A word of advice from the many wise souls on this board. I have been using a combination of valerian(herb), melatonin, and otc sleep aids to help me sleep. I have been getting a consistent 6 hours or so of good sleep, but generally seem to pop up at around 4 am and then settle into a very light sleep, or toss and turn until 530 when I usually get up. When I wake up at 4, thoughts of my w leaving start to crowd my brain, and I cant get back to sleep.

I think I read somewhere on this board that when visions of your s start popping into your brain, you should visualize a big stop sign to jolt your mind off the thoughts. Anyone else have any other advice on how to keep my mind from fixating? Any and all ideas are welcome, thanks again folks!

m 54
XW 48
m 12
t 14
bomb 6-11
s 10-11
wife moved to other state 10-21-11
d 9-12

O GOD THY SEA IS SO GREAT AND MY BOAT IS SO SMALL!