Hi Gleno - thanks for the well wishes!
Agree with WK, very selfless of you to post well wishes to others given that you feel very down yourself.
I note from your introduction post that you are having difficulty going to bed early. I can sympathise with you. Are you able to get a solid sleep once you have fallen asleep, or do you continue to toss and turn. In my case, I tend to fall asleep quite late and then I sleep in about 1 hour blocks, toss and turn, and back to sleep for another hour. I then get out of bed quite early - have coffee and a small amount to eat, then I go back to bed and sleep for another hour or two (thats the best part of my sleep - early morning). But that only works if you don't have to worry about going to work very day - do you work?
I would suggest that if possible, avoid alcohol late at night. Also, avoid coffee after midday. In my case I had to stop drinking alcohol, but (unfortunately) drink endless amounts of coffee. That certainly contributes to my poor sleep pattern.
One thing that I think has helped me to switch off my own thoughts before going to sleep is this (Beyond Blue) forum. In my case, I think it is the fact that I am focused on reading and thinking about others and trying to understand their issues, has turned out to help me. Does that make sense?
The short of it is that I think that you have done the right thing in joining the BB forum. Not only can you draw significant amount of insight from your fellow forum members, but the ability to have somewhere to vent and to discuss issues you would not normally discuss with others may have some healing qualities also.
Take care
K
