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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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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor17 Sept 2016, 8:45 am AEST

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😆 .... no .... @TAB is safe from me .... I don't speak German .... but I should have been able to ....

I had an Austrian great-grandmother, but the way things were here in Australia, all things German were avoided during and following WWII ... probably WWI as well ... so the language and culture were not passed down through my mum .... didn't help that my grandmother had an undiagnosed and untreated mi .... perhaps bipolar .... and the illness caused relationship breakdowns and negative associations ....

So .... I am interested in learning something of that part of my background ... but no translation ability here, that's for sure ....

Interesting that my DIL is fluent in German .... can I ask her ? No .... mi issues there .... she's got a wall up for now .... coping mechanism ....

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Unknown userMember17 Sept 2016, 9:06 am AEST

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Morning @Former-Member 🌅☕,
Yes I seemed to have! My partner asked me last night if I'd been drinking or smoking something?!! Lol..he knows me better, mind you he fancied he was a Rocky champ 😂..
We live some funny antics here!
I hear you on the downer...I can do that..false highs 👎..maybe's the movie is just your ticket today.☺
Ah yes, tomorrow my eldest has a couple of friends for his birthday..meant to be going skate park. However weather not looking promising. Hmm

@Faith-and-Hope, wow how interesting. Yes I do wonder if bi-polar was prevalent in dad's side.
If not anything, a lot of eccentricity, moodiness.
Lol, drats on German..no harm! Just wanted to be one quicker on @Tabs tail!
I managed to translate a bit online,but once he explained it was like aha got cha!
Funny fellow.
Well maybe everyone might need to pick me up later off the floor, when I eventually have a meltdown too! 😱😁😜❤🌼

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor17 Sept 2016, 9:23 am AEST

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I hope today is kind to you @Former-Member .... 💜💕

My "no sleep thing" is a combo .... iPad-face dozing off mid-sentence .... lol .... the pen waking up and going to bed for real .... so I add up the hours and see if it's enough .... try to cat-nap during the day if it's not ...

WH doesn't sleep well .... does something similar tho I think his stints are shorter ....about 2hourly .... part on the sofa .... part in bed .... depending on what's happening. A couple of the girls and I were watching TV on our bed last night so he parked up on the sofa, and fell asleep out there. He's exhausted most of the time now .... eyes closing during conversations in the middle of the day .... still up at the crack of dawn and pounding the pavement .... sigh ,... :face_with_rolling_eyes:

@Former-Member ..... ya better get to them farmers markets ..... I'm waiting to hear all about it .... 😊

Making gingerbread for the Kitchen Tea here later, so I'm heading out for a long walk .... cos I can with my lot doing a Saturday morning sleep-in .... then have to get my act into gear for the rest of the day .... lots to do in the next week re decorations and baking .... looking forward to it but it's gonna be a juggle Cat-in-the-Hat-on-a-ball style ....

That should keep me out of mischief ....

❤️

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Unknown userMember17 Sept 2016, 9:27 am AEST

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Hi @Faith-and-Hope. Thanks for your response. I was sitting here trying to respond and just went down in a screaming heap. Think I need to take a chill pill. I'm a bit over reactive today. I'm so sorry. Got one good post out at least to @Former-Member. I hope you have a good day💜😊

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor17 Sept 2016, 9:30 am AEST

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I hope it wasn't in response to my post @Former-Member .... 😳

I will have my phone with me if you want to chat across the day at all .... keep picturing those stabilisers .... I will happen .... ❣

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Unknown userMember17 Sept 2016, 9:43 am AEST

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No @Faith-and-Hope. I have a feeling I would have gone down if a fly landed on me today. I don't know what's wrong with me. I just self destructed into a pile of self loathing :pile_of_poo: I can't seem to find rational for now. Don't worry I have enough destractions for today. Might be on later when things are better. I just went from 0-100 in a matter of min, come down a bit now. I don't get this part.

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor17 Sept 2016, 9:54 am AEST

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I think this is the point where @Former-Member and others apply mindfulness strategies @Former-Member ..... got an ice cube you can squeeze in your Han I help ground you to tho moment ? Find items in the colours of the rainbow around you .... red pen .... purple cap on a juice bottle .... blue stripe on the spine of a book .... green leaf on a plant outside the window .... yellow sticky note .... orange ... well ... orange on the kitchen bench .....

Breathe .....

Notice things .... listen for sounds .... feel your jacket / cardi ....

Hugs ..... 💜🌷💕

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Unknown userMember17 Sept 2016, 10:01 am AEST

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Thanks @Faith-and-Hope. We did rainbow mindfulness on Wednesday. It was a good suggestion. I don't make these connections yet. It helps to have someone remind me. 💜😊

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Unknown userMember17 Sept 2016, 10:05 am AEST

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💜🌹@Teej

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Unknown userMember17 Sept 2016, 10:08 am AEST

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@Former-Member, got any insense? icecream? lemon? These are things that pull me back to my senses in a he here and now. Please take it easy, with you in spirit. Do you have sunshine? Go sit in nature a while. Hold yourself gently - and smile

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