I am not crazy and I am not exaggerating.
Sometimes, my muse runs off into the wild winds not to be found.
But that sometimes is very, very rare.
As a matter of fact, I am wishing that the muse would run off for some days and let me have peace.
How do you quieten the thousand voices of characters in your head, with ideas racing from pillar to post and vying for your attention.
A lot of times my body is tired but my brain remains supercharged and the voices just won’t keep quiet.
It’s totally driving me mad.
Even when I say that I am not going to think. I STILL THINK.
Hey! Is anybody out there? I need good tips of how to kill a muse and get some sleep.
What do you do to keep the voices in your head shut? Short of hitting my head with a sledgehammer!
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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I sure will. I need the help and it would be worth knowing.
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Mostly I get up and give in. About two hours later, the muse will take a rest generally. Don’t try the “hitting head with sledgehammar” angle. It only results in thinking about whether you are going to write about the experience by descriptive narrative, as an item in your diary, in third person or first person, perhaps make a play out of it, or should you try the humorous approach, or should you play the role of a counselor pointing out the disadvantage of such ploy, or should you — warning the muse loves this game!
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🙂 🙂 I won’t try the hitting head with a sledgehammer because that would certainly give muse more ammunition to use and taunt my life.
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I also have some sleepless nights when my brain cells won’t stop jumping even though I am physically dead tired.
So, I open up my laptop and do whatever until my brain cells are satisfied. :p
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That’s what I do Aysabaw, I simply work until the brain is now fagged out but most times it makes me dull the following day because I have to wake up pretty early to ensure that my children are ready for school.
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Haha yeah same thing. I will be like a zombie in the office the next morning hehe…but what to do?
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True. I wish I could just press a button and switch off all the internal noise.
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I suffer from insomnia it seems I lack a shut down button for my thoughts.
Grab a pen and a paper and write about these thoughts
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I am beginning to think that artists, creative people in general are insomniacs to an extent. I have two big notepads by my bedside. My husband can’t understand it, because he can sleep standing up 😉
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True I have read many studies that claim that people who suffer from sleeping disorder are more intelligent and creative.
Me too I keep a red notebook next to my bed; 😀 Insomnia helped me to boost my creativity, I guess you can say it is my little dark angel
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It is a little dark Angel 😉
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That’s one problem writers have — a chattering mind, ideas flowing in, and you don’t know what to do. 🙂
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Sonia, you got it right. Seriously, some days I am at a loss on what to do.
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Mindfulness ladies 😊 it does help a little, I try it often when the buzz doesn’t stop x
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Hmm. I think I am going to try several new approaches. Thank you Lisa
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I consciously leave my thinking corner,especially when the flow is gushing and my body can’t take no more, lie on the sofa in front of the TV, Before I can say “Jack Robinson” i am already in dream land! That means the sleeping element has taken over from my “adrenalin rush of ideas”. 😀
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Thanks sis. Maybe I am going to resurrect TV a bit more into my life.
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I don’t watch it too like that! I have found out that in between all the writing ,studying,wifing and mothering 😀 .I can steal 1hr or so to unwind and rest,once I do that ehn! sleep is beckoning.
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My mother used to sleep in front of the TV all the time when we were growing up. Now I understand it better.
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write everything, that´s what i do. words, phrases, ideas, that constantly bombard my mind I jotted down on my booklet that i carry everywhere with me. Now i have a collection of too many booklets
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Thank you Charly. Maybe that is the way to go to get rid of some of them.
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I can offer you some assistance in the way of using crystals, Sodalite: Helps with peace & stillness, quiets the mind of being busy & chattering. Hematite: it is calming. I also do a grateful list in my mind as I get ready to go to sleep. I can’t hear the chatter while thinking of things I’m grateful for!
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Hmm! This is a very good idea. The grateful list and the crystal stuff. One learns everyday. Thank you 🙂
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Hahaha try meditation!
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Sis, the brain cells refuse to keep quiet enough at times. I try breathing exercise which works sometimes and some days not.
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Oh I totally relate Jacqueline! 😅
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It can get crazy sometimes Jennifer. I am happy not to be alone in this 🙂
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It really does get crazy! There is no off switch. You are defiantly not alone! ❤️
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TV, movies…almost always put me to sleep. No intellectual challenge provided, I zone out and get my rest. Works for me. ☺
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For years now, I don’t watch much of TV because it actually can’t retain my attention for some reason. I am going to try that this night 😉
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I know exactly how you feel and I haven’t found the solution to it myself. Sometimes I just try to lie quietly and let my internal narrator tell me the story. Eventually I fall asleep!
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I think I am probably going to do stuff like that instead of fighting it. Unfortunately, this is one of the fall-outs of writing.
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It’s hard! I swear if I want to watch tv I can’t keep my eyes open but as soon as it’s off I’m wide awake. I’ve taken to just writing things down if I have to
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I prefer writing too.
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Jacqueline, that must be horrible, not being able to get any sleep because of your muse. Maybe writing will help you get them out and help you get back to sleep?
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That’s just what I am trying to do. Write as much as I can and empty my mind. Not funny at times at all.
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I can only imagine. I hope you are getting some relief.
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It really does help to write down stuff, though I wish I could just snooze off without all that.
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I wish you could too Jacqueline!
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I guess i am not alone in this muse thing! Ok here is what i do , i simply pen down the title of my idea in my ideas book then leave it to come back later.
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I do that as well my sister, it’s just that someday’s it seems as if my head is just too full and I just want to sleep quietly without characters running around inside it 🙂
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Meditation should help. However, it takes time to get use to it cause when you first start, thoughts keep popping up but after awhile it gets better. I sometimes listen to sleep meditation or positive affirmations while lying in the bed. You can find tons of them on youtube.
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I will surely try those sis. Thank you very much.
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