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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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Hi again, @Former-Member. 🙂

Thanks for the warm hello. 🙂

The mixed state for me has been feeling agitated, edgy and restless, at the same time as not leaving the flat much and having depressive thinking patterns going on. I'm mainly switching between manic activity on my creativity and being sat in a chair struggling not to fall asleep quite often. In between there are good and level moments.

How have you come to be awake all this time? How's it going?

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Your welcome 😊 @Mazarita.
That is quite interesting. I can do just as you describe of a mixed state.
My sleep is usually because I'm upset emotionally. I've always felt strong emotion.
This has been the definitely the case last two days.
I do on occasion sleep dead to the world but mostly wake on and off for hours at a time.
Today I got some non drowsy (@Bella2 , @TAB 😊) sleepers to help this cycle.
I was not given stronger V. As I have 3 children and need to wake daily!
The doctor is not my regular but he did want to see how I go.
I hope to catch up, so I'm not flying the higher decibels.
I know my current troubles do link to abandonment (in that illogical way), that can be fine on other days. Very frustrating to deal the 'extremes' in emotions.
Now I've rambled 😱 whoops !

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@Former-Member, I occasionally take v when I feel I'm about to jump out of my skin but I space out any use of them pretty wide apart in time. I hear you with broken sleep! Hoping you get some relief soon.

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Thank you @Mazarita...me too!

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Hey @Former-Member .... while I am travelling I am in a different time zone, so if you're awake and want some company, try me on Night Shift .... @Mazarita and others were here for me last year when my sleep was all over the place before WH's behaviour and travel patterns set into a more stress-relieving pattern.

Dont know if you have caught any of my updates during your down-time Maz, but WH started work projects in other places, including here in Greece, and took himself off to them for 2-3 weeks at a time, which took a lot if pressure off our household - especially with so much else happening with the individual kids last year.

We also stepped back to passive resistance and pretending the e.d. doesn't exist .... enabling him in the process .... but not much choice till things come around to some sort of crunch. At least we can all breathe this way, even though it's just a dirty big bandaid ....

How are your music projects coming on ? Have they been carrying you forward ?

🌷💕🎼🎬🎥📽💿

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Ok I shall do just that @Faith-and-Hope...thank u ❤

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Hiya @Mazarita

Sorry I missed you. Just sending hugs and saying hi 👋 I hope you feel better soon

been missing @eth too. I hope you're ok. Sending hugs 💜🤗💐

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dear @Former-Member

You were'nt rambling !!

Today, @Former-Member I've pushed and pushed to see my middle brother and a very small inch of gunk was moved. I did'nt know he was so neurotic. He needs to pay my Mum's horrible manipulations and keep her calm.

On top of that my husband is very confused and not coping. So, I'm going to...... I dunno.

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I think that you have accurately described what happens to my son @Mazarita @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member

thanx. PP

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Hi again @Former-Member, @Faith-and-Hope, @Shaz51, @Former-Member, @PeppiPatty. Well I'm awake now at 2am. The big long computer process has just completed successfully and I can now respond here on my computer keyboard, which makes much easier work of the writing (it was taking so long to try to reply by mobile I gave up trying this afternoon). Thanks for your messages earlier. 🙂

@Former-Member, I too have abandonment issues. I've been abandoned and I've abandoned others too. I didn't think you were rambling at all. Gee, some of the posts I've made at times have been like essays, lol. Yours was very moderate, I thought. 🙂

@Faith-and-Hope, a lot has happened with you while I've been mostly away from the forum for these past months. Firstly it sounds like you are in Greece and then the improved situation with H, as 'for the time being' as it may be. The music and video projects are going well. They are moving me forward artistically and bring rewards in the sharing with others.

@Former-Member, thanks for the good wishes. Yes, I miss @eth too and think of her. I wonder how she is going in her relocation experience. Perhaps still busy with the process of resettling into a new phase of life.

@PeppiPatty, @Shaz51, hug!

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