Today was my last visit with the Insomnia center. It has been good. Yes, I sometimes still have a few bad nights, but I know have tools to deal with them, prevent them, and keep them from adding up.
I wish I had known about the center sooner, but there you go. If you are having trouble going to sleep or staying asleep, it is worth it to look into. I don’t do well on sleeping pills, and I have a lot of sleep disrupters already, so going to a program that avoids the pill and helps me with the disrupters is all good.
I do urge others who have trouble sleeping to try it. It didn’t hurt <smile> They actually screen you to make sure it won’t make things worse in other areas, and it is billed and treated as a health issue. So I still kept going to my counselor to work on other problems.
By the way, as a teacher, seeing a counselor who works with children is a good idea – for me, it’s often a reality check – as she works with both groups. She also uses me as a source, as I have insight to the school system she doesn’t have, and will reserve extra time for me to help her and other patients. All good.
It’s also a good idea to have someone you trust when you are loosing weight and dealing with those issues.
I also don’t do any type of mental health drugs so having someone to talk to — especially when diabetes care gets overwhelming is good. She doesn’t always get it, but I can usually make her understand it.
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