THE INSOMNIA MENACE

HI ALL THE DHONI BABY WAS FALLING ASLEEP DURING THE LAST EXCITING MOMENTS OF THE IPL MATCH BETWEEN CSK AND PUNJAB1X AND SO WAS I .THANK GOD THE QUALIFIERS BEGIN AT 7 P.M. BUT THIS WAS AN EXCEPTION. USUALLY I SUFFER FROM INSOMNIA AND REMAIN SLEEPLESS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND THAT MAKES ME SICK.

IT WAS NOT ALWAYS LIKE THIS.,I USED TO SLEEP QUITE SOUNDLY.
DESPITE EVENTS CAUSING ANGER,FEELING BAD FOR SOMETHING I HAVE SAID OR DONE,OR PONDERING OVER SOME INSULTING AND JEALOUS REMARKS BY SOMEBODY ETC,WHICH HAPPENS TO EVERYONE,SOMETIMES IN WORK PLACES AND SOMETIMES AT HOME AND SOMETIMES AMONGST FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.


NOW I AM GETTING OLDER AND I AM BECOMING OVER SENSITIVE TO EVEN SMALL NEGLIGIBLE THINGS .LIKE A RUDE REMARK BY MY DRIVER WHO IS ACTUALLY A NICE BOY BEING YOUNG VERY HOT HEADED.LIKE MY COOK-CUM-MAID THREATENING TO LEAVE NOW AND THEN. BUT SHE ONLY WANTS TO MAKE ME TENSE SO SHE CAN AVAIL OF MORE LEAVE.BUT AT NIGHTS I HAVE THIS INSOMNIA PROBLEM.AND I HAVE TO TAKE SLEEPING PILLS OR TRANQUILLISERS WHICH I WANT TO AVOID.

HAVING RETIRED FROM MY JOB I DO SOME FREE LANCING AND TENSION ABOUT BEING INACTIVE FRIGHTENS ME. I AM A GENERAL SURGEON AND SINCE I HAVE NEVER SETTLED HAPPILY IN CHENNAI I FEEL LONELY, I MISS MY FRIENDS AND I MISS MY BELOVED KOLKATA.WHERE I WAS VERY VERY BUSY WITH MY JOB AND I LOVE MY PROFESSION PASSIONATELY.AND THAT CAUSES SLEEPLESSNESS.

BUT I HAVE FOUND SOMETHING ELSE. DUE TO ASPIRIN AND OTHER MEDICINES I HAVE TO TAKE I HAVE A VERY BAD GASTRITIS AND AS DAYS GO ON IT IS BECOMING WORSE AND WORSE . I AM UNABLE TO TAKE THE FOODS I LIKED OR LOVED MOSTLY DUE TO MY GASTRITIS PROBLEM AND PARTIALLY DUE TO DIABETES.AND OFCOURSE HEART PROBLEM.OH YES I HAVE WHOLESALE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND YET I TRY TO REMAIN FIT APPARENTLY.AND THIS BAD TUMMY PROBLEM IMPAIRS MY SLEEP.

BUT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE FACING THIS PROBLEM.I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL MIDDLE AGED OR OLD PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM THIS PROBLEM.PROBABLY DUE TO STRESS,TENSION AND THE LOT.THERE IS THIS ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION.THE BELOW PICTURE DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM.
THIS IS NOT ONLY IN AMERICA.THIS PROBLEM OCCURS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ,I BELIEVE. WELL SEVERAL OF MY LADY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES SUFFER FROM CHRONIC INSOMNIA LIKE ME  ALSO SO THE STATISTICS ABOUT WOMEN AND OLDER ADULTS MUST BE TRUE TOO.
IT REALLY MAKES YOU FEEL SICK WHEN YOU LIE AWAKE,PLAY GAMES,READ A BOOK OR COUNT SHEEP WHICH BY THE WAY NEVER WORKS.

AND NOW MAYBE MEDITATION OR YOGA MIGHT HELP.I AM TRYING IT OUT. SUDARSAN KRIYA IS A FORM OF BREATHING EXERCISES FOUND IN OUR YOGA BOOKS.NOW IT IS BEING PROPAGATED BY "ART OF LIVING" BY SRI SRI RAVISHANKARJI THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

I HAVE STARTED DOING THIS KRIYA AND ALREADY I FEEL BETTER.I WILL WRITE MORE ABOUT SUDARSAN KRIYA IN MY BLOG LATER ON.TOODLEDOO...........


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