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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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@Faith-and-Hope she's an amazon with an amazon angel for a mother ❤️

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Good ideas, both @Tyler77

I'm sure you will know what changes you want to make when you're ready. Sounds like you are making great progress re the Adderall withdrawal. Well done !

I probably got up to about 4 coffees a day at one stage, but not consistently. I refuse give it up entirely, but try to stick to 1-2 cups a day. It's one of life's little pleasures mostly, and a damn floatation device in high seas at others !!

Mostly evening walks interfere with holding the family commitments together of a night time for me at the moment, but during school holidays and on weekends, it can be an option. I love walking, but have to manage my energy levels to cope with what is happening with my wayward hubby any the moment too. Being in damage control as much as I am takes its toll, and I have to go gentle on myself. Can't do it all ...

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Mostly just trying to keep my skates on, but thanks @eth. You're a peach 😊

This forum is recent for me, but what a God-send it has been. Especially with my husband coming and going with the remote work commitments he has set up as an escape, I have found such good company here that if I am getting enough sleep around it, it's really theraputic to just chat during the wakeful hours with people who can understand and empathise.

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Good morning @Mazarita Did you get some more sleep?

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Hi @Mazarita 😊

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Hi @eth, @Faith-and-Hope, @Tyler77 (if you are still around),

Three hours sleep and awake again, as usual at the moment. Glad for those three hours though. 🙂

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Hey @Mazarita 🙂

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@Tyler77, so you are a night owl too by the looks of it. Any sleep tonight?

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Morning guys. Laying here listening to the birds, taking it in, & b r e a t h i n g. God is good. Wishing / hoping you have the best possible day today. Precious souls. xox

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@Mazarita I fell asleep early, and woke up super early too... I got about 5-6 hours. Which is usual for me.

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