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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 userMember08 June 2016, 12:04 am AEST

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Very true

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Unknown userMember08 June 2016, 12:04 am AEST

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Absolutely @Decadian. I feel that way too. Sometimes it's very frustrating

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DecadianSenior Contributor08 June 2016, 12:05 am AEST

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You're right Teej - it seemed to go on forever but actually lasted about 48 hours - but what a long 48 hours

Ugh - despair - the support here was excellent though

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Unknown userMember08 June 2016, 12:07 am AEST

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Is your daughter feeling better after having a day home with mum. Hopefully that's been a lovely thing for both of you💜

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DecadianSenior Contributor08 June 2016, 12:09 am AEST

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That's why I call myself Decadian - I have been doing this for decades -

You know you are getting on in years when your taxi driver is talking in a foreign language and in the middle of it describes his fare in English [ He he ] - "Old Lady"

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Unknown userMember08 June 2016, 12:10 am AEST

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I'm hoping this will be short lived Decadian. I have been stressed about other life stuff and didn't expect to go on an emotional roller coaster right now but all will be good. Thanks to you both for chatting. I'm feeling calmer already. 😊💜

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Unknown userMember08 June 2016, 12:12 am AEST

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I'm so glad you just answered my question before I asked it. Are you a mind reader too😄 I was going to ask about your name Decadian 😊💜

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DecadianSenior Contributor08 June 2016, 12:14 am AEST

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If you don't mind my asking LJ - does your daughter stay with her Dad at times?

One of my grandson's used to stay with the people who had the best meals I think - I never knew where he was

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor08 June 2016, 12:14 am AEST

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Hi guys 🌷

I have just come home and settled in for the night. Picking up a little bit of the thread here, I know when my thoughts have been a bit tipsy-Turvey in recent weeks, it has been lovely to just tune into Night Shift for a while and feel some calming company. Somehow the chat is like a hug in itself.

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DecadianSenior Contributor08 June 2016, 12:15 am AEST

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I'm glad of that Teej - it's surprising how a bit of a chat can help

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