BellaOnline Forums Beauty and Self Stress Management How did you sleep last night?

I slept great last night. But after the night before I was really tired. In fact I slept a little later than I normally do.

Every since I started practicing tai chi and yoga regularly, I never seem to have trouble sleeping.

I slept well last night.

last night i had to take an ambien to get my mind to calm down.

Last night it took me an hour after the lights went out to get to sleep. I was having an emotional time because nights are tough for me since my boyfriend died. It is hard to stop crying sometimes. When I finally got to sleep I did sleep enough, but I still have circles under my eyes today.

Cassie, my heart goes out to you for your terrible loss.

I was emotional this evening and took an ativan for anxiety, but i think and hope i will be tired enough to sleep well.

Thanks, Jilly. I appreciate your kindness. I hope with time this all gets easier and less intense, but for now his passing is sometimes surreal to me. I miss him so much.

I slept very poorly last night and was awake and looking at the clock at almost every hour.

Another situation cropped up earlier in the evening yesterday that has me very stressed out, and it kept me up almost all night with an upset stomach, which I still have. It has to do with my horses and of course me not working but looking for a job. I hope I don't lose them both. I am trying to sell the younger one with a very heavy heart, but with this economy I have had no luck finding her a new home.

The losses for me keep coming, but of course I have to try to stay strong and keep moving. After a while I just get tired of trying to act the way I'm "supposed to" in order to survive life. I am totally burned out and I can't take much more.

I slept well last night and did not need any meds. I did have bad dreams, but i don't remember them.

Cassie, I hope you can work out a decent situation with your horses. It seems like bad stuff keeps coming at you.

I don't try to act the way i am supposed to most of the time. I think it's overrated. How do you feel like you are supposed to act?

Jilly.....mentally and emotionally I am burned out. I don't have the energy to get things done, look for jobs, or even think straight to figure out solutions to my problems. With the situation with my horses becoming dire in the past few days, I am on overload now and my mind is heavy and numb.

I know that others around me think I need to be more proactive, but I can't manage a lot right now. I am almost paralyzed by my stress and emotional strain, and I can't find the inner strength to aggressively seek out employment. I am too exhausted to even think about working. I think I am depressed again, and I just had it kicked last December.

I have often been told what a strong person I am, but the last few years with all that has happened has worn me down to where I just don't know how to feel strong anymore. Every time I try to give myself a break to get back on my feet, something else comes along to kick me back down. I am not crying "victim", but a little more time between blows would help me to be able to weather the storms better.

I had a hard time going to sleep last night..