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Sleeping Peacefully 04 Jun 2009 15:35 #5735

kedusha
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I find that being clean and sober makes it much easier for me to sleep peacefully and wake up rejuvinated. It's hard to put a price on a good night's sleep, which is very important for our physical and mental health. For that alone, it is well worth it for me to stay clean.

Falling in this area robs us of sleep in several ways. First we stay up half the night (or more) viewing pornography and otherwise giving into our y"h. Afterwards, we are feeling too stimulated and/or guilty to fall asleep.

A good night's sleep is just one of the many fringe benefits of sobriety.

Just as an alcoholic needs to avoid that first sip, a lust addict needs to avoid that first slip.Slip today? No way! ;)Fall today? No way, Jose'!

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Re: Sleeping Peacefully 05 Jun 2009 14:57 #5810

London	Kedusha wrote on 04 Jun 2009 15:35: Falling in this area robs us of sleep in several ways. First we stay up half the night (or more) viewing pornography and otherwise giving into our y"h. I say a great saying tha tnow in recovery I can wake up and say Good morning g-d, instead of Good g-d its morning!!
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Re: Sleeping Peacefully 28 Aug 2009 20:30 #14685

coby613	yeah, but if you're up half the night on GUE? ;D that appears to be my new addiction.
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Re: Sleeping Peacefully 15 Sep 2009 05:52 #17954

serenejaguar93 OFFLINE Fresh Boarder Karma: 0	Better than being up all night on some site you shouldn't be at. Trust me.
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Re: Sleeping Peacefully 15 Sep 2009 08:01 #17967

Sturggle Current streak: 178 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder Posts: 1706 Karma: 1	does batman ever sleep?
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Re: Sleeping Peacefully 15 Sep 2009 09:00 #17975

jerusalemsexaddict	sturggle wrote on 15 Sep 2009 08:01: does batman ever sleep? yes.during the day
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Re: Sleeping Peacefully 16 Sep 2009 18:28 #18474

serenejaguar93 OFFLINE Fresh Boarder Karma: 0	Usually in class....
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Re: Sleeping Peacefully 17 Sep 2009 07:00 #18658

TrYiNg	Well, its not helping me sleep better. yeah, but if you're up half the night on GUE? that appears to be my new addiction. me too. And its def better than doing other things...
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Re: Sleeping Peacefully 17 Sep 2009 09:05 #18671

jerusalemsexaddict	Last night i tried something new and it worked pretty well Instead of counting sheep i bounced words of tehillim in front of me like one word at a time came soaring by and when i got to hashem's name,it was all fiery and big i went through like 10 perakim before i passed out finally. worth a try if anyones interested
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Re: Sleeping Peacefully 17 Sep 2009 10:03 #18673

Tomim2B

Uri wrote on 17 Sep 2009 09:05:

Last night i tried something new and it worked pretty well
Instead of counting sheep i bounced words of tehillim in front of me
like one word at a time came soaring by
and when i got to hashem's name,it was all fiery and big
i went through like 10 perakim before i passed out finally.
worth a try if anyones interested

It's funny I just mentioned that trick yesterday in another thread. Works great!

2B

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Re: Sleeping Peacefully 23 Sep 2009 11:55 #19761

G38 OFFLINE Gold Boarder Posts: 233 Karma: 1	The best trick is to go over what you learned today
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Re: Sleeping Peacefully 23 Sep 2009 16:53 #19854

letakain OFFLINE Platinum Boarder KOTNMW Posts: 5036 Karma: 64	i once heard that to think of Hashem's awesomeness helps cuz the Y"H wants to put you to sleep to prevent more kedusha. oxymoronish but it actually works for me
	I am proud of myself today because of who I am becoming with progress, not perfection one day at a time I am a pickle, and I'll never be a cucumber again. and pickles are YUM! my thread: guardyoureyes.com/forum/6-Women-on-the-way-to-90-Days/248941-Letakains-internet-addiction-journal Last Edit: by Help Henry 177.

Re: Sleeping Peacefully 07 Oct 2009 16:33 #22202

Rage AT Machine	I am having trouble sleeping. I always did. I am haunted by horrible dreams. The only way I can sleep is my taking Benadryls and drinking alcohol. This ensures that i dont dream. It has gotten significantly better since ive joined this forum but i still am scared to dream. it is probably the only thing i am scared of.
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Re: Sleeping Peacefully 07 Oct 2009 18:13 #22226

jerusalemsexaddict	rage have you ever tried meditating? i always have pretty intense dreams. ive gotten used to it. its just something that changes with time. most of us here have pretty busy subconcious minds. relaxing and meditation can do wonders. if by alcohol you mean a glass of wine,then okay. if not,be careful,you might become more of an alcoholic than you already are :D
	Last Edit: by Mo_313.