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I had the same problem.  Start by reading Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach.  It was an Oprah Book Club selection and has been on NYTimes bestseller list for almost two years.  It is written for women but the concepts apply to men also.  It saved me emotionally and led me to aromatherapy.  I recommend Aromatherapy by Valerie Gennari Cooksley for natural healing methods. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->my sleep cycle is all messed up from months of unemployment and feeling >crummy…. i am looking for suggestions for something natural and safe

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my sleep cycle is all messed up from months of unemployment and feeling crummy…. i am looking for suggestions for something natural and safe to help me get going in the morning…. and then something to help me relax and get to sleep rather early, like 9pm…. i am seeking an awake schedule from about 5am until 9pm and right now i am way off…. all help is appreciated…. right now, i have started taking a sublingual b-complex for energy in the morn, and am thinking probably valerian tea in the evening…. my problem has always been that it takes a bunch of whatever, generally to have an effect on me…. thanks for your consideration… jim…<><

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I remember the last time I was unemployed. It was so easy to stay up and watch late night television but so hard to wake up at a decent time in the morning. I’m one of those people that don’t like to go to bed and don’t like to get up in the morning. Now it is the internet and newsgroups that keep me up at night – there is still nothing good on the tube at night but now I have a choice. I guess what I am trying to say is the reason that I was like this when I was unemployed was because my life was sooooooooo boring! I didn’t have any money for anything fun to do and the only entertainment that I could afford was the tube. So if it’s the same in your case, turn off the television and go for walks every day. A mile or two or more will make you naturally tired. Make it a routine every day and you won’t need something to go to sleep or pick you up in the morning.  BTW, it is something I’ve started to do *again* and have lost about 17 pounds in the last 4 weeks. I’ve also realized that it is something (exercise) that I’m going to have to do for the rest of my life <ugh!>. Good luck, Ryan – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> my sleep cycle is all messed up from months of unemployment and feeling > crummy…. i am looking for suggestions for something natural and safe to > help me get going in the morning…. and then something to help me relax > and get to sleep rather early, like 9pm…. i am seeking an awake schedule > from about 5am until 9pm and right now i am way off…. all help is > appreciated…. right now, i have started taking a sublingual b-complex for > energy in the morn, and am thinking probably valerian tea in the > evening…. my problem has always been that it takes a bunch of whatever, > generally to have an effect on me…. thanks for your consideration… > jim…<><

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