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I have few questions hope someone can help me through them:
1. My joining date for PWC SDC is 6th June, by when i can expect my laptop and welcome kit?
2. Do PWC allow us to use their work on our personal mobile phone or iPad?
3. After joining when i can avail WFH allowances and mobile purchase allowances?Pwc AC
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Walk every day. Even 10 minutes has amazing benefits. Meditate. Every morning 15 minutes and evening 15 minutes. Practice gratitude. I go thru alphabet while I’m in the shower. A for my apples, B for a beautiful morning C - Carlos my sweet client D David my amazing nephew etc
CBD oil has been a godsend for me. I would wake up at 3am every night with racing thoughts. But CBD seems to calm them.
FA1 I get it either from a health food store near me or a private supplement shop. But I believe you can get it at Vitamin Shoppe. I buy Charlotte Web.
Maybe you should talk to someone about this. Therapy is ok.
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Low-risk approach (if not doing already): work out and ensure you’re not dehydrated. If you drink, taper down then go without for a week and check your anxiety levels then.
Exercise makes a world of difference. Then Im tired at night, not ruminating.
This was me too. I downloaded the calm app. It will play sounds of nature or read you a bedtime story in the most soothing voice of your choice. It drowns our the racing thoughts and I’m out in 30 minutes every time.
Thanks everyone for all the helpful advice! I've tried CBD oil and melatonin and it doesn't work well for me for whatever reason :( but I'm going to try journaling and writing down all my worries and thoughts before bed. Meditation has always been a struggle for me but gonna give it another try.
A lot of folks brought up working out. I am noticing that I've stopped working out since the pandemic started and while I used to have sleep anxiety even when I was working out, it's become more frequent than before. I used to only get insomnia before major events but now even the smallest things at work keep me up at night.
I tried a therapist and she just sent me worksheets on BetterHelp... Didn't rly help me cause she talked more than I did. I stopped it about 3 weeks ago. Gonna try a few cheaper remedies before I try therapy again! But thanks for the suggestion!
This happened to me quite a bit before. I would always write down my thoughts in my notes in my phone to not worry about forgetting anything. Then turn on the tv to something funny that may distract you and help fall asleep. Can you move your desk out of your bedroom? Maybe into living room? Otherwise I’d try to put my laptop somewhere else at night so that you don’t see it.
You have great advice here, especially the exercising. & to add I would deactivate any social media that might cause anxiety/stress. I deactivated Instagram 2 weeks ago and it really helped. Sometimes things can get political/set unrealistic expectations and that kept me up at night with my thoughts.
So for me, deactivating social media, reading, & working out was the remedy.
I understand you. I woke up 3AM today worried about a deadline for Monday. Corona left me terrified about losing my job (I started there 2 days before the quarantine started in my country).
I try to take deep breaths when I’m lying down and can’t sleep. It works most of the times. Taking some camomile tea also helps sometimes. Sometimes I pray too.
For anxiety, my worse enemy, I still trying to figure it out. I try to be as organized as I can, practice some sport, vent with my therapist and my SO, write down my feelings... it helps just a little. I’m considering going to a psychiatrist now
Take melatonin. I need pills once a while
Melatonin made things worse for me. :( - Id get very sleepy, but still unable to sleep. That felt awful and confusing. Not sure if Melatonin is a good idea if someone has Insomnia.
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OP: This is normal and you don’t need therapy or prescription drugs. I have this problem too and it has gotten worse during the pandemic.
The things I find helpful are 10mg Melatonin gummies before bed and calming tea if I wake up in the night (links below). Also sometimes if I still can’t relax, it helps to do 25 push ups to just burn some nervous energy.
Yogi Tea - Calming https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CMIYWM/
Natrol Melatonin 10mg Gummy https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079TD7HG2/
You’ll need to address the thoughts that are keeping you up. Either by confronting problems in your life, talking to a therapist, or journaling about it. All the best!
About a month ago, I stopped drinking coffee because it triggered some stomach issues for me. Anyway, I noticed that since I stopped coffee, my sleep has dramatically improved (I drink matcha instead). Other things: when using my iphone and mac at night, i use true tone/night shift (in the settings), because blue light from screens makes it harder to sleep. Lastly, I use the calm app to stop my brain from thinking too much. I also started meditation which has helped me stop racing thoughts — if you can’t meditate, trying doing things that get to into the flow state or focus super hard (same benefits).
5-htp or GABA calm are supplements that have helped me during this time. I started a month ago and can tell a huge difference.
My partner uses 5-Htp and swears by it. He would drive across town to buy it if necessary.
I have this issue too but usually with “what I have to do the next day” regardless of a deadline or other things happening at EY, so a bit different, but one thing that has helped me is to really make sure I keep good track of my to-do-list during the day, even if it’s something as small as “send these 3 emails tomorrow”. It’s helped me try to leave work at work because then the little to-do’s/statuses don’t need to be kept in my head.
Especially if you’re a SM, you probably have a lot of things floating around in your head like to touch base with a manager the next day. Even if it’s small, write it down and take it out of your head.
I was doing this before the covid era
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I use an essential oil diffuser and use an app called Sleep Bug: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sleep-bug/id467483176
There’s a timer on it, so I put on the ocean waves for 30 minutes and match my breath to the rhythm of the waves. If I’m still awake after 30 minutes, I get up to do something non electronic based: write down my concerns, adult coloring book with colored pencils or reading. Your bed should be for sleep and sex, not work or watching TV.
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Lots of feedback in here, but mine is best because it helped me and I’m biased (haha).
200mg of L Theanine 45 minutes before bed. Not habit forming. All natural. No side effects. Not a sedative. Just erased my racing thoughts so I could drift cozily to sleep. Highly recommend.