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I started listening to audiobooks to sleep.
My mind will race at night, when much if the trauma happened, and keep me up all night. Audiobooks keep other thoughts in my mind as I drift off.
Or I will wake up several times and be disoriented about where I am, confused as to why I’m not back in the place where the trauma happened until I full wake up and be connected to the here and now.
Or I will wake up with suicidal thoughts and panic.
But if an audiobook (or a podcast) is playing on my phone on my nightstand, all of these problems are greatly reduced.
My head has learned to associate the sound of the audiobook with safety.
Problem: I can’t do this in a variety of settings, and it’s got its own drawbacks. I need to find other tools.
Any suggestions?
My mind will race at night, when much if the trauma happened, and keep me up all night. Audiobooks keep other thoughts in my mind as I drift off.
Or I will wake up several times and be disoriented about where I am, confused as to why I’m not back in the place where the trauma happened until I full wake up and be connected to the here and now.
Or I will wake up with suicidal thoughts and panic.
But if an audiobook (or a podcast) is playing on my phone on my nightstand, all of these problems are greatly reduced.
My head has learned to associate the sound of the audiobook with safety.
Problem: I can’t do this in a variety of settings, and it’s got its own drawbacks. I need to find other tools.
Any suggestions?