How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep, Despite Arthritis Pain

By Irene S. Roth

Arthritis sufferers find it very hard to sleep comfortably and for a full night. Arthritis sufferers toss and turn looking for that sweet spot that never seems to come to fruition. As a result, they can sometimes feel hopeless, frustrated, and exhausted making their pain worse. Well, the good news is that there is a LOT YOU can do! I will share some of these things with you in this E-book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irene S. Roth
• Release date: Dec 11, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310686450

Irene S. Roth

Irene S. Roth, MA is an academic and freelance writer. She writes academically, for teens and tweens and adults. When she isn't writing, she is teaching. She is also pursuing a Master's of Social Work Degree.

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How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep

Despite Arthritis Pain

Irene S. Roth

Copyright 2014 Irene S. Roth

http://www.howtomanageyourarthritus.com

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Table of Contents

Introduction

New Morning Habits to Develop

• Monitor your pain levels upon waking

• Do a centering exercise

• Take a walk

• Deal with negative emotions

• Laugh often

• Become self-knowledgeable

New Afternoon Habits to Develop

• Manage your pain

• Say NO often

• Lie down and rest when needed

• Vent

• Be active

• Don’t engage in negative self-talk

• Live in the moment

• Practice yoga

• Unwind

New Bedtime Habits to Develop

• Eat a smaller meal

• Don’t gorge

• Do soothing things

• Go to bed at the same time every night

• Be calm

• Monitor temperature of room

• Limit your water intake

• Take a warm bath

• Meditate

Conclusion

About the Author

Introduction

What do I need to do to get a good night sleep?

It isn’t easy to live with arthritis pain. I know how that is first-hand. I’ve had arthritis for over fifteen years now. And I’ve experienced more and more disability as you’ll as pain and fatigue in my life.

I was merely forty years old when I was first diagnosed with arthritis, and I felt like my life was over. Many times, I though, how can I carry on if even getting a good night sleep is impossible to come by because I cannot get comfortable in bed? It is VERY hard to live and function with arthritis pain all the time, but it is even harder to sleep with arthritis pain.

I’ve struggled to find cures (I was in denial at the beginning, thinking that there MUST BE SOMETHING that will cure my pain), salves, pain pills, and sleeping pills--anything that would help me get a better night sleep. But sadly, nothing helped for long.

I tried many different things to help me ease my pain so that I could get some sleep. Nothing really worked for long