A bit OT: Sorry been out of touch for so long

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Welcome home Jen,

I'm sorry to read you've been so sick but glad you posted to let us know how you

are. I too have had years of insomnia and have xanax to take for sleep but it

doesnt always work for me either. I wonder if you are pehaps a bit hyper-active?

My brother was and I've read that the medications can work the oposite for

people with ADHD and ADD, etc. It's something to ask your doctor about perhaps.

I often have those affects even drink a cup of coffee before bedtime often

because it relaxes me.

I got a handout at my doctors office a couple of months ago and it explained the

post traumatic stress disorder can encompass dibilitating illness and yes, a

counceler helped me for many years work through the ajustments of living with

Still's and also with pain management techniques like self hypnosis and

biofeedback therapy. I'll look for the handout and see if there is helpful

information to post from it. That is what Cat's talk was about at the conference

this past year and it's very good to have a professional to talk and share with

during ajustments with any illness I think. I still go today after all these

years.

I hope you continue to feel better each day,

Many smiles,

Now is the only true moment we have in time.

From: timber@...

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 04:46:08 -0500

Subject:

Sorry been out of touch for so long... been really sick

I'm having one of my insomnia nights again and of course pred sure doesn't help

that.

Sometimes I wonder if I suffer from PTSD.

Jen