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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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Crazy_Bug_LadySenior Contributor09 June 2016, 12:50 pm AEST

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@Angels333 I dunno depersonalisation exactly... I sort of end up using the terms depersonalisation, derealisation, dissociation etc all as the same sort of thing...
When I'm getting stressed or anxious (or whenever 😜) I can start to feel like I am not real, and the world isn't... it's so hard to explain... like a dream?? If it gets worse I literally feel like I am one or two seconds behind the world... like when you're watching a movie and the voices lag behind.

Really hard to explain... and everyone experiences differently...

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cometSenior Contributor09 June 2016, 1:14 pm AEST

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Sorry Angels333.Unable to help with that one...sending best wishes to you.

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor09 June 2016, 1:17 pm AEST

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Hugs from me too @Angels333

💜

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Unknown userMember09 June 2016, 1:24 pm AEST

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Hi @Faith-and-Hope. Currently keep hiding in my car from the showers. Has your day got better?

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor09 June 2016, 1:35 pm AEST

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Yep @Former-Member my day has gotten better .......

Turfed D3 out at school - not my problem for the next few hours ......... ✅

Stopped into a coffee shop on the way home and had an almond-milk coffee and piece of carrot cake .......... ✅

Sent one of my paintings off to Sydney for an art competition - has been on my To-do list for some time .........✅

Have come home and curled back up into bed ........ ✅

Chatting to you ❣............✅

Nursing a bit of a headache ........ ❎ ........... but nothing that Paracetamol can't fix .......... ✅

All good for now ❤️

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cometSenior Contributor09 June 2016, 1:35 pm AEST

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Just wanted to say what an amazing caregiver you are @Faith-and-Hope. With all you have going on at home, you still find time to offer so much wisdom, comfort, compassion and understanding to others here. I find you an inspiring individual! Have a lovely day. Sending you best wishes.

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Unknown userMember09 June 2016, 1:39 pm AEST

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Apart from the headache @Faith-and-Hope it's sounds like a good productive day. I can't wait to go home and curl up in bed. I'm struggling feeling a bit overwhelmed with everything at the moment but will be ok. I'll just keep thinking about my warm dry bed😊💜

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Unknown userMember09 June 2016, 1:41 pm AEST

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So cool seeing all those green ticks above😄

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor09 June 2016, 1:48 pm AEST

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Keep doing that @Former-Member ❣

That warm dry bed is going to feel soooooo good at the end of your day if weeding 😊

@Kurra has been using the green ticks too (hi @Kurra )

Its good for seeing what you have done ....... ✅

and what is going right today ....... ✅

and what needs tweaking ...... ❎ ....... to turn it around and get it going right today ...... ✅

or tomorrow ........ or the day after ......... or however long it takes to get it improved on anyway ....... ❣✅

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor09 June 2016, 1:54 pm AEST

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Thanks so much @comet

I am one of those truly blessed people who come from a family of inspiring people, who deal in hugs, and wisdom over cups of tea, and who let you cry, and who cry with you ......

So much to "pay forward" to help others when my tank gets filled up again like that ❣

We have had our fair share of misery too - I have a brother and a sister with head injuries and disability, lost my beautiful Mum relatively young, have a random cancer thing happening within the family bloodlines, etc But I come from a long line of brave-hearts, and that is something that can be passed on through big cupful a of empathy ❣

Pass it on ........... 😊💐❤️

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