I messed up my own sleep yesterday by getting up early and by later taking a late nap. Then at my dear wife’s instance going to bed around nine in the evening. Now it’s nearly two in the morning and I’m wide awake. But it wasn’t my wife or my late nap’s fault that woke up so early. No, it was the painful explosion occurred in my gut. It’s not a pleasant subject to talk about, but it is a reality I’ve lived with for several years.
I’m always trying to connect the dots. I suppose it comes from my curiosity as a kid and the trade in which I’m trained… analyst. But never since the stressful task of living through our recent hurricane and its aftermath. I’ve been having real trouble with my digestive system. Without giving away too much detail it’s been quite painful and unpredictable. Recently my issues followed a morning to afternoon pattern, usually ending before the evening. But lately it’s a late night through mid-morning pattern of discomfort. As always I deal with it by taking my medicine and watching what I eat. But over the last few days the pattern is getting more…intense. Almost to the point of unpredictability.
So what do you do? Most of my doctors offices are overrun or completely shutdown due to the storm. But as I ponder the question, I think it has more to do with post traumatic stress. I believe at night I’m reliving the stress of the last few weeks now the things have settled. It’s funny how stress shows up in my life both physically and mentally. It always seems once I patch one hole stress and anxiety comes leaking through another. So as I dig through my arsenal of weapons (medication and mindfulness practice) to patch yet another hole. Always make time to connect the dots with what maybe troubling your own life. Don’t let stress, anxiety, and discomfort win.
I’m always trying to connect the dots. I suppose it comes from my curiosity as a kid and the trade in which I’m trained… analyst. But never since the stressful task of living through our recent hurricane and its aftermath. I’ve been having real trouble with my digestive system. Without giving away too much detail it’s been quite painful and unpredictable. Recently my issues followed a morning to afternoon pattern, usually ending before the evening. But lately it’s a late night through mid-morning pattern of discomfort. As always I deal with it by taking my medicine and watching what I eat. But over the last few days the pattern is getting more…intense. Almost to the point of unpredictability.
So what do you do? Most of my doctors offices are overrun or completely shutdown due to the storm. But as I ponder the question, I think it has more to do with post traumatic stress. I believe at night I’m reliving the stress of the last few weeks now the things have settled. It’s funny how stress shows up in my life both physically and mentally. It always seems once I patch one hole stress and anxiety comes leaking through another. So as I dig through my arsenal of weapons (medication and mindfulness practice) to patch yet another hole. Always make time to connect the dots with what maybe troubling your own life. Don’t let stress, anxiety, and discomfort win.
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