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It doesn’t always work, but tonight I’m drinking a mix of Earl Grey and peppermint tea. Peppermint for the belly ache. With caffeine I call it “the boomerang affect”, the trick is to not drink too much, usually about 1/3 cup of really good strong French roast. I’m not sure the earl grey has enough caffeine in it. but I know if I get my but in bed while I’m still sleepy there’s hope I can sleep well. Getting that second wind sucks, maybe I’ll try just a few sips of the strong coffee if I can’t get to sleep later. Exercise is a great help too. I know that focusing too much on the fact that I have add symptoms can make them worse, kinda like I’m getting a complex and it’s just me manufacturing my own misery. I wish I could figure out why the heck I do that. Or if I actually do… zzzzzz Thinkin! that’s my main problem. I wish I had a off switch like Data from Star Trek next generation. Wouldn’t that be great? It would help if I had a wife to turn me back on in the morning though huh? Ayyy,
A lot of my problem is plain ol discipline I think. Whoops, I thinked didn’t I? Umm thunk?
Thanks! a lot gang, I’m through.
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