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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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"Combative" is a good term for it. I can understand your anger.

As you said before, it is paticularly bad here. I have long pondered why Australians are so rude. It has taken me a very long time to meet sensitive and kind Australians ... my whole life, but I finally am. It is partly the convict, partly tough living conditions, partly the prod/mick divide, partly money and just the

"get ahead .. doesnt matter if you step all over others" mentality.

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Agreed entirely. i find it a bit rich when they even give me curry in volunteer jobs but nevermind. when i worked overseas good volunteer work led to more responsibility and, eventually, a job but the whole mainstream australian culture is one big barney. i pity the poor aboriginal people, having to cope with us. i've just had to delay starting my new job by two weeks because of two appointments that can't be changed. how annoying. if i don't get more 'in-house' volunteer work i WILL go mad. i've only written six articles this year and i have no deadline, really, for my books and it is SO hard to self-motivate at home alone and then (mostly) sit in at night alone. never mind. thanks for the company guys; i've got to go - i'm going to a lecture tonight, which should be interesting. cheers and god bless 🙂

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Hello everyone @Mazarita, @Appleblossom, @NikNik, @PeppiPatty

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Hi @Mazarita, @Appleblossom, @NikNik, @PeppiPatty , my hubby is sharing another photo for you

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I'll check later @Shaz51 the photos probably need approval from mods so arent showing up yet.

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Wow, @Shaz51, awesome photo. Makes me think of @Crazy_Bug_Lady. She might like seeing this too. Is the photo a macro of a fly of some kind? Thanks for posting.

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p.s. Lightning shot is fantastic too.

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@Mazarita@Appleblossom@Shaz51@NikNik@PeppiPatty

I am very uncomfortable about the employment series at the sane website. there is a clear underlying implication in the topic matters that people with mental illnesses don't seem to want to work which is incorrect and offensive.

i work about five volunteer jobs (some of it very intensive) and get little but insults for such including by my 'employers'. not good.

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Hi @Terry, as the person who started this 'Night Shift' discussion thread, I ask that we take this work discussion over the new thread started by @Appleblossom called To work or not to work: or what is "work" anyway?. It's specifically to continue discussion about the 'Why work?' discussion from yesterday. She and I have already been discussing some things there. Cheers!

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thanks @Mazarita, it is a dragonfly closeup

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