For Internstional Sleep Day I wanted to share my experience with Hypnos, King of Slumber, stranger to anguish, god of mental peace, sleep and rest
I’ve struggled with intrusive thoughts for almost a decade, but they became particularly bad a few months ago. I struggled to sleep, to study, to even spend a second in silence brushing my teeth, terrified of new tactic from my brain to terrorize me. It was bad.
It was during this period that I started to come across Hypnos devotees. I was aware he had a significant following, but I always had a complicated relationship with rest and sleep, so I didn’t think much of it or researched further… until he reached out to me.
The how it’s complicated to explain, but I started looking further into his myths, hymns and poems. And overall learning. And then I gave a few devotional acts. I was expecting much, really. By this point I hadn’t make the connection with my intrusive thoughts, I was mostly tired to the bone from all the mental stress.
That was the first of many peaceful nights. Of quiet. Of stillness. Of me managing my stress in general, because I hadn’t realize what a chaotic and stressful life I was leading. How much I craved stimulation and was constantly overwhelmed. How beautiful it can be to simply- sit in silence, rest, take life easy and relax
I’ve never known how to relax, I’m an intense person. I- was a perfectionist, I burned out constantly. I- needed to change.
Hypnos, god of sleep, god of rest, god of mental peace
Thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart because quiet is hard. Stillness is hard. Relaxing is hard. Taking it easy is hard, but it’s worth it. It always is. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
