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Night Shift

MazaritaSenior Contributor

Night Shift

Since I am awake at 4am I thought I'd start this thread for those of us who have trouble sleeping and might find it helpful to have a place to go to chat. Whatever gets you through the night is alright.

To get the ball rolling, I'll just say that I enjoyed being part of the Topic Tuesday discussion tonight. I wish it was possible for these events to be weekly rather than monthly. Either way, thanks SANE and all the people I've met on here over recent months.

Edited June 2016 and February 2017: Night Shift is now open 24 hours a day. To join in, just click through to the last page of the thread at the top right of this post to get to the latest message.

Edited April 2017 and June 2017: For the sake of better communications between members here, I am adding that this thread is meant to be a caring, kind and gentle place of sharing. Humour is welcome, as long as its not unkindly directed towards other members. Hope your time in this chat thread is rewarding.

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ethSenior Contributor

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Hugs to you too @Former-Member. Take care.

I'm going to get ready now too. Will catch up more another time with everyone. Hi to @Mazarita and @Appleblossom, hope you're both well.

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MazaritaSenior Contributor

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Hi @eth, everyone. Just stopped in to say hi. Thanks to those who have sent callouts over the time I've been absent. Mental health is okay for now but physical health is in a bit of a nosedive in a range of ways. One symptom is dizziness, which is making it hard to be on the computer. Still on 'time out' from the forum but wishing everyone the very best.

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Unknown userMember

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Hi @Mazarita

Its lovely to 'see' you, i hope that you can get on top of the dizziness soon. Its not a nice feeling. hink of you often.

Hi everyone, how is everyon going tonight? i'm going ok, but have a blah cold and feel urgh!

LJ

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Unknown userMember

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Hugs to you too @Former-Member xo

I hope you have a nice day tomorrow too, @Former-Member xo

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utopiaSenior Contributor

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Hi @Former-Member. EMDR -you remember an incident - feel how your body responds - what you see smell hear feel - this is the hard bit - why you have a nbr of therapy sessions first - to gain trust with your psychologist.
While you remember the incident - the therapist moves her finger side to side - left to right - in front of your eyes - never touching.
She asks what you are feeling - and she tells you to hold onto that emotion -& then she continues with the finger wave. Repeats asking how you are feeling etc etc.
When we have PTSD - an incident gets caught in our fight or flight part of the brain.
What this finger waving is doing, is putting this incident where memories belong - back in the memory box (I don't know technical language). But when it is put in this old memory storage area - the fear is removed.
So you can recall this memory and talk about it in detail but there is no physical or emotional pain associated with it. It becomes like an old memory from years ago, where you are able to describe your holiday to the beach when you were 10, you know it was an awful holiday, lots of stuff went wrong - but you don't FEEL the pain of it. It is now a MEMORY & you no longer RE-LIVE IT.
WARNING: you must find a fully qualified practitioner who has completed the full EMDR training - not just section 1 & who has a high success rate of treating PTSD.
It worked for me I only had 2 seasions on the workplace incident that made me sick.
If people are interested in this therapy - goofle it. Research as much as you can. Check if therapists are registered with the EMDR Association of Australia. & good luck.

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Unknown userMember

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I hope that you feel rested and recover soon @Mazarita

Hi @Former-Member A cold, that's no good. Are you taking anything for it? I take Olive Leaf tonic or Astra Forte tonic, they both help the immune system and help get rid of colds and flu.

How has your week been?

Not much excitement in my week, just surviving and trying to get on top of life.

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Unknown userMember

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Thanks very much @utopia Sounds amazing. Sounds very different, I must say.

I have been googling, there's a lady psychologist not too far away from me. But I will do more research first before I make a decision.

It sounds like it helped you, that's great.

Thanks again for replying.

How has your week been? Doing much on the weekend?

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Unknown userMember

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Hi @Former-Member

It was a bit of a long week, found work really difficult this week, though it was ok. I have not had much concentration for anything. but coping.

lj

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

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Thank you @Former-Member xx

Hope you feel better soon

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Unknown userMember

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You're a teacher, aren't you @Former-Member? That can be a very stressful job. How old is your boy? Any plans for your weekend?

Thanks @Shaz51. What are you up to tonight and tomorrow?

I made a plan for the first time in a while. Planning to go with my daughter to take photos. Might head off to a rainforest where there is a waterfall. Lovely place for a walk. I have discovered recently that I really enjoy taking photos.

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