Nocturia and Meditation – BionicOldGuy

I, together with quite a lot of pals my age, can have bother sleeping at evening, particularly when waking up in the midst of the evening. This may be made worse by “nocturia” or having to stand up to pee a number of occasions per evening, which is frequent amongst older people. This will result in issues getting again to sleep, particularly when you’ve got a “busy mind” that you just don’t know tips on how to flip off.

I obtained recommendation on tips on how to repair this from a pricey good friend years in the past that has labored properly for me, and I attempt to cross it on to pals who’ve this downside. It helps if you understand how to meditate. You don’t should be excellent at it, you is usually a newbie (I gave newbie recommendation on meditation right here). Most individuals with “busy brains” discover their thoughts doesn’t need to cooperate meditating, it needs to be flitting round from thought to thought (or fear to fret). One other downside when meditating is falling asleep. Right here’s the place the recommendation from my good friend, who was additionally a meditator, is available in. In the midst of the evening, she mentioned to assume to your self, “nice, that is the right time to meditate, as a result of I gained’t agonize by falling asleep”. Your thoughts, which doesn’t need to meditate, will see falling asleep because the lesser of two evils. Works like a champ for me.