Thank you
Hi Everyone!
I have recently posted my topic under nightmares and memories. I just wanted to let you all know that I am very thankful for your kind words. I am still struggling at the moment, but I think that things get a little bit better with every week that goes by. Unfortunately, I have still problems with sleeping. I was doing better for a while and then I started to take sleeping pills again. I know it is a really bad habit, but I don't know how to deal with things better. I feel stupid and guilty and I wish 100x a day I could just turn the time back. How do you guys live with that? Do you tell yourself that everything happens for a reason and that we just have to remain positive? What other strategies do you have? I am afraid of meditation, because I think that then I will just focus even more on the bad things. It is really bad right before I go to sleep. I cannot stop thinking about all my mistakes and the problems just keep whirling around in my head and I lie awake for hours. Also sometimes I fall asleep and then I have a nightmare and I wake up again. Does anyone have any advice what to do? I welcome any suggestions :)
Thanks, Julie
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Something that helps me is to try and do something construction dur8ing the day. Whether is helping someone, cleaning these little steps help me to be able say to myself at the end of the day I am thank you doing whatever the small item is. As i keep doing this my focus turns more and more to what I can do today to help others which then helps me to be stronger.
We are all fighting together and I am cheering for you.
Hey i just recently joined this site and read your story...... would just hope and pray that you recover fast......... well time heals everything........... nd with god all things are possible... may god give you the strength to overcome this... also forgive yourself for your mistakes.. because thats what making you tensed and giving you nightmares... God has already forgiven you and thats why he brought you to this site to share your story.... every time you wake up at night just tell yoursel that what has happened is the past and god has forgiven you for it... as god cares for his lost sheep...so everytime youn wake up just think that you r purified by him... as when u repent for ur sins god purifies us... so march on....live a life of joy and share his word...
Hi Julie, I know where you're coming from and can relate to what you said a lot. What works for me is puting on some praise & worship music or puting on Alexander Scourby's reading of the King James Version, specifically the book of Psalms. His voice has such a soothing resonance to it that I find it very relaxing. Sometimes I leave it playing on repeat all night long. I hope and pray this helps. I also use warm milk with honey and nutmeg or some chamomile/peppermint tea with honey. The best combo I think is the tea while you listen to worship or the word. That way you can calm your body and your heart and mind all at the same time. It's therapeutic multi-tasking. :-) I pray these ideas will help bring you peace.
Julie, I've just read your testimony. Your life experiance moved me very much. I recently gave my own testimony here, I left a lot out, but much of your experiance I can relate to, I really can.
About wishing you could turn back the clock, this is a possitive side to your life experiance. You have this experiance, this places you in a very unique place to reach out and to empathize and help others. You are unique in this role. Let God use you to heal the wounds of others.
I know sleep can be hard, be there are practicle things that can help. Be busy during the day, join a gym and exercise, eat good food and read God's word with the TV off before you go to bed or some other encouraging christian book.
And pray Julie, pray in those early hours that God come into you room, that the Holy Spirit fill you. Ask God to put His arms around you and love you. And no, you don't have to remain positive. Be broken and weak before God, and let him hold you.
Meditation is not what I would recomend, this could easily allow the devil into your open mind and cause more unrest and depression. Focus on what is good.
We are children of God, it is easy to forget waht this means. We can trust Him more than anyone. He is our Father, our dad. Look up to him and let him love you, let him put His arms of love around you.
Please read Isaiah 43, this I pray will give you a meassure of peace.
God bless you Julie