Category: sleep deprivation
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Surviving the swarm. Ways to manage the barrage of stinging, intrusive thought bees…
Intrusive thoughts are a series of uninvited, unsavoury, unusual, unsettling thoughts which dominate all others, and can leave you feeling overwhelmed confused and frightened. They can be repetitive, violent, disturbing or even distressing. Before I knew this factual description for intrusive thoughts, I knew it simply as my bee swarm – my term for describing…
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Physical health and sleep. Connecting with your body when you’re not able to work out…
We didn’t sleep well last night, I have the winter lurgy and Aunt Flow has stopped by for a visit this week. Fantastic. I’ve spent the past few days retreating to the sofa at every available opportunity, and I want nothing more than to once again melt into its comfy, cosy, upholstery-y embrace, but since…
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Sleep deprivation and spirituality. Prayers for a sleep deprived soul…
Spirituality smirituality. At times of desperation, it is one of the last things on the list to get prioritised. I certainly don’t prioritise this part of myself well, but should! I always feel much better when I do. Everyone has a spiritual side. Some people explore it more than others. It’s the part of us…
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The Mama in the mirror. Getting to know and love your sleep deprived self…
People tell you that when you get pregnant, you ‘bloom’ and ‘glow’. I think I bloomed and glowed in my pregnancy about as much as bin. I did however come to recognise that this was not nessesarily a bad thing, and although I wasn’t blooming or glowing like a delicate translucent tulip on a sunny…
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Your better half. Why your partner is essential in a sleep slump and ways they can help with literally everything…
My husband has the patience of a saint, a saint who’s just been on a course about patience and recently got back from a week long retreat at a health spa. Getting through a period of reduced sleep requires an enormous amount of patience, teamwork, and the ability to forgive almost constantly; forgive yourself, forgive…
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Hi sleepy Mamas. Welcome to my blog…
I hear your yawns, I see the bags beneath your bloodshot eyes, and I can feel the thickness of the brain fog. I’m here to tell you that you are fantastic, you are incredible, and I know you can’t do it anymore. Correction – you can’t do it ‘like this without help and change‘. Chances…
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Sofa play. 7 Games to play with your little one when you are desperate to sit down…
You know how it is; you come downstairs at 530 after your 14 month old decides it’s time for everyone to get up for the day, and rather than sit with you calmly whilst you quietly watch some postman pat and regain conciousness, they want to play with their drums or play grab your tounge.…
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How to look after yourself when sleep deprived? Split yourself into three and work as a team…
Sleep deprivation is extreamly hard work. Whether it’s one night, 7 nights or 24 months, its a serious problem which can be dibilitating, frightening, and leave you feeling desperate. Sometimes you can fix what’s causing your disturbed nights straight away, and other times you cant. Sometimes the only thing you can do is cling on…
Sleepy Mamas 