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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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Unknown userMember27 Sept 2015, 12:27 am AEST

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Sorry you were having trouble sleeping @Appleblossom
Thank you for the help the other night @Mazarita
Things are really hard right now - we're staying in accomodation organised for us by dv services. It's been exhausting and feeling like nothing will ever be right in my life. I only have my phone so hard to write.
Lj

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MazaritaSenior Contributor27 Sept 2015, 12:47 am AEST

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Glad to hear from you, @Former-Member. Your exhaustion is understandable given the new circumstances. I have so little experience in knowing what to say to ease your thoughts and feelings. I hope that you and the children can get some rest where you are for the time being. My thoughts are with you and I will be here for a while longer if you want to talk more.

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor27 Sept 2015, 12:52 am AEST

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I was very sorry to hear things had deteriorated @Former-Member. Tho I am glad the dv people are taking you seriously ... enough to protect ... even though it is hard.

Will it help in your court case and assessment .. or is it too soon to know? Just talk if you are up to it.

I am ... playing recorder .. son is playing piano ... I guess we are just musos and night owls

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor27 Sept 2015, 1:05 am AEST

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Hi @Mazarita

was the reunion nice ...

I had a lovely day .. went to a lecture on composition for Shakespeare .. it was great .. I knew the singer a little ... she is BIG .. it is in a city hall I feel familiar with and comfortable in .. ony cost $7 ... I am great at getting bargains for my money .. usually I say the best place is on stage ... get the best view .. if you dont mind the soloists backs ...

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor27 Sept 2015, 1:20 am AEST

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@Former-Member

Dont take it on that it will always be like this .. you have reached out ... the hyper state and exhaustion make it harder .. but you can work through this ... you are my farm gal .. you are a survivor .. you can figure out and GO FOR the logical things you need to get a life with your kids ... we are thinking of you

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MazaritaSenior Contributor27 Sept 2015, 1:21 am AEST

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Hi @Appleblossom. Yes, lovely reunion. Good to hear you enjoyed your day. Sounds like a really interesting event and a bargain indeed. It's been a long while since I was out in public on a Saturday night. But we got a last-minute invite today to a birthday dinner this evening. It was a small gathering including a six month old child I'd never met before. It was good to meet up again with our friend who we so rarely see and to play with the child. 🙂

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MazaritaSenior Contributor27 Sept 2015, 3:17 am AEST

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Back again, unable to sleep at 3.15am. The evening out was good but, as is often the case with any real-life social interraction, I am now excessively nervous after it. I tried for a while to stay in bed but was lying wide eyed and rigid inside and just had to get up. Drinking a mug of milo now to try to calm down. Thoughts are with you over this night, @Former-Member. Sending a virtual safety blanket to wrap around you and the kids.

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Unknown userMember27 Sept 2015, 9:02 pm AEST

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Thank you @Mazarita
Sorry you had a bad night, sometimes the brain just doesn't do what we want! Or need!!

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MazaritaSenior Contributor27 Sept 2015, 9:41 pm AEST

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@Former-Member I hope that the new accommodation is working and you were all able to sleep last night. I am here to listen and respond more if you would like that. I remember earlier in this thread that @Shimmer also offered private support by email. Maybe that's a possibility with the moderator online tonight. Sending kind feelings your way.

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor27 Sept 2015, 11:02 pm AEST

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I was awake yesterday at 4am too @Mazarita but decided against logging on .. I keep laptop in another room to discourage night use. My hyper arousal is pretty huge ..

I have been getting huge dark rings under my eyes ..not a vanity thing it is just that they jump out at me ... remind me yeah .. I am often not getting rest ..

Hope you and kids are ok @Former-Member

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