When I can't sleep at 4am, I find it oddly comforting to imagine a woman thousands of years ago- Paleolithic era, say- who also couldn't sleep and lay awake worrying about similar sorts of things- how to get her DS to get up and go on the mammoth hunt rather than sleeping in or what to feed everyone in the morning when her family had eaten all the nuts last night that were supposed to be for today (possibly giving away my lack of knowledge of the Paleolithic here).
Does anyone else take comfort in odd things like this?
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Odd thoughts that are strangely comforting
Swoopy · 27/03/2024 14:41
GoodnightAdeline · 27/03/2024 14:45
Yes, that one day we will all be dead and the problems/worrying will stop.
When I’m very stressed I often mentally revert back to my childhood and watch clips of old adverts/programs from that time period and find them oddly comforting.
perimumma · 27/03/2024 16:32
When I can't sleep, I think of the houses that I've lived in and remember their layouts
Phrogg · 27/03/2024 15:45
All our ancestors who will have gazed up at the moon and admired its beauty the way we do now.
All the famous historical figures who will have done the same. Our constant silent, silvery companion.
mylittleitalianhome · 27/03/2024 16:39
I often think back to a holiday to Rome when I was 13. I remember, at the tome, looking round a bustling street and thinking ‘I’ll remember this street and these people for ever’. Now whenever I’m stressed, I bring up the memory again and wonder what everyone is doing now - the street vendor, the German tourists etc.
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