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Night Shift

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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Yeah. Sometimes I've waited over an hour @Faith-and-Hope. Not sure but that was pretty much instant. Have you posted it before?

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I was only stirring @TAB. It's all cool. While my mood was good I figured I owed you some😝😄

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No .... not one of mine ... just an online find ....

If you like it, have you tried Zentangle art @Former-Member ?

There are a lot of adult colouring in books available in that style now, but good to have a go at drawing them too.

Might be something you enjoy ...

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pS @TAB I have lots more guilty pleasures like that one too. Even though I'm a child of the 60s my music preference these days is listening to JJJ. I like new music of lots of genres. Favourite is world music. I like most things, not a fan of heavy metal but pretty much anything else.

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..oo oh ..'owed me some' ..indeed, well, make hay while the sun shines, woman lol

cats have been known to be very sensitive tho, well touchy .. and sometimes touch.. even if playfully with claws lolo .. na all good

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i just voiced a 'no oo in falling, well something.. o so you have ear 'openings' 20mm diameter, wear a Hawaiian shirt and possible nose piercing ..oh ok ..haha

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@Faith-and-Hope My therapist bought me a book before I went into hospital which is really nice. I did some whilst in hospital and have it in my coping box. Part of my issue is my perfectionist crap. I can't stand anything I do. It's never good enough. For some reason this went through the roof since my trauma and one of the reasons I'm stuck in the trenches still. I'm trying so hard with this book to let go of it, it's a slow process and I hope I get to the point I can relax and enjoy it. It's something that appeals to me and I want to do, just have to work through my issues. Sorry for the serious response. Apparently in the first midfulness class they did zentangle so maybe I'll do it again there too.

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Cracked me up @TAB 😂

I would have loved to have said yes to one of those mentioned but alas not that out there. Have 5 earrings in one ear but that's just a physical reminder/representation of my 4 kids and me. That's my wild and crazy lol. 😊

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I don't know if it will help, but perhaps if you can develop an appreciation for imperfection - ie swing the pendulum the other way - you might be able to find the middle line more easily .... or rather .... embrace a spectrum ....

I don't mean necessarily drawing "imperfect" images yourself .... just viewing them might be enough ....

Here's another, very different cat ....

Kept it small so it doesn't freak you out, hopefully ... 😊

There's style of drawing / painting called "naive art" for its childlike qualities .... my Mum introduced me to it one day, I must have been about ten .... before that I had thought that realism was "proper" art ....

It started to broaden my thinking, seeing those sorts of images and coming to terms with the fact that adults were deliberately painting them that way as an aesthetic.

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