Replies to '06/21 "Throw It Out!"'

Sleep disorders are treatable and I've not heard of any that are best managed by not maintaining regular hours. In fact, that is one of the most typically suggested first-line approaches to treating them. I too have a sleep disorder and am on many meds, but that isn't what is causing my mess--it is the crap in my head and the myths I try to perpetuate about why things are the way they are. Face it: I'm just to distracted and lack the focus and discipline to go ahead and tackle the stuff (ie "life"). And I also would like to be rescued and taken care of, but that just ain't gonna happen! No matter what anyone else thinks about the whys or wherefores of my situation, it still comes back to me. I do not need someone else's pity, sympathy or even physical assistance to clean up the mess. I do not need to buy something to make myself feel better. I can get just as much of a "high" by cleaning off a horizontal surface that attracts junk. An even better "high" is to keep it cleared off one day at a time. If I can't take this kind of approach, I'm just as desolate as you. Besides, if I just complain about my situation, and seek something (approval/sympathy) from others, I'm more miserable, I end up either buying something or eating something, and I don't take any action. I have to make myself deal with what's "eating" me if I want to change things. As they say, if you want different results, you have to do something different--doing the same thing cannot yield different results just by doing it one more time. Volunteer work can also be very helpful for these kinds of problems--they are great for getting "outside yourself" and getting a different perspective on things. Hang in there and keep reinforcing your abilities, not your problems.