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Worksheet Sheet Living with illness, pain and fatigue

Trying to Sleep While You Hurt

For nights when the pain will not let you settle.

Purpose: For nights when the pain will not let you settle.

When to use: Use this in the evening, before another hard night.

Worksheet prompts

  1. How much are you hurting right now?
  2. What has helped even a little on other nights?
    Position, heat, cold, quiet, a fan, sitting up.
  3. What makes it worse once you are lying down?
  4. What is your plan if you are still awake at 3 a.m.?
    Somewhere to go, something to listen to, no clock-watching.

A bad night is a bad night. Tomorrow does not have to pay for it.