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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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I'll have to look back what I said!
'Into dust' is eerily captivating.
I found this today:
'I cannot conceive of any beauty,
in which there is no melancholy'...

Meanwhile my kids are starting to turn feral. 😏

If only one could live in a luciferic haze forever.
But without dark, I'd never see light!
So melancholy remains! Lol

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@TAB...and anyone.

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..if there was only light, then there would be no dark, just shades of light? ..tripping myself up after first coffee lol @Former-Member

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Lol..ha,ha a fifty shades of grey scenario!
Coffee tripping, that's a new one!

😉 @TAB

Ok. Note to self ..Leia do not enter lunatic hour, tab encourages it!

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..you're a worry lol doesn't Clairol help with that re 50 shades lolo trying to be sorta normal today lol @Former-Member

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😏😉,..my partner says that to me! Don't know what cha both talking about!
Clairol..smairol I say! I'm blending my silverfox tones!
Normal is good.
Till your done.
Ha,,sheesh listen to you....trying to be normal.
A bit like the bloke next door who fancies his new sporting look as George Clooney.
Oh pleeese! Lol
Gotcha though. Yes, I need to do same. 👍☕

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Oh @Former-Member, 0-100 so quick! Think I know what u mean, for ne its like the flood gates burst from the built up pressure & it comes out all at once bowling us over. Its hard not to panic over what could happen when we feel out of control. Don't know about you but it paralysis me. Maybe if we could establish gentle tountined we'd find it easier to switch into autopilate, put hand to task, functioning somehow, holding ground (until it passes) instead of crashing and loding days, weeks... Do you find it hard to scratch back the lost ground? Actually, just dawned on me - it sounds very Bipolar. Have you ever done a mood chart? Hmm, maybe better to focus out than in.

What's 'rainbow mindfulnesd'? Is that like 'colour therapy'?

@Faith-and-Hope, thanks for adking, I have surfaced, exhausted but getting therr.Wish I could stop things upsetting me so easy, daft really - so automatic. Tbe heart has settled. What about you? Did you do something relaxing with the family? Or are they all tied up with end of term assignments? Can't believe D3 only has one week to go. Is WH behaving?
Like your visual reminder ideas - I do the same thing here. Stress does affect memory.


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Hi @Former-Member

Can you describe what a luciferic haze would be for you?

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lol, was just playing with 50 shades.. streaks are good .. @Former-Member yeah no fair re guys, I just keep what's left of mine very short. Easiest way to hide the grey. Cut it off lol

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sulphurous? fire and brimstone? soz for butting in. Yeah, pick me teacher.. @Kurra @Former-Member

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