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Unfortunately, right around the time, my mom got stage 4 cancer last year (a very stressful, anxious, and upsetting situation) I started to not be able to sleep. Not just deep, but... well... at all. It was a double-edged sword. I couldn't sleep at night - I would just lay in bed doing nothing. I tried tea, warm milk, valerian, melatonin, you name it, I probably did it. Because I was unable to sleep at night I would finally fall asleep around 10 am to 12 pm, and I would sleep all day. Between insomnia and sleeping all day, this sent me into a downward spiral. When they say you NEED sleep and NEED proper sleep, they ain't kidding. It made me irritable, MORE depressed, MORE anxious. I was a mess. While all this was going on my mom was getting ready for surgery to get cancer removed, came home to me and I was her caregiver 24/7. I had to be awake every 20 minutes to give her medicine, pain killers, make sure she was okay, make sure her airway was clear, feed her through her feeding tube, change her bandages, help her go to the bathroom, etc. Great for someone with insomnia however, the caregiving continued through the day - when I would usually sleep. I was sleeping MAYBE an hour a day between being awake and taking care of her. After she got better I still could not sleep. I thought maybe it was my circadian rhythm or some psychological thing. Then I stopped caring and just wanted help.
My mom loves Earth Clinic, so I use it a lot. About 3 months ago I saw Art's insomnia protocol article and did as I was told. I take 5mg of melatonin, 15mg of zinc (couldn't find anything lower), and 24 sprays of Magnesium Oil every night at 10:15 pm. By 11:15 pm I am very relaxed and calm. By 1125 I am in bed. By 1130 asleep. Maybe sooner. LOL. Even when I get up to go to the bathroom, I get in bed and go RIGHT back to sleep. I don't care how it works, I just know it DOES work for me. The great thing? Since I sleep now, I wake up at 9 am every morning and am awake all through the day until around 8 pm when I usually have my first yawn like a normal person lol.
Anyway, I know this might not work for everyone, but for me personally, it worked like a charm. Thank you. THANK YOU. THANK YOUUUUUU! IDK if I will have to do this forever, but right now? I don't care. I'm just happy I get to sleep and have a life.
