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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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AlacarteSenior Contributor04 Mar 2019, 3:00 am AEDT

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Hey @plasmo Up late or early tonight? I think I’m up early...

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plasmoSenior Contributor04 Mar 2019, 3:06 am AEDT

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normal time for me really, might try and sleep in an hour.

i need the quiet at night

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AlacarteSenior Contributor04 Mar 2019, 3:11 am AEDT

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@plasmo that’s cool. I love the morning but more when the sun is just coming up at about 4:30 and a cool change hits the air. It’s like the world breathes

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plasmoSenior Contributor04 Mar 2019, 3:17 am AEDT

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i'd like to be a morning person at times, it just doesn't work for me.

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AlacarteSenior Contributor04 Mar 2019, 3:19 am AEDT

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How was your day @plasmo ?

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plasmoSenior Contributor04 Mar 2019, 3:27 am AEDT

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pretty boring really, i stayed up too late so i just veg'd today then caught up on sleep later. then caught up with some stuff online tonight.

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AlacarteSenior Contributor04 Mar 2019, 3:39 am AEDT

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That’s a good day though. I don’t think most people’s days are all that exciting really. Can’t believe the hype on social media. That’s why I’m not on it.

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plasmoSenior Contributor04 Mar 2019, 3:50 am AEDT

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yeah i try not to look af it, it's mostly showing off. i really have the opposite personality to most people it seems.

i've thought of making an account but i don't want people i haven't seen in years reading it. by most people's standards i wouldn't measure up.

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AlacarteSenior Contributor04 Mar 2019, 3:59 am AEDT

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Most people are the ones who aren’t on social media constantly. We all live boring lives and should share the special times with those few we love. Not some random known 20 years ago. I’ve had a sh!t day at an event on meetup and I’ve seen someone having an equally sh!t time stop, smile and take a selfie with others in the background to lie about their fun. Artificial crap. Can’t stand it. And then you start searching for likes and mental health just goes downhill.

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plasmoSenior Contributor04 Mar 2019, 4:08 am AEDT

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yeah thing is i keep thinking about friends i had 20 years ago, it's annoying.

i've done a few meetup things, it was nerve wracking the first few times. i've drifted away from it though, i just go out once a week with friends. just not big on smalltalk.

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