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Nov 16, 2011, 02:29 PM
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Member Since: May 2004
Location: Alberta, Canada
Posts: 2,316
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Originally Posted by Gus1234U
some times "pretending to sleep" can really help, the body needs it rest, but the racing thoughts get in the way,, so what i used to do when i had that problem, was to "daydream",, i would build houses, or design gardens, and focus as hard as i could on just that, nothing else, and then i would wake up~! it is a little bit like hypnosis, done to yourself, with no goal... hope it helps, if you try it,, best wishes, Gus
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I find that the visualization exercises work very well for me, although sometimes I need to use other relaxation methods first. I often fall asleep into the scene I visualize. Nothing else really works for me.
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