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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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Hello @Former-Member

it is soo good to see you , what do you think about music therapy

Do you have a veges garden of flower beds ?? xx

would you like a camomile tea

take care my friend

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@Shazab

You can tag people like I just tagged you .... by using the "@" key directly in front of typing their name ....

As soon as you press the "@" key you should get a drop-down box showing the names of the most recent posters .... if the name you're looking for isn't there pump, just start typing out their name and it should come up .... that's if you're using a computer or iPad .... on you're phone you have to type the whole name after the "@", but then they will be tagged assuming they have requested notification emails ...

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Thanks @Shaz51....

I'm not a big music person....

It doesn't calm me down - I only seem to really enjoy it if I'm in a 'goodish' mood....

I appreciate the music when I'm practicing yoga...

I'm going to get an anti-inflammatory tomorrow that usually helps when I have back/shoulder/neck pain.... Hopefully that helps (sometimes I just need one dose!) or I'll have to get a massage in a few weeks....

How is the sciatica? Is physio helping?

Yes, good idea - I'll have a chamomile tea after dinner - partner is making black bean "meatballs" with gnocchi - yum yum!

How is you husband?

Namaste,

A

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Hello @Former-Member xx

yes , my hubby has to be in the mood for music too

anti-inflammatory tablets -- I can`t take due to my kidney disease

My sciatica is a bit sore , No appointment yet argggg '

yum Dinner sounds very nice xx

we had chicken in a bag for dinner -- put chiken and veges all in the bag with herbs and spices in the oven for an hour

Hubby said he is staying on the meds , he is ok , had a restless night last night which is unusally

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Thanks and hugs back to you @Shaz51. Hope all goes well tomorrow at the specialist. I'm interested in hearing how it goes, if you'd like to share.

I tried resting this afternoon, but couldn't relax. Went for a big walk, cooked dinner and just finished eating. Cuppa time.

Yes @Faith-and-Hope, it does "suck" having bad sleep. I can go for ages without having a nightmare. Lately I've had at least 4 in the past week or so. I have to get up and walk around for a bit, as I often feel quite scared and it sometimes stops me from going straight back into the nightmare. Hopefully tomorrow will be a bit of a relaxing day (apart from the usual chores). Oh and I need to do homework for the psychologist visit on Tuesday. I have to write down the 20 worst things that have happened to me and 10 good things that have happened. Also, what I want to gain out of EMDR therapy. Not looking forward to writing down the 20 worst things that have happened to me, that's for sure. I won't spend too much time on it. Oh and I just remembered other things I have to do, so it won't be a relaxing day after all, not to worry. I'll try and relax while doing them, hehe! How was your day? Have you been busy? Hugs back to you @Faith-and-Hope

Hello to @Shazab. I haven't met you yet. Are you new on here?

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Thanks @Former-Member

It will be interesting to see what the iron specialist say

as the kidney specialist doesn`t think I should go

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Hi @Former-Member

What kind of dose of anti-inflammatories is it .. an injection?

I took tablets for 6 months but they did not do a thing ... maybe my musculature was far too rigid and tense ... I did not seem to be able to get doctors to help me ... mainly took kids to them ... but got fobbed off for self ... these days it is a better ... at least I have an idea when they are actually trying ... even if they still dont hang around very long.

Glad you still pop in to the forum and are doing the yoga. found yoga very helpful for many years.

Hi @Former-Member and @Shaz51

Much planned for the week ahead?

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Do what you think is right for you @Shaz51. I know I've had to work things out for myself, as doctors haven't been able to help me. Good on you for doing what you think is best.

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HI @Appleblossom. My week is usually busy driving my girl around, chores etc. Psychologist on Tuesday, hopefully something nice in between everything. What about you? Busy week for you?

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