戴尔·卡耐基/DaleCarnegie
JeanetteMacDonaldtoldmethatwhenshewasdepressedandworriedandhaddifficultyingoingtosleep, shecouldalwaysget“afeelingofsecurity”byrepeatingPsalmXXII:“TheLordismyShepherd; .”
Butifyouarenotreligious, andhavetodothingsthehardway, , whowroteReleasefromNervousTension, , wordsarethekeytoallkindsofhypnosis; andwhenyouconsistentlycan'tsleep, —andyoucandoitbysayingtothemusclesofyourbody:“Letgo, letgo—loosenupandrelax.”Wealreadyknowthatthemindandnervescan'trelaxwhilethemusclesaretense—soifwewanttogotosleep, —anditworksoutinpractice—thatweputapillowunderthekneestoeasethetensiononthelegs, , bytellingthejawtorelax, theeyes, thearms, andthelegs, wefinallydropofftosleepbeforeweknowwhathashitus.I'vetriedit—, 'sbook, ReleasefromNervousTension, .
Oneofthebestcuresforinsomniaismakingyourselfphysicallytiredbygardening, swimming, tennis, golf, skiing, , hewasworriedaboutinsomnia, sohegotajobworkingasasectionhandontheNewYorkCentralRailway; andafteradayofdrivingspikesandshovelinggravel, hewassoexhaustedthathecouldhardlystayawakelongenoughtoeat.
Ifwegettiredenough, , whenIwasthirteenyearsold, myfathershippedacar-loadoffathogstoSaintJoe, , , —acityofsixtythousand——wonderofwonders—, FatherandItookatrainbacktoRavenwood, 'clockinthemorning, !
, thefamousneurologist, tellsmethatduringtheretreatoftheFifthBritishArmyin1918, '.“Afterthat,”,“whenIhadtroublesleeping, Iwouldpracticerollingupmyeyeballsintothisposition, .”
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, , , sohesaidtothisman:“Ifyouaregoingtocommitsuicideanyway, .”
