what is this 'relaxation' of which you speak?

[dimers]

I recently had another physician's appointment in an ongoing attempt to discover any physical issues that might be contributing to my depression/anxiety/insomnia/fatigue complex (each component of which is both cause and effect of the others). Lately I've been trying to figure out whether part of the reason I have a hard time going to sleep is

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[dimers]

I might not have mentioned in this context, but I love shelving books. I approach a thought-free state doing that, sometimes. Other times I can see my herd of thoughts wandering over the mental landscape, grazing on recent events and dropping little funny-shaped brain poops. Either way it's great. The former probably counts as 'relaxing', but it's not typically what I get. The latter makes me want to think more intensely about stuff I noticed; I often scribble notes to myself while in that state, and then I spend hours elaborating on them in various textual formats.

Geez, I'm such a hardcase. Anyway, thanks for the input. I'll go dig up my phonebook the next time the ZZZs elude me.

[ceelove]

My entire life, I had a weird breathing problem, impossible to describe to anyone else (but recognizeable when I encountered someone else with it). When I had a long weekend of yoga, two years ago, it was apparent by the end that the problem could be ameliorated. I've been practicing yoga since, and I've never since had the same feeling of struggling-to-breathe-just-right.

Perhaps you could look for a breathing exercise to help relax you?

Relaxing

[magsomolly]

It's been a long while and perhaps this no longer works. But when you had Maggie or Molly with you, you always seemed relaxed, even when things were at there worst with us. There was many a time I would find you asleep with Maggie and Molly both snuggled up next to you as tight as they could get. Perhaps a purring furry distraction is something that would work? Hugs...and i'm here for you too.....Me

Re: Relaxing

[dimers]

Good to hear from you. Thanks for the input ... for the moment I'm living in a cat-free zone, but I'll soon be moving to a place with a fairly cuddly kitty (he's cuddly until he decides to eat your face, you know the type). Jasper is also a purr-storm. We'll see if he helps me out ... I miss cats very much.