Clearing your mind?

[canarlee]

Resolve the issue that's stressing you.

easier said than done in a lot of situations.

[justsomeguy]

The only thing that worked was time, and enjoying the little things in life... still doing what you are passionate about - for me riding (is why I hate that my bike is out of action atm). Spend time doing stuff you enjoy.

Good post M.

[caesius]

I'm a hypocrite because I don't, but you had the key word in your post - "exercise".

Apparently our bodies are masochistic and reward you're mental side for absolutely thrashing your physical side.

[skelstar]

Go to bed...don't put any emphasis on the need to sleep and just expect that its going to take a while. You're not going to sleep any quicker thinking about getting to sleep quickly.

Counting sheep backwards works for me...honestly (no sheep jokes please).

[MSTRS:Me]

Resolve the issue that's stressing you.

Can be a Catch-22....

Col, if you can change whatever is stressing you, then do so.
Make a list of the pros and cons of whatever is causing you grief, and the same for the responses you can make. Chances are, one side of both lists will have more entries. There's your answer.

[Colapop]

Thank-you for all the reply's (and the PM's.) I can say without any reservation that I have made some very good friends through KB and your support is humbling. I'll be attacking the most pressing issue (of sleep) with excercise. I have been away from the gym for far too long (due to injury that has well since passed) and have been 'meaning to' get back into it.

I realise also that I need to communicate with someone who can help me with getting other areas of my life in order too. I have been directed to someone and will be investigating this in due course.

I am reminded of a quote that I tell others and that I need to take heed of myself -

No man is so good as to be free from all evil, nor so bad as to be worth nothing.

[justsomeguy]

Good one C,

I feel like superman after a serious session at the gym. All the planning of one's lifestyle around meals and what to work on, what sort of exercise to do, etc is a welcome distraction for me.

Good luck with the other things mentioned too, if there were easy fixes they wouldn't be hard problems yaa....if it don't kill ya...ok I'll shut up now.

Go hard fella.

[yungatart]

Read, the more heavy going the book, the better.
Listen to music, something relaxing like Enigma, Deep Forest etc.
Exercise
Sort out the shit in your life that is causing you grief.
Take up yoga.
Good luck!

[justsomeguy]

1. Read,
2. Listen to music
3. Take up yoga.

Good luck!

Come on woman... he said he wants to relax not turn fag.

[gijoe1313]

Chur bro, you need to harden up! Now thats being flippant! My younger bro was always like you described it, still is. I think what you need is a big feed of chicken wings and some sugary carbonated beverage delivered by a mad chinaman on a little ol'Hornet down Wellyways!

[smoky]

Thank-you for all the reply's (and the PM's.) I can say without any reservation that I have made some very good friends through KB and your support is humbling.

Bunch of soft bastards, thought we were bikers?
You need to get pissed and get into a good ol fashioned fight down at the local. Get it all out ya system. Grow some earwax and and scratch ya nuts more often.

[Hitcher]

One dreams of having nuts to scratch...

[smoky]

One dreams of having nuts to scratch...

sorry hitcher - I had no idea
Nasty accident or medical reasons?

[Hitcher]

Rogue chipmunks. Let's just leave it at that...

[scracha]

My question is this: What do you do to clear your mind? I need to clear my head so I can get some sleep. No, I do not want to take drugs. If I can't clear my mind by myself it's a pointless exercise.

I get raging insomnia some nights. I go out for a walk (gawd I miss having a dog), clean the house, work, phone friends and family in UK. Do not sit staring at telly or sit surfing the interweb.