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Night Shift

MazaritaSenior Contributor

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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SnuchuSenior Contributor

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Meh... Around 45 minutes of sleep, again awake.

I don't know why. I wasn't exactly intoxicated anymore.

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Unknown userMember

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Hey @comet. How are you? I've been thinking about you. I have a gloriously sunny day today here which is well overdue. I'm procrastinating going home. Just trying to soak up the sun😊💜

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DecadianSenior Contributor

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Hi all

This seems the thread to check in - I was not able to get on-line for a while - internet problems

Now we have a glorious day in Melbourne - cold though - I thought the walls would fall off the back humpy this morning

When I got up my feet were so cold I couldn't feel them

And it's a public holiday

I hope people are well - I will catch up with people as the day passes I guess

Decadian

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Unknown userMember

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Hi @Decadian. I hope your feet have defrosted and you are well. How is your day going?😊💜

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BlueBaySenior Contributor

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Hi @Decadian

I can't go for a walk. I tried to but just can't. So I am knitting at the moment. It's so stupid, such a nice sunny day although wind is cold and i can't even get up and go for a nice walk.

I think i am hibernating inside. just made a nice chicken broth for dinner.

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Unknown userMember

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I hope you don't mind me replying @BlueBay. I don't think it's stupid. I think that you are trying hard to do what you can in the moment. I just read your last post. I struggle with mindfulness too. My understanding is that mindfulness takes a long time to feel like you are doing things mindfully when the truth is that you are already succeeding at it. Even small blocks of knitting is being mindful. Distracting yourself and coming back to the knitting is being mindful. I hope someone corrects me if I'm wrong. It's hard I know but try to focus on every success you've accomplished by finishing a couple of rows not on feeling the failure part. I can't see the failure, just that you're doing something that is making you feel ok and it's just for you which is awesome. I hope this helps. Thinking of you😊💜

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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Hi @BlueBay - that chicken broth sounds nice. You have just given me my dinner idea, thank you ❣

Hi @Decadian - just caught your other thread as well. Yep, as chilly as it's been here, I reckon Melbourne us worse ....... I know someone over there who probably has a frozen touchie as we speak ...... 😆

Hi @Former-Member - here and at the Beer Garden ......... might be brunch over there in a minute ........

Hi @Snuchu - at least rest, if you can't sleep. Just lowering your body functioning to a slower pace, lying down, gentle lighting, reading or watching something relaxing, is giving your body the effects of part-sleep (equivalent to a quarter-sleep or something) so if you can do that for a few hours until you actually sleep, it will help your body to recover.

Maybe just check back with the nurse asap if you are self-medicating with something that helps you manage ADHD. Cos that might also be knocking your sleeping patterns off-line, and that is probably a priority to get fixed up, at a guess ........

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BlueBaySenior Contributor

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Hi @Former-Member

I have very high expectations of myself. And it's really hard when I don't accomplish them whatever they are. For me knitting is relaxing. I need to drop these expectations. But I don't know how; or maybe I do - little steps.

I wish i wasn't so hard on myself. I guess having BPD doesn't help with all the negativity. I always find the negative straight away in something.

And with that I am trying to learn to not be so negative but it's not easy. That's why I hate my behaviour at times.

Enough about this, i will go back and knit some more. hopefully when i am finished i will try to put a picture of the scarf on here.

Have a nice afternoon. xxx

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SnuchuSenior Contributor

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@Faith-and-Hope, yeah, I've been at the computer resting my body in the dark, and sometimes I go on the couch and relax and watch Netflix.

Yes, I plan to tell my nurse tomorrow via email, I hope that'll go well.
I am self-medicating with something that can help ADHD, but it's an evil drug. I can't get proper meds for ADHD until I see my doctor in late July. 😞

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