street in New York at night and count your money. 9. Tease a Doberman Pinscher. 10. Turn your radio to 1050 and take it into the bathtub with you. And if that does not help, get a copy of the speech by Wayne Morse of Oregon. Write the Library of Congress and ask for a copy of the Congressional Record covering the proceedings of April 24-25, 1953. Would do a websearch for you if I could, but got a keyboard problem. So I must reboot now (one of the most dangerous adventures on my computer. So if you miss me from today onward, just write: She died booting…. Caro.
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Hello Everybody, This is my first post, so I don’t know anybody yet and feel kind of funny dispensing advice. But throughout my life, I’ve suffered from insomnia due to loneliness and have tried a variety of strategies. Finally, I tried just lying there, making my mind a complete blank and this seems to work. I don’t think about my loneliness, my rough day at work, the anxiety of the next day’s work, or anything at all. Of course, there are days when my mind works at cross purposes with my intentions, but on those nights in which I am successful, I fall asleep fairly rapidly. It just takes a lot of practice. Peace, Dennis
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Dennis, Dennis Mccann wrote: > Hello Everybody, > This is my first post, so I don’t know anybody yet and feel kind of > funny dispensing advice.
Well, I’m sure you’ll meet many of us soon enough 
! You don’t need to feel awkward about offering a possible solution to insomnia–it’s a question that a lot of people on here would like to see an answer for, and it’s safe to say that they’ll be very grateful to you for it (especially if it works !). > But throughout my life, I’ve suffered from > insomnia due to loneliness and have tried a variety of strategies. > Finally, I tried just lying there, making my mind a complete blank and > this seems to work. I don’t think about my loneliness, my rough day at > work, the anxiety of the next day’s work, or anything at all. Of course, > there are days when my mind works at cross purposes with my intentions, > but on those nights in which I am successful, I fall asleep fairly > rapidly. It just takes a lot of practice.
Fortunately, insomnia isn’t a problem that I have to worry about often, but when I do, I shall definitely keep your advice in mind. It sounds like you work in a pretty stressful job? Do you think that there’s any other physical ailments caused by loneliness, in addition to insomnia? I do remember reading once that people who were "loners" were four times as likely to get colds as those who were more outgoing. > Peace, > Dennis
Anyway, welcome to ASL–I hope to hear more from you! Brad
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Welcome aboard, Dennis! I may try making my mind blank tonight if the demon of midnight loneliness attacks again. But, then, with the number of idiot meetings I’ve attended this week, my mind may blankk itself! Anyway, thanks for the words. Your input is greatly appreciated! Shalom from the bluegrass of Kentucky, Nick In article <Pine.GSO.3.95.981015162356.20793A-100…@sparkie.gnofn.org>, dmcc…@gnofn.org says… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hello Everybody, > This is my first post, so I don’t know anybody yet and feel kind of >funny dispensing advice. But throughout my life, I’ve suffered from >insomnia due to loneliness and have tried a variety of strategies. >Finally, I tried just lying there, making my mind a complete blank and >this seems to work. I don’t think about my loneliness, my rough day at >work, the anxiety of the next day’s work, or anything at all. Of course, >there are days when my mind works at cross purposes with my intentions, >but on those nights in which I am successful, I fall asleep fairly >rapidly. It just takes a lot of practice. >Peace, >Dennis
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>Hello Everybody, > This is my first post, so I don’t know anybody yet and feel kind of >funny dispensing advice. But throughout my life, I’ve suffered from >insomnia due to loneliness and have tried a variety of strategies. >Finally, I tried just lying there, making my mind a complete blank and >this seems to work. I don’t think about my loneliness, my rough day at >work, the anxiety of the next day’s work, or anything at all. Of course, >there are days when my mind works at cross purposes with my intentions, >but on those nights in which I am successful, I fall asleep fairly >rapidly. It just takes a lot of practice. >Peace, >Dennis
Hi Dennis….and welcome. I’m glad you’ve joined us and offered a possible remedy for the problems of that midnight loneliness. I hope you’ll stay with us for a while and let us get to know you better. It’s exciting when someone comes to the newsgroup for the purpose of being helpful….and it’s refreshing. Thanks again for the advice…. Smiles… Gina "Now this old world don’t give much for choosing, You can spend a lifetime driving yourself wild, But I can take its punches laughing, don’t mind losing, Just as long as I get to see you smile, every once in a while." — Rea Chris
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In article <19981014202117.14733.00000…@ng104.aol.com>, regrid…@aol.com says… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>It’s happening again! I’m physically exhausted and desire to sleep, yet this >>midnight loneliness seems to grab me and all I can think about is being >>alone. >>I think I know how to deal with it — exercise, meditation, cry… Yet, I >>can’t seem to find the energy. >>I’ve been with people all day and a long meeting tonight, still I seem to >>want something — someone — more. >>The damned body pillow is not somthing with whom I want to snuggle. >>Maybe some yoga, a bit of vapassina, and a good cry? >>Nick >Dear Nick…I have bouts of insomnia and I’ve tried "everything" from yoga to >crying to watching movies, exercise, meditation, listeniing to music, drinking >warm milk (yuk!)..and then of course, the sleeping pills. >Nothing helped me sleep except for the medication….but the kicker with that >one was that I had nightmares and work up feeling like a zombie anyway. At >least without the medication, I only woke up feeling like a zombie. <smile> >I have found the only thing that helps is sometimes…go ahead and have your >good cleansing cry…don’t get too stressed out that you can’t sleep….reading >a good book helps me (but reading has never made me sleepy like some >people)….I just read until my mind finally decides to shut down enough to let >me get to sleep. This will go on for about a week until finally my body says >"enough!!" and I sleep, and get back on my normal schedule of sleeping >thereafter…until next time. >Hugs and Smiles, >Gina >"Now this old world don’t give much for choosing, > You can spend a lifetime driving yourself wild, > But I can take its punches laughing, don’t mind losing, > Just as long as I get to see you smile, every once in a while." > — Rea Chris
Thanks, Gina. Obviously the midnight loneliness is again with me tonight, since its past midnight here in Louisville and I’m still sitting here. I’ve been re-reading a novel at the moment, but haven’t read in the late evening recently.As a matter of fact, until the last few months, I ususally read late at night and it did help me sleep.So, thanks for the reminder! (Now, as long as the book doesn’t get too exciting, I may be able to sleep). Shalom, hugs, and sweet dreams! Nick
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>It’s happening again! I’m physically exhausted and desire to sleep, yet this >midnight loneliness seems to grab me and all I can think about is being >alone. >I think I know how to deal with it — exercise, meditation, cry… Yet, I >can’t seem to find the energy. >I’ve been with people all day and a long meeting tonight, still I seem to >want something — someone — more. >Nick
Hi Nick do not feel too bad, you are not the only person plagued with midnight loneliness – I am also a sufferer of the midnight loneliness syndrome – It seems that I have a sleep habit of 19:00-00:00 and then I am up for the day while the rest of my family sleeps like normal human beings. Needless to say that this causes some major problems in my family but I have had this habit since my teen years and changing it is a herculean task and I have tried. I usually wind up doing a lot of my work fromt hese hours when no one disturbs me, a whole lot of my shopping – you would be surprised at how many night owls are out at this time of the night doing shopping and I love the 24-7 stores which cater to us night people. A bit of exercise as well to keep the body toned up and then it is time for work from 8- 5 and then sleep – precious sleep when it comes if it chooses to come. Do not feel bad – you are not alone. Ivan
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->It’s happening again! I’m physically exhausted and desire to sleep, yet this >midnight loneliness seems to grab me and all I can think about is being >alone. >I think I know how to deal with it — exercise, meditation, cry… Yet, I >can’t seem to find the energy. >I’ve been with people all day and a long meeting tonight, still I seem to >want something — someone — more. >The damned body pillow is not somthing with whom I want to snuggle. >Maybe some yoga, a bit of vapassina, and a good cry? >Nick
Dear Nick…I have bouts of insomnia and I’ve tried "everything" from yoga to crying to watching movies, exercise, meditation, listeniing to music, drinking warm milk (yuk!)..and then of course, the sleeping pills. Nothing helped me sleep except for the medication….but the kicker with that one was that I had nightmares and work up feeling like a zombie anyway. At least without the medication, I only woke up feeling like a zombie. <smile> I have found the only thing that helps is sometimes…go ahead and have your good cleansing cry…don’t get too stressed out that you can’t sleep….reading a good book helps me (but reading has never made me sleepy like some people)….I just read until my mind finally decides to shut down enough to let me get to sleep. This will go on for about a week until finally my body says "enough!!" and I sleep, and get back on my normal schedule of sleeping thereafter…until next time. Hugs and Smiles, Gina "Now this old world don’t give much for choosing, You can spend a lifetime driving yourself wild, But I can take its punches laughing, don’t mind losing, Just as long as I get to see you smile, every once in a while." — Rea Chris
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It’s happening again! I’m physically exhausted and desire to sleep, yet this midnight loneliness seems to grab me and all I can think about is being alone. I think I know how to deal with it — exercise, meditation, cry… Yet, I can’t seem to find the energy. I’ve been with people all day and a long meeting tonight, still I seem to want something — someone — more. The damned body pillow is not somthing with whom I want to snuggle. Maybe some yoga, a bit of vapassina, and a good cry? Nick
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Shalom nick, go on ahead and cry if you need to i can’t seem to find the right words to say to comfort you, especially when you have been so warm and comforting to others here’s *hugging* you till you sleep! May God Bless You and Love You Always daphne Nicholas Temple <ntem…@bluegrass.net> wrote in article <908339259.737…@news.bluegrass.net>… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> It’s happening again! I’m physically exhausted and desire to sleep, yet this > midnight loneliness seems to grab me and all I can think about is being > alone. > I think I know how to deal with it — exercise, meditation, cry… Yet, I > can’t seem to find the energy. > I’ve been with people all day and a long meeting tonight, still I seem to > want something — someone — more. > The damned body pillow is not somthing with whom I want to snuggle. > Maybe some yoga, a bit of vapassina, and a good cry? > Nick
