Okay, I have a few test coming up..papers due and a career change coming very soon. Anyway, i'm a bit stressed.
Sometimes when I try to sleep I can't help but think about everything I need to do. I can't stop. ...it's a cycle, when I swim, i'm less stressed, but when it does creeps up on me I don't swim in he morning because i'm too tired in the morning to go, and I need to be rested for work which just makes me antsy the next day and so on. Well, I end up skipping days and days at the pool. Frustrating.
Swimming in the morning is usually the only time to go to be sure I can get a spot. How can I get myself to go in the morning, how can I sleep better at night? Have any of you come up with any strategies for this?
Cheers, :coffee:
Eric
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Sounds as if this might be more a matter of letting go of work stress than a sleep related thing. As you said, one thing has an affect on the other.
Getting in recreation (workout) time should be a priority in that the better of we feel, the better we can handle our day.
An outlet for stress is very important.
I totally agree with you, and swimming is that outlet for me ... I get stretched a bit thin at times. I probably just need to get up and go, but then I worry that i'll be too tired to do well the rest of the day.
On a lighter note though. When I don't sleep as well, I can remember my dreams more vividly. the other night I was having battles with life sized transformer toys through some abandoned mansion and the sewers underneath. It was awesome.
Sounds as if this might be more a matter of letting go of work stress than a sleep related thing. As you said, one thing has an affect on the other.
Getting in recreation (workout) time should be a priority in that the better of we feel, the better we can handle our day.
An outlet for stress is very important.
I totally agree with you, and swimming is that outlet for me ... I get stretched a bit thin at times. I probably just need to get up and go, but then I worry that i'll be too tired to do well the rest of the day.
On a lighter note though. When I don't sleep as well, I can remember my dreams more vividly. the other night I was having battles with life sized transformer toys through some abandoned mansion and the sewers underneath. It was awesome.
