http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/bipolar-racing-thoughts-and-insomnia/378/ Get an inside look at what its like to have bipolar disorder with Michele Soloway Sexton. Michele, a survivor herself, shares regularly on the ups and downs of dealing with the disorder, along with personal insights, lessons learned, and encouragement for others who also have bipolar disorder. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:09:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/bipolar-racing-thoughts-and-insomnia/378/comment-page-1/#comment-1066 Christina MacDonald Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:12:37 +0000 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/?p=378#comment-1066 I am the same way....racing thoughts....a while ago they would run me ragged...never stopping, mind always just a going..and yes the insomnia...which I still deal with on certain time....alot of times I cannot sleep for a long periods of time, because my mind is going...... I have tried to the relaxation tapes...meditation...which I cannot seems to grab because again I am too hyper minded...but music helps me calm the mind so to speak...so I listen to all sorts of music to hlp slow the mind down.... But I still deal with the racy mind...and the partial insomia...if I am not careful...my insomnia comes full tilt so I try and be very careful with that, because after a while I burn out so bad.... The mind can be a interesting place at times.... I am the same way….racing thoughts….a while ago they would run me ragged…never stopping, mind always just a going..and yes the insomnia…which I still deal with on certain time….alot of times I cannot sleep for a long periods of time, because my mind is going……
I have tried to the relaxation tapes…meditation…which I cannot seems to grab because again I am too hyper minded…but music helps me calm the mind so to speak…so I listen to all sorts of music to hlp slow the mind down….
But I still deal with the racy mind…and the partial insomia…if I am not careful…my insomnia comes full tilt so I try and be very careful with that, because after a while I burn out so bad….
The mind can be a interesting place at times….

]]> http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/bipolar-racing-thoughts-and-insomnia/378/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Michelle Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:50:22 +0000 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/?p=378#comment-978 Glad you found something to help you! Sleep is wonderful. In fact, I should be asleep right now, since the baby is finally down. And I know sleep helps me control episodes. And limiting junk food too.... oops. Glad you found something to help you! Sleep is wonderful. In fact, I should be asleep right now, since the baby is finally down. And I know sleep helps me control episodes. And limiting junk food too…. oops.

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