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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 userMember23 June 2016, 1:32 pm AEST

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Good to hear you are ok although I expect exhausted @Angels333. Hopefully the change in Meds will help. Take care😊💜

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Unknown userMember23 June 2016, 1:33 pm AEST

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@Faith-and-Hope, oh gosh, what a crazy morning 😨, So relate to the lost keys. Enjoying a Chai Latte with you atm, yum. Hope the 18th goes well this w'end, it will. You're an amazing mum, dodging baby dragon fireballs, etc....... etc....... Do schedule regular 'time out' for yourself. Good to see you here, you warm my heart & make me smile 🌷

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Angels333Senior Contributor23 June 2016, 1:35 pm AEST

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Hi @comet,

I hope things went okay

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Angels333Senior Contributor23 June 2016, 1:41 pm AEST

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Hi @Decadian

I definitely have SAD depression. However I find the cold can strangely keep me safe. I haven't been really well within myself I feel like I want to share more but I don't want to trigger others. I can contact lifeline.. etc

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cometSenior Contributor23 June 2016, 1:43 pm AEST

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Hello @Faith-and-Hope. I honestly don't know how you do it. Remarkable. Hats off to you....Hope the rest of the day goes well for you. Hello @Former-Member. Thanks for your good luck. All went well. He is a kind man, we just talked about what's happened in the last 6 yes etc. He is a nice man & I appreciated the opportunity to talk. How are you going? Busy afternoon eh? That can be a good thing. Sorry the bus got missed again..been thinking of you & hoping that you are doing OK today. Hope all is well. Glad you got rid of that stuff last night........hope my posts weren't too Ott....enjoy your day. Wishing you well. Self kindness is what you should prescribe. Take care teej...

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Unknown userMember23 June 2016, 1:45 pm AEST

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Sorry for making the assumption you were ok @Angels333. I pretty much suck at giving you support when you are struggling but wanted you to know that I am genuinely thinking of you💐💜

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Unknown userMember23 June 2016, 1:51 pm AEST

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Busy afternoon @comet dealing with gov departments😬 I have my weekly call to comm mental health in a minute then chasing my backside with paper work. Thank you for your explanation last night it helped me put things in perspective. I was a bit lost before then trying to understand it all. I'm really glad your appointment went well, I had my fingers crossed it would. Are you considering him as your replacement psychiatrist? I hope you have a relaxing afternoon 😊💜

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor23 June 2016, 2:00 pm AEST

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Like me @Former-Member, you have a lot of variables in your life ......

When you have a lot of variables (including baby dragons with variables and sh*t of their own happening) there are a lot more ducks to try to get all lined up in a row.

Sonetimes you just have to keep moving forward with whatever you can control, and wait for whatever has gone out of whack to settle down a bit for itself before to try to fit that back in too ......

You're actually doing it @Former-Member ...... you're getting there ❣

One of my kids sent me a really funny YouTube video or news video or something, where a mother duck was walking along with all her ducklings lined up behind her ...... then a big gust of wind came along and blew the ducklings about everywhere !! Because they were light little balls of fluff, they were rolling all around in different directions like ping-pong balls. The mother duck was beside herself, didn't know which one to run to first, she didn't have any hands obviously so she couldn't catch them with her wings or stand them back up or anything ......

When the wind calmed down, all tge ducklings stood back up, as right as rain, and went to find their Mama to get all sorted back into line again ....... and off they went ........

You see ? It's not just us ❣ 😂

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cometSenior Contributor23 June 2016, 2:02 pm AEST

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Hi Angels333. Thanks for your kind words. I think we can all relate to feeling a bit down in the dumps this time of the year. I do. I can't wait for the warmer months. I need that sun. Are you OK?

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cometSenior Contributor23 June 2016, 2:09 pm AEST

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Funny you should mention ducks Faith-and-Hope, I had to slow down & let one cross the road as I was coming home from my appt.today...

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