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Re: how can i sleep at night 10 Jan 2011 18:18 #92722

ben durdayah
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silentbattle wrote on 10 Jan 2011 17:51:

Make sure to always keep your hands above your waist.

If I may build on silent's comment -which is a good eitzah -the eitzah for his eitza is to lie on one's left side, and have two pillows under your head. Place your left hand between the lower pillow and the matress; and your right hand in between the two pillows (I saw this in a biography of a certain tzaddik, and I sleep that way. My wife says that it's amazing that she gnerally finds me in the exact same position in the morning! Not that we are all the same, but it's pretty interesting.) -and remind yourself that you are not to think of green elephants at all !!!

Oh yeah, and one more eitzah...

No matter what -DON'T GIVE IN TO THE TEMPTATION TO ROLL OVER ON TO YOUR STOMACH! This is one of yetzer's worst tricks...

Remind yourself!

NO THINKING OF GREEN ELEPHANTS WHATSOEVER!!!

KOT!

EBD

For Dov and the other two guys who care,
My real name really is Eli
Like the original Bendy, Ein hadavar talui ela bee

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Re: how can i sleep at night 10 Jan 2011 19:35 #92733

silentbattle Current streak: 1628 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder Posts: 3734 Karma: 15	When it comes to sleeping positions, though, like you said - everyone's different. Me, I could never sleep on my stomach. Doesn't even occur to me, it's just not that comfortable.
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Re: how can i sleep at night 10 Jan 2011 19:44 #92736

ben durdayah Current streak: 49 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder No, that is not a mouse... Posts: 1253 Karma: 5	You're right about that... Not everyone is comfortable in the same positions. But the position I suggested is just a suggestion and based on Halacha.
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Re: how can i sleep at night 11 Jan 2011 10:10 #92824

ToAdd OFFLINE Platinum Boarder Posts: 404 Karma: 2	Some great ideas. From now on, I'm not going to think about Green Elephants...
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Re: how can i sleep at night 11 Jan 2011 11:48 #92827

ben durdayah Current streak: 49 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder No, that is not a mouse... Posts: 1253 Karma: 5	So you understand how the green elephant business works?
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Re: how can i sleep at night 11 Jan 2011 15:05 #92845

muststop Current streak: 3 days OFFLINE User	what da heck is a green efelent lol
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Re: how can i sleep at night 11 Jan 2011 18:36 #92885

ben durdayah Current streak: 49 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder No, that is not a mouse... Posts: 1253 Karma: 5	If no one gets the answer by tomorrow I'll post the whole story...
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Re: how can i sleep at night 11 Jan 2011 19:04 #92894

muststop Current streak: 3 days OFFLINE User	ohh how am i gonna sleep at night without knowing the story now ohh the suspence
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Re: how can i sleep at night 11 Jan 2011 23:09 #92940

Yosef Hatzadik OFFLINE Platinum Boarder A GYE'er since 2010 Posts: 2986 Karma: 10	Dunno the story, but definitely sound scary. ??? :o I think I should concentrate a lot on not thinking about green elephants! Not even for a second! :-\ :
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Re: how can i sleep at night 11 Jan 2011 23:37 #92945

ben durdayah Current streak: 49 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder No, that is not a mouse... Posts: 1253 Karma: 5	This is gonna be the next best animal story that's happened on this site since the 'possom tossing derby at Bardstown Stadium.
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Re: how can i sleep at night 11 Jan 2011 23:42 #92947

muststop Current streak: 3 days OFFLINE User	OoOoOoOo THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN AWESOME STORY U CAN TELL THAT ONE 2 YAY!!!!
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Re: how can i sleep at night 11 Jan 2011 23:53 #92949

ben durdayah Current streak: 49 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder No, that is not a mouse... Posts: 1253 Karma: 5	Tomorrow... In the meantime just read HARRYS SON and KOT!
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Re: how can i sleep at night 12 Jan 2011 03:02 #92959

HashemsSoldier OFFLINE Platinum Boarder Posts: 941 Karma: 3	ya....iminterested, what is this green elephant? and why is it not a blue elephant?
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Re: how can i sleep at night 12 Jan 2011 03:05 #92960

bardichev	Bendy! You read HARRY'S SON? Wow I'm honored B
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Re: how can i sleep at night 12 Jan 2011 06:59 #92974

im not alone

hi
one think you have to keep in mind

your problem about going into bed and that fact alone almost automatically triggers you, is going to be much much much easier as every single day (that you didnt give in) passes by,
now it basically goes automatic, going into bad-the whole struggle begins,
the only thing you need to work on now, is switching it from automatic to manual, so that going into bed shouldnt mean starting a battle,

the way to do it is to hold back just a few days, think of that it will be much easier (even for the first few days)
so its basicaly a struggle for couple of days
(dont get confused, i'm not talking about staying sober in general, thats a long and much harder fight, i'm just talking about the "bed trigger" problem)

in one word
its a struggle about a couple of days (just knowing that, makes it much easier to overcome)

your brother

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