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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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ethSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 3:07 am AEST

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Hi anyone still around?

How are you doing today @Snuchu?

Are you still here @plasmo

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SnuchuSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 3:28 am AEST

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@eth, how are you?

I'm not doing so good, but I just saw my nurse just now and she gave me an injection and told me to take my antipsychotic med twice a day now, so I'm doing that.

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plasmoSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 3:34 am AEST

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im here again, just got in bed later than i planned.

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ethSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 3:34 am AEST

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Hi @Snuchu sorry to hear you had a rough night but glad to hear that you were cleared at the hospital and that you were able to go to your parents' place for the rest of the night. I hope the new meds work well for you and that you are feeling better really soon.

I'm ok thanks but awake after just over 3 hours sleep again. It's 3am . Had a better day here yesterday.

Hi @plasmo how are you?

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SnuchuSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 3:36 am AEST

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Thanks, @eth. 🙂

Is there anything to make your day better?

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plasmoSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 3:41 am AEST

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im doing better, getting over my cold and decided i'd be nicer to myself

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ethSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 3:45 am AEST

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@Snuchu more sleep will help but that will probably happen in a while. It usually does. And catching up on some of the domestic chores I've been letting slide would make me feel better about myself probably. Yesterday I went out with a friend for a few hours which was good. We had a lovely Japanese lunch.

What works for you?

Glad to hear you're getting over your cold @plasmo. I think mine is finally starting to improve too.

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SnuchuSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 3:50 am AEST

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@eth, yes, more sleep will help me too, and regular sleep. Just watching my hamster run around in her cage helps too, haha.

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ethSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 3:55 am AEST

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@Snuchu yes pets are great therapy for lots of people. I don't have one because I like going away for a few days camping sometimes and there is no-one to look after a pet for me. What is your hamster's name? Are they tame enough to handle?

Hi @Mazarita how are you tonight?

What will you do to be nicer to yourself @plasmo?

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MazaritaSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 4:04 am AEST

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Hi @eth, @plasmo, glad to read you are getting over your colds. Hi @Snuchu, good to hear you are getting treatment review and assistance (and that you have a hamster). 🙂

3.5 hours sleep so far and awake beyond going back to it for now. Dreamt about meeting a famous son of a cousin (famous in real life but never met him). At first he wouldn't believe we were related, but he recognised the family connection in the end. Other weird stuff around this theme.

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