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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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I sleep at night and again in the day.

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And me 🙂 just going back to bed again, second time today already 🙂 good night @plasmo and @Angels333

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Might have missed you @Angels333 and @Former-Member, but that sleep pattern is usual to people from the Meditteranean .... not considered unusual at all ..... and much of Australia's climate corresponds with that area of the world ....

Sleep well ....

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Hi all.

Returning your hello's @Mazarita and @Former-Member. Hoping you're having better days by now. I too have been on the down side still and not even coming on-line so I'm sure I've missed a lot. Am going out now (for a change) but hope to catch up later today.

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Hi @eth

It's good to see you today - I hope the weather is as nice where you are today as it is in Melbourne -

I am planning to take a walk soon - I have new shoes - much easier to walk in - better for the feet -

Enjoy your walk - I plan to enjoy mind

Decadian

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Hello all, its been such a long term and now its holidays.. have spent the morning cleaning the house, but kind of feeling just lost. though it feels nice to now be sitting down in a tidier lounge room... though the kids are already working on the untidying! they spent a lot of the morning outside on their bikes (yay for a no rain morning!!) i'm exhausted but looking forward to a friend visiting for a bit this afternoon who i havent seen for a long time. I feel so up and down lately, well not so much ever up.. i just get to an ok feeling, i can cope with this day feeling before plummeting for a bit.. crawling back to ok, level feeling, or just complete numbness for a while. gah! psychiatrist thinks its a lot to do with circumstances and family court stresses and wants to see how i go when all that is settled (haha he may be waiting a long time.. 3 years in and no end in sight yet!)

no idea still on whats happening these holidays with kids visits with my ex as he hasnt responded to any proposals which makes it hard to plan anything or feel settled.

lj

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The school holidays have finished in Victoria @Former-Member - not that they affect me much - I tend to forget about them

But I do like to shop in the big shopping mall and I went there yesterda - with someone else - and got new shoes - and it was busy and bustling and crowded and my back seizes up with stress with a lot of people walking around aimlessly

But it seems you have holidayitis - I do remember the days - yes - I do -

Your emotions could been circumstance related - I have a lot of that - even without the kids and the Royal Commission will take a lot out of you

Do you live in Tasmania? - I don't - but they have a Royal Commission going on there -

That would be extremely stressful - I have heard about this - it would be so tough handling things like this

Decadian

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hey @Decadian I think God answered my pray the sun is out just for you (ha Ha) I really hope you enjoy your walk. and thank God for new shoes. not up to going for big long walks. so I have been on the excise bike. Going to do a bit of study today and then some housework(yuk) hope everyone has a lovely weekend please be nice to yourselves.

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Yes @hope77

The sun came out late yesterday and it was a beautiful sunset and I saw the moon for the first time for ages with all the gloomy weather

These new shoes are fantantic - my other shoes were fairly new but cheap - and my feet hurt all the time - so I got fitted for two new pairs

And the sun is shining today and I am going out at soon as I am sorted out - I slept in and had some chores -

So - thanks for the prayers - I just hope the weather continues this way for a few days at least after a bleak, cold and wet few weeks

Decadian

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Hi @Decadian

I'm in SA , my family court stuff is just custody stuff from my ex (domestic violence) and an appeal in the criminal courts from him (again) (he is using my MI as a basis for saying that I 'made up' all the violence and abuse from him... that he was found guilty of.. and that my MI means that he should have full custody of the children).

i was abused a child.., but not in institutions so no royal commission stuff for me (which i couldnt handle anyway.. though in someways it feels kind of unfair (not to take anything away from those voices that are being heard and deserve a 1000 times over to be heard and recieve acknowledgement and help!!))

Hi @hope77

I'm glad the sun is out where you are! i really want to go out for a walk later with the kids.. want to try and go for a walk every day of the holidays... its a big goal though.

lj

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