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Daytime sleep for serious illnesses
With serious illnesses (as they’re often called), you’re supposed to stay in bed. That’s what folk wisdom used to say. But today, there’s no time for that anymore. At least, that’s the narrative.
Many people around us worry when someone who’s sick sleeps a lot. They’re afraid that all that sleeping might signal the end of that person’s life. But that’s usually not the case.
Such illnesses are probably just the way they are for good reason. Because during certain phases of self-healing, the body truly needs rest from stress, tension, countless tasks, and a life lived in the “fast lane”.
Some people say, even before falling ill, that they don’t have time to be sick. And yet it’s sometimes necessary for the body to shut everything down – no food, no tasks, just rest. When fever appears, it can be a sign that the body is dealing with very deep-seated issues. In this state, it has peace and can use the energy that would otherwise be needed to cope with everyday life.
Fever also speeds up processes in the body that are only possible at an elevated temperature. Since all of this can also come with pain, illnesses aren’t popular. Still, they’re sometimes necessary. And whoever has gotten through one usually moves forward in life with completely new strength and a different awareness. Illness is also a process of growth.
This is where daytime sleep – sleeping during the day – plays a particularly important role. Because here, the body usually works in a different state of consciousness than during nighttime sleep.
Daytime sleep is a really important component here. Usually, though, you can already notice a tendency toward more rest beforehand, which you should follow. The body doesn’t do what it does for no reason. And even when we support it with CDH (CDL/CDS), DMSO, foot baths, alkaline drinks, and plenty of fluids, it’s the body alone that does the work.
What matters here too is that we recognize what our soul is trying to tell us through the body.
There’s a saying that goes:
“You tell him, said the soul to the body. He doesn’t listen to me anyway”!
So the signs have usually been recognizable for a long time if you pay attention and perhaps also enter into an inner dialogue between body, mind and soul. Time for reflection. It is usually the dark time of year when such healing takes place.
So if you feel tired during the day, follow your instincts and take a daytime nap.
Some people also still take the once well-known afternoon nap, which tends to be unpopular with children but can definitely have its benefits for adults – especially when you’re sick.
The best recovery and regeneration happens during deep sleep, which you can also achieve during the day if you allow it. And this is exactly where some people struggle. But some illnesses draw attention to the important healing sleep simply through an increased need for it. So: don’t be afraid of sleeping during the day. Sometimes “miracles” happen when we simply follow our own needs….
All love
Sebastian
