I need my 8-hour uninterrupted sleep. Achieving a solid 8-hour sleep is crucial for me. Once I don’t have it, my entire day becomes a struggle. Not only does my ability to think diminish, but I also experience intense episodes of obsessive thoughts and compulsions.
Without those essential 8 hours of sleep, I find it nearly impossible to function in any positive way.
My day becomes consumed by repetitive actions, such as counting, incessantly switching lights on and off, constantly moving from room to room, repeatedly changing clothes, engaging in continuous touching, repeatedly saying things (prayers), and I could go on and on.
I’m a prisoner of my mind.
Living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is so restricting. It drags me down in every aspect of my life. I envy those without it.
Once I’m tired, I try to help myself with coffee.
Coffee affects me a lot. I can feel it. But it barely alleviates my tiredness. Yet, despite this, I still try to rely on coffee to boost my energy levels.
This leads me down a never-ending spiral. I wake up tired in the morning, drink coffee throughout the day, struggle to sleep well at night, and repeat the cycle all over again.
Coffee triggers anxiety, and when combined with my exhaustion and the heightened presence of my OCD, it exacerbates my symptoms even further.
If you find yourself in a similar situation, where exhaustion intensifies your OCD and coffee induces anxiety, my advice is to stay away from coffee. Instead, prioritize finding rest and work on a healthy sleep routine. It really helps!
I would strongly recommend examining your sleeping patterns as a starting point. Additionally, incorporating breathwork meditation into your daily routine has proven immensely beneficial for me.
I will delve into the details of breathwork meditation at a later point. But it’s often the simple things that provide the most significant relief. Unfortunately, we tend to overlook these solutions falsely assuming they’re not that important.
In reality, we have most of the answers in front of us but choose to look away or try something else. I’m learning this the hard way – struggling with daily tasks that should be effortless.
Maybe most of our problems aren’t that big. We simply can’t see the forest for the trees. Delving into the details, nitpicking, unable to understand that we could do 1 to 3 things that would alleviate our troubles and make us feel better. I sometimes feel like that.
This reminds me of one thing. I need to go to sleep.
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