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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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Can't wait to see the scarf @BlueBay. I struggle with these things too. As I write to you I am probably writing to me too. I am only just starting to let go of expectations and I think it's helping. It's not a 24/7 fix yet but just a slow beginning. As I write this I'm sitting in my car too scared to go home because I don't want all my feelings and expectations to take over. Maybe you have just inspired me to go home and try to achieve something because at least that's an achievement. Hiding in my car procrastinating isn't achieving anything. You never know maybe if you feel ok In a while you might get your walk in too but don't let that be a pressure.😊💜

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Yay @Mazarita

I was an athlete - track and field - and played cricket at high school (whoops - that dates me) Secondary College

And when we were kids Dad would take my bro and me to the local Victorian Football Association matches where the were free and if we yelled and shouted - no one noticed

Football needs a crowd -

I am of the Intelligencia - I am a philosopher - I am a person of profound thought -

And I have some great photos - clearning my computer - what a great job - I have so many great photos

But when I do art - I am not clever - but I have scrap books - and I am going to start a book of thoughts for my deceased mother - and I will do some art-work then

But the football - noisy - a good place to yell and shout

Now - do you want to hear about the day I had at the First Day of the Test Cricket (ashes) in Melbourne in the distant past

Decadian

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Yes @BlueBay - baby steps. It takes a while to overwrite one behaviour with a new and better one, and with BPD it sounds like an ongoing thing, but you are making progress. That much is clear in your posts. You will have some bad days, but I was saying to MoonGal a couple of days ago, that if you count your good days as good days, and your okay days as good days, and your not-too-great-but-survivable days as good days, you're actually doing pretty good over all. It helps to change that perspective, and give that perfectionist thinking a bit of a talking-to. Not-quite-perfect and sorta-there are fine !!!

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I know you live near me where - yes - it's freezing outside

Stay inside and keep warm - knitting a scarf is a good idea - hibernate - and enjoy chicken broth - that always makes people feel better - I dunno why

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Yeah, @BlueBay, I agree with what @Faith-and-Hope said. 🙂

KEY WORDS: Baby steps!

I'm borderline too, but I think it has faded from me since I don't suffer from that set of symptoms anymore.

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On a roll today. 2 empty posts and it's only lunch time😜

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@Former-Member

I understand - I really get it - there were times when I did not want to go home either - I would walk along the beach in the rain rather that go home -

But I knew that things would go really sour if I did not go and sort out the chaos a badly-wired hyperactive child could cause - and in the care of his father that would be worse - aahh

I get it Teej -

Are you really procrastinating or are you keeping yourself sane for a bit longer?

Decadian

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Haha, @Former-Member, how do you even do that?

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Hi @Former-Member

My feet have defrosted - my back is aching - Dr Phil was too boring to care about - luckily my computer seems to have settled down - perhaps that its touchie is frozen too

So I am staying inside and keeping warm for now - but I will probably take a walk later

Have you gone back inside yet?

Decadian

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