Connect with people who understand what you are going through, seek advice and surround yourself with support. We're free, anonymous, and professionally moderated 24/7.

47,612Members
1,358,869Posts
1,400,000Visitors

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.

40361 replies

8,381 - 8,390 of 40,361

1...838 839 840...4,037

In response to: Night Shift

Angels333Senior Contributor03 July 2016, 8:21 pm AEST

Re: Night Shift

Hi, I'm sorry for destroying the discussion.

♡ Angels

In response to: Re: Night Shift

Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor03 July 2016, 8:36 pm AEST

Re: Night Shift

Hi @Angels333

I don't believe you destroyed the discussion at all .... although it may have felt like that when nobody responded ...

I stepped out in a bit of a hurry, and I am just back now.

I am guessing your last post just coincided with other people leaving for a variety of reasons, probably a lot of them having dinner now, and if you stay tuned in, they will dribble back on ....

There appear to be many members here with mi issues associated with csa, who would never be put off by someone else expressing their feelings about their experiences and ongoing struggles with it ....

So sorry you were left feeling that way ...

Big hugs

❤️

In response to: Night Shift

Angels333Senior Contributor03 July 2016, 8:51 pm AEST

Re: Night Shift

Thanks @Faith-and-Hope, I really needed to hear that.

Sometimes I feel so different to other people, like I'm not even a person.

In response to: Night Shift

Unknown userMember03 July 2016, 9:05 pm AEST

Re: Night Shift

Good evening all!

I am so sorry but I cannot keep up with all the conversations, this thread is a little too busy for me.

Anyway, I hope you all had a nice weekend and got out into the sunshine. I had a half lazy and then all of the sudden busy day, as I slept that long in the afternoon that I ran out of time to do the washing and cooking and preparing work.

Busy week ahead 😞

Big hugs to all xoxo

In response to: Re: Night Shift

Unknown userMember03 July 2016, 9:05 pm AEST

Re: Night Shift

hugs to @Former-Member hope you are ok now still and going ok.

Hi @Angels333 i always feel like im different, that what happened to me has left me sort of branded somehow and wrong.. bad or something. but rationally i know.. that while i am... somewhat broken... im not so different from others who've been through the same thing and no less or worse than anyone else.. the head can think rationally... the body feels what it feels though...

In response to: Night Shift

Angels333Senior Contributor03 July 2016, 9:10 pm AEST

Re: Night Shift

Thanks @Former-Member

I am going try and sleep now as I'm working in the morning.

Hi @Former-Member I am glad you got some Sunday afternoon sleep time ♡♡

In response to: Re: Night Shift

DecadianSenior Contributor03 July 2016, 11:05 pm AEST

Re: Night Shift

BEING CREATIVE

I can't find Peppi's question on creativity - I would like to answer that

So briefly - in every culture there are stories - and these stories are passed down the generations - often from grandmother to granddaughter - but not always

And the stories change a little with each telling - and through the generations mythologies develop

When we are writing - speaking - communicating - our ideas and stories - being creative - we affect everyone who comes in contact with the stories - for better or not

And strangely - even if we don't tell them - we change what might have been

Creativity is such a powerful thing - not just in the word but in the symbols -

What a great question

Sorry I can't find that Peppi - I think it was written to Apple and you asked many - and there is so much traffic in Night Shift I just can't find it

Decadian

In response to: Re: Night Shift

plasmoSenior Contributor04 July 2016, 1:31 am AEST