Athaiah Deshawn

What do you do to improve your sleep?

I’ve tried all sorts of things. Things that have worked for others. But nothing seems to help me.

My daughter usually listen to sounds of nature on YouTube. She’ll listen to the sound of rain or thunder. Sometimes even soft melodies.

Others take medication. Some take the homeopathic approach while others take the heavy stuff.

I’ve even seen where some people take pain meds as pain was their hinderance of peaceful sleep. They would take Tylenol and then rub some biofreeze on the spots of arthritic pain.

For me, it’s anxiety that keeps me awake. Fear of the unknown. The many responsibilities that keeps piling up. And there’s no one to ease the burden for me. No one to talk to about my problems. No one who truly listens to understand. They try to give sound advice but I’m not asking for advice. I just want to be seen and heard. Want to be helped and I want to find peace. So for me, it’s letting go of what could be. Not drinking coffee past 11 AM. And freeing my mind of things I can not control.