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Night Shift

MazaritaSenior Contributor23 Sept 2015, 4:13 am AEST

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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DecadianSenior Contributor01 Sept 2016, 1:49 pm AEST

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Good on you for having a rest day too @Former-Member - seeing a psycho-therapist is hard work - you need a rest after that

And I know you are doing your homework without thinking about it - it is happening unconsciously in the back of your brain -

I have been feeling so crappy this week - I think I need to find myself another psycho-therapist - I will leave it for a while and wait and see - I have been worn thin for a week and maybe having some meals delivered will make a difference - though I cooked yesterday

Let's put it this way - my back is aching a lot today - it is not good to fall asleep in my chair in front of the TV for hours - and I could blame the whole thing on my back - but that's not the truth - I am still feeing upset about what happened last week and on Monday. It's strange - but getting nearly run over by someone reversing out of their drive has got me stirred up. I don't know why - I wasn't hit - the driver was in the wrong - I do not like being yelled at by angry women trying to blame me for the wrong-doing of their husband so I ingnored her - and it is under my skin like a splinter

I am not into SH - I have jumped out of the way of cars speeding around corners and into my crossing at the lights - several times - I was a broad and triple jumper and the same mind runs the same body - I am all stirred up and this is stupid and I am starting to feel angry at myself for feeling stupid

Anyway - I am tired today - so regardless - resting is a good idea

Decadian

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Unknown userMember01 Sept 2016, 4:40 pm AEST

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Hehe! @Faith-and-Hope I read, having breakfast under the bridge?? Gets confusing on here sometimes.

Big hug to you @Decadian It is awful being yelled at, especially when you weren't in the wrong. People can be so awful sometimes. Almost being run over would have been a terrible shock for you and being yelled at on top of it would have drained all your energy. It can take a while to get over things like that. Sorry to hear that your back is causing alot of pain today.

It might be nice for you to have some meals delivered. Do you get Meals on Wheels, or do you order meals through someone else?

A while ago a man drove into the back of my car at a round about. We both pulled over on the side of the road and he yelled at me. It was awful, I stood there in shock, that he had just ran into me. I honestly couldn't believe that he was being so rude. I could barely speak. He asked me, "why didn't I go?" I answered, "because there was a car coming". He yelled a few things and drove off. I drove off to go to the shop where I was heading and started to cry, when the lady was serving me in the shop. I told her what happened, she was nice. So, I do understand @Decadian, it is awful being yelled at. I hope that you will be ok soon. Chat on here about it, if it helps, or perhaps phone Lifeline, or similar, that might help you also. I hate to think of you being alone and struggling. You are not stupid at all, it's ok to feel sensitive about such things. I do, I'm sensitive. I used to hate being so sensitive, but we are all different and that's ok.

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Unknown userMember01 Sept 2016, 5:01 pm AEST

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Yep I'm with @Former-Member on the nasty lady. How rude. Who knows she was probably venting on you because her husband is an absolute twit!! 😜
Still no excuse.
I get upset by small things too.

I found an Emily Dickinson quote that I like;

'A word is dead when it is said, some say.
I say it just begins to live that day.' 😊

So next time you see this woman give her a mouthful back I say.
It usually throws them completely off guard.
I'm not one for confrontation, but I've learnt to become more out spoken.
I had an accident a while back, it was the guys fault, but due to the law so to speak, I was.
I reacted first, not nasty. Just reacted.
He was a little person tried to bully me.
I wised up, & brought the tension down, but some people really surprise me.
He was quite happy to be pretty horrible.

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor01 Sept 2016, 5:06 pm AEST

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I love that Emily Dickinson quote.

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utopiaSenior Contributor01 Sept 2016, 5:55 pm AEST

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@Former-Member. Yes I'm fine and back on the forum. So all good now, but will never forget to get my script filled again. Lol. Stupid of me.
How have you been doing?
I find I'm often exhausted after psychiatrist and psychologist sessions. Even more exhausted after Centrelink & Workcover appointments.
As we slowly learn more about ourselves through our therapy sessions, and have more light bulb moments, hopefully the less exhausted we will feel.

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor01 Sept 2016, 6:01 pm AEST

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Ladies, I have the cure ... Cafe Grande ice cream .... coffee ice cream with roasted almonds in it ....

I'm gonna give that a try anyway .... energy levels on the floor here at the mo ....

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TABSenior Contributor01 Sept 2016, 6:35 pm AEST