Insomnia of the Creative Minds

Artistic and creative individuals often endure a level of insomnia throughout their lifetime. The mind has several levels of functioning, including the creative parent, parent, nourishing parent, critical parent, rebellious parent and so forth. Some of us work the brain on one side or the other, while few of work the creative parent side more than the other sides of the brain. This is because the brain is either off balance, or else the person has a gift to use one side of the brain and utilizing the other parent brain when needed.

The creative parent is used when a person wants to design, construct, write, draw, and so forth. When a person has a gift to utilize the creative parent often the person often finds difficulty sleeping during night hours. Often these types of people prefer to work during the night hours vs. working during day hours. Few find it easiest to work in the early morning hours, but for the most of us, we prefer to work during the night hours. This can lead to major problems since the mind has no schedule for resting, thus acute insomnia may start and gradually work up to chronic insomnia.

The creative minds are often easier to work with providing no medical or mental ailment or disorder is involved. Often prescribing nerve medications can help the person get on track during sleep hours. Since the REM sleep is lacking in these minds it is recommended that when the urge to write or create starts up, get it done and over with fast so that you can lie down and rest peacefully. I noted during a study that the gifted minds when creative must adhere to their desire or else sleep will not occur. Thus if you have a creative mind then keep reading this article, since steps will be laid out for your convenience.

Writers that enjoy writing in the morning hours may feel tired out during the afternoon. If you are working at home, it might be in your best interest to learn to nap during afternoon hours, to prepare for sleepless nights when the creative parent will not allow shutdowns. Likewise, if you are an artist that plays music or draws at night, then you will need to find a schedule that works best for you.

Naps will at most help your body and mind function properly if you have difficulty sleeping. Medications may be good for few, but if you do not have a medical or mental condition enforcing insomnia, then other strategies are necessary to avoid ongoing sleeplessness.

It is important to find time during your day to relax and exercise. Musicians may dance during play, which is great since it is a source of exercise. However, writers often find them self-sitting in a chair in an off space of a room, or else resting on a bed while writing. Writers especially need to learn to practice stress reduction tactics coupled with exercise since these gifted people are at a higher risk of suffering heart problems and other medical problems.

It is recommended that writes or the minds that work on the creative parent more extensively than others to setup a schedule that works within their reason of work. Instead of working twelve or more hours per day, setup a time that you will stop work and rest. Rest could mean watching a movie, listening to music, or exercising. Do something for your self, instead of worrying about deadlines constantly. Deadlines is the number one stressor for writers, thus it often leads to insomnia and bad nerves. Few writers will even turn to alcohol and/or drugs to find a source of relaxation. This is a really bad idea, since drugs and alcohol will enforce insomnia and nervous problems.

It is important to setup a work schedule for you self and work through each task one at a time, starting with the one on demand and working through the remaining tasks. If you suffering writers block, do not force your mind to write, rather takes some time out for your self, writing, and sleep will both come with practice.