Kate's MorningWell diary

I plugged into side two while pottering about the house – again after lunch. Felt OK in the afternoon, but I had eaten in stages instead of having one large-ish lunch, which is better for me. I can’t say it’s having any effect so far.

Day 3: Sunday 9th December
A bad start to today occurred when I woke up at 6am feeling hungry and horrid! I gradually felt better as the morning progressed and, though still nauseous, actually went out shopping in the afternoon. Started to think that the tape might have some benefit.

I got to listen to side two a bit later than usual. I was shattered when I got back home, but made the most of feeling able to cope and did my ironing. After that I really was exhausted, so I lay down and read for a while, listening to the tape at the same time.

Day 4: Monday 10th December
Woke at 2am unable to get back to sleep – felt appalling. Took a Diazepam at 3am. I lay down with side one on between 6.45am and 7.15am. I realised that there are some ‘popping’ sounds in one of the tracks that don’t fit in with the rhythm of the music and so started to wonder if maybe these are the ‘special sounds’.

Having resigned myself to a day in bed, I was surprised to find myself improving enough to actually get engrossed in some letter writing. I put side two on while doing some of this and actually got so stuck in that I almost never made it back to bed, and ended up having just a half-hour nap before the children came home.

Day 5: Tuesday 11th December
I do now think that there is some benefit in the tape. It is difficult to quantify, but I am really starting to feel that my worse moments are not as bad as they used to be and my better ones are such that I can actually do things I would never have dreamed of doing a while ago.

Conclusion
There is not any doubt that I have experienced an improvement in my general well-being since using the tape. It is difficult to say, however, how much of this improvement might be due to MorningWell and how much might have happened anyway. It cannot be said that I feel well, but I definitely feel better and that counts for something. I am convinced it helps and I intend to keep using it.

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