Monday Mental Health To Sleep Perchance to Dream
Posted By Kathleen David on April 13, 2020
Day 29 of the Homebound Saga
Sleep has been an elusive bášŧárd for those dwelling here. We have been having very sketchy sleep with lots of points where we are awake. And when sleeping, dreams have been nightmares on an epic scale.
And we are not the only ones. My friends are talking about bad sleep and nightmares as well.
We are all under stress right now. The type of stress is determined by the situation we find ourselves in.
How we deal with the stress has changes because many or our outlets that we did use for stress are not available right now. Be it going to the gym or a meal with friends or seeing a movie to escape.
To add to the ’we are not sure when the stay at home order will be lifted’ is the new conundrum as to how it will happen. Will we have to be tested before getting back into the public? And how is that going to work? If there is a vaccine, after essential personal, what order will it be given to the populous? We have a glimpse of what is next but not a when or really a solid how.
That does not help with peace of mind.
What does is that we seem to have flattened the curve and the hospitals are not overwhelmed so they have to make the decisions that those poor health care people had to in Italy. And that is a good for us because we did what needed to be done.
Now we can’t relax and resume our lives outside our house or we are going to end up back where we were and possible worse.
Thus more stress because our health is dependent on the actions of those around us.
I had a hammering headache yesterday that didn’t help my mood at all. This morning it is a dull roar. This after my first true migraine after months of none.
This morning I can feel it behind my eyeballs, but it is not as bad as yesterday. I am hoping with some coffee I can get it to go away. It was not a sinus headache as those feel different.
I have to remember to stretch my neck as I find myself turtling. I can feel the tension in my back where I have carried it for years.
Stress is a pain in more ways than one.
But there is nothing wrong about being stress or sad or angry in this situation because this is a screwed up world right now as a virus rules the planet.
Good feelings for getting things done are valid. Being angry because you can’t watch baseball is valid. Being sad you can’t go to a friend’s funeral is valid.
I have also seen a lot of kindness from people. Asking people who should not be out or have a hard time leaving their homes if they need anything from the store. Waving to each other at a safe distance and asking how we are. The rainbow posters in the windows for those still out there working so we can stay home. Neighbors check in with neighbors to make sure they are OK.
That is what is giving me hope right now. That is keeping me from dropping into the pit of despair. The silly things we are doing in our houses and sharing with the world. The museums that are creating virtual tours for people to do. The Center for Puppetry Arts has an entire schedule of shows for people to watch. The entertainment and distractions are off the charters.
There is hope in this chaos and I am trying to focus on that and what I can do.
I am grateful for people helping other people just out of the goodness of their hearts.
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