Notes from today’s video!
Several of you voted on the poll that you’d rather read than watch a video! And you have been heard! Anytime I post a video, I will also post a written version!
Today I talked about insomnia, intrusive thoughts, nightmares and panic attacks.
I’ve dealt with them for so many years but have really been active in the last 2-3 years on dealing with them, being on the offeoense instead of the defense.
I am a follower of Jesus so the spiritual aspect of this is that I pray. This works best for me when I’m all alone and can talk out loud. Pouring out my heart and my hurts to God. But also taking the time to sit and practice listening and soaking in the peace that only He can offer.
I have found a verse that really resonates with me for this issue in Psalm 4:8: I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone Lord make me dwell in safety. I have dissected every part of this verse to find out what it means to ME. Find a verse that does that for you. ❤️
If you google intrusive thoughts, you might shy away from me because then you would know the things that go on in my head. Not purposefully... which is why they are called intrusive thoughts. I’m very careful and mindful about what I watch and listen to, what news articles I click on..... and yet, I still have nights where I am bombarded by unimaginable terrors about my kids. The thing that has helped most with this is reminding myself that God cares more for my kids than I do. And He has trusted me to be their mom. And I am doing everything I can. But throughout history and all over the world, “everything I can” wasn’t enough. Tragedy happens because we live in a world that wasn’t meant to be this way because of sin. I have to remind myself that some things are out of my control and I can only do the best that I can and that will just have to be enough. I literally will say over and over, “God loves them more than I do” to get myself through these intrusive thoughts. Death is unavoidable.... my goal and my prayer is that my kids make it to 120 years old... but really, as long as they love Jesus and love others, I have done my job.
Now to the physical aspects! Is your body getting what it needs?? I started taking a magnesium supplement and that made a WORLD of difference. I had also been dealing with whole-body spasms at night and the magnesium helped SO much. Go get your blood work done dude! Find an amazing chiropractor (Not a “back popper” but someone who truly cares about the whole body) and fix yo’self!
Also, yes you guessed it, oils!! Those little things are such a useful tool when you are using a brand you can trust! A few nights ago, I tossed and turned for 2 hours. I prayed and quoted scripture, and still, it was one unrelenting panic attack after another over the dumbest stuff!! Finally, 💡 I remembered to use my oils. You would have thought that would be my first thought after prayer! But no, after 2 years.... I still forget. So I opened up my oily app and looked up “insomnia”. Every oil I owned from the list of oils that support healthy sleep was slapped all over me. Within 10 minutes.... I was able to take a truly calming breath. Within 20 minutes, I was asleep.
Our bodies are designed to heal themselves! But they can’t do that without proper support! Your eating habits, life habits, friendships, supplements, routines.... they affect you! Positive or negative. Like I tell my kids when it comes to if they are choosing kindness and obeying authority or if they are not.... I ask them “Are you taking steps to becoming a good guy or a bad guy?”
Are you taking steps towards a healthy YOU or a YOU that has nothing left to give to yourself or the people you love?
Your body will start fixing other stuff if it can get enough sleep! So start there!
