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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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MazaritaSenior Contributor24 June 2016, 11:47 pm AEST

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@Former-Member, we agreed between us that I could manage that at this point. The idea with mine was to help me get some momentum going with their help that I could then ride with into more independence with it over time. I think I will have my support worker for another six months or so then I may exit the program. We have already developed a number of resources for me and it can only get better I think by the end of that time.

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Unknown userMember24 June 2016, 11:52 pm AEST

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That's great @Mazarita. Thanks for sharing. 💜
PS. Had the internet connected today but can't connect to it. Am too tired and frustrated at the moment and no concentration span to work it out 😁
@plasmo. Maybe it was too much to start with. I'm hoping to go slow which used to not be me because I would always boom then bust but I'm learning to take small steps. Did you get out for a walk today?

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MazaritaSenior Contributor24 June 2016, 11:52 pm AEST

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@plasmo, I think a support worker of some kind might help you focus your goals and make more sense of why you would even want to do things. It's always up to you whether you go with what they are suggesting or not.

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Unknown userMember24 June 2016, 11:53 pm AEST

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Sorry that didn't make sense @plasmo. Hopefully you can decipher it.

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plasmoSenior Contributor24 June 2016, 11:57 pm AEST

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@Former-Member yeah a lot of the volunteers at this place had to be there to tick off hours for centrelink. so there was a lot of filling in time, i didnt really enjoy spreading an hour of work over a whole day

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plasmoSenior Contributor24 June 2016, 11:58 pm AEST

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@Mazarita yeah my last guy found it difficult to get me to do stuff though 🙂

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Unknown userMember24 June 2016, 11:59 pm AEST

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I think @Mazarita is right @plasmo . It would probably help you to find some direction for now. It could be anything. Wishing you luck with it.
Im going to head off now. Have a peaceful night. I hope you both sleep well 😊💜

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Unknown userMember25 June 2016, 12:02 am AEST

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Just saw your post @plasmo. That makes sense which is why it's good to really look into it to make sure it fits you. There are all sorts of possibilities. It doesn't have to be study or volunteering, just something that helps you feel good about yourself for a while. 😊💜

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plasmoSenior Contributor25 June 2016, 12:03 am AEST

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@Former-Member ok night

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MazaritaSenior Contributor25 June 2016, 12:03 am AEST

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@Former-Member, nighty night. 🙂

@plasmo, my support worker has had some headaches with me when I've fallen into depressive slumps. Then I don't do anything at all and won't even see her. But the key for me so far has been to just keep trying and it's slowly paying off in more activities and a happier me overall. Much better for the world than sad me.

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