HALP.

[blueraccoon]

It's 4:23 in the morning where I am and I can't sleep. I've tried, several times, and it's so far resulted in my tossing and turning and giving up so I move out to the couch so my long-suffering husband can get some sleep. Then I toss and turn there until I think I"m sleepy, then I go back to bed, rinse, repeat, etc.

I've tried warm milk, I've tried chamomile tea, I've taken Seroquel (which is a very sedating drug), listening to music...nada. Zip. Zilch.

What do you all do on nights like these? I had hoped to lull myself to sleep with the background of Law & Order (whatever variation), but sadly on Saturday night it's not that easy. Thoughts? Suggestions? I had a hallucination of walking into my local urgent care and begging them to knock me out...sigh.

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[synecdochic]

That would also work! Anything repetitive and meditative could be something you could use as a focus on the bad insomnia nights.

(My wife's a lefty, too, and she taught herself crochet from a pamphlet from one of the Big Box Stores that had left-handed pictures/instructions. She also knits, and she knits Continental, which is apparently much better for lefties. Check out http://www.knittinghelp.com for videos and instructions; it might be easier to teach yourself from video! There might be left-handed crochet (which I always type as 'crotchet' the first time) instruction videos on YouTube, too; there's pretty much got to be, as you can find instructional video on anything craft-related on YouTube.)

[blueraccoon]

So, based on your suggestions here I went out tonight and bought a cross-stitch project, which I hope to work on while I can't sleep and while I'm spending endless hours visiting with my mom and dad next week. If this fails to do the trick I may attempt to teach myself how to knit or crochet...:)

[synecdochic]

Hee! Good luck <3