Insomnia

The battle of getting enough sleep is real. I think I’m making progress though, which is sweet! In my last post I told you about the podcast that I listened to on Saturday night…

I know, my life has become too wild for me to keep up with – I’m an animal.

Well, there were some great tips, 21 to be exact. I am barely following any but my sleep has improved. The big changes that I have made are: no more screens after 10 pm, moving my phone right out of my bedroom at night and buying an alarm clock (my phone was my alarm previously.)

It’s only my third night and I certainly still struggle with sleep, for example I woke up at 2 am last night as I usually do. The important part is that I was able to fall back asleep almost right away where previously I could have been awake for hours before falling back into a slumber.

Yesterday I also got acupuncture done for insomnia. I’ve never had that done before so it was a neat experience. The lady told me that my kidney and heart were not working well together – not that each was not working properly, but that they weren’t a very functional team together.

She also told me to drink more water and gave me a little rubbing technique to help me fall asleep. Not that rubbing technique you perverts, but that works too. She finished me off with cupping, which was also a first and left me feeling quite relaxed. I am going back to see her on Monday afternoon for round 2.

Other new news – I am finally meeting my MS Specialist, Dr. Sayao in person tomorrow. She comes to Whitehorse 3 times a year and I think only meets with patients face to face once per year (unless things are going wrong I suppose.) Hoping to gain a little more clarity on alcohol consumption and if a couple of drinks here and there are alright or not. I would like to celebrate my new job with a glass or two of champagne when the time comes. Plus it’s my friend’s bday weekend, so it could be a 2 for 1 night.

Not much to say about anything else, will update you on my dismal love life eventually – not sure how to express that into words quite yet.