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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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Hi @comet

I'm sure many men feel that way You might want to connect with Eric in his discussion 'No feelings and totally lost' and Shahid1 in his discussion 'Can anyone identify with my problem?' They are both new to the Forums and probably can relate to exactly what you have said below.

Are you doing okay yourself?

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S'okay @Mazarita .... somebody beat you to it already ....

@Former-Member was taking about guts n stuff earlier today .... ❣😊

Just having a gentle joke there .... but what @Former-Member mentioned on another thread about looking after your digestive system is really worthwhile .... it can be easy to forget how holistic our health really is, that the mind, emotions and body all need to be working in support of each other .... for some of us at least, spiritual belongs in there too ...

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Hey @Former-Member

Maybe Thursday can be Wednesday-A for you ? Can you try that .... like duplex housing ? Maybe a change of name will take that day out of the quagmire zone for you ....

I am only half-joking though .... have you worked out a negative association of some sort with the name of this particular day ? It might be something you can puzzle over with your counsellor .... and maybe not even refer to Thursday by its name for a little while to see if it makes some kind of difference ....

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Seriously @comet I am worried about you with the last comment. Are you ok? You know I care💜😊 Not sure if you read but I didn't have such a great night myself last night, luckily much of it was removed by moderators. Thinking of you, sending hugs💜😊

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You know it's weird @Faith-and-Hope that my worst days end up being technically Thursdays even though the last few were Wednesday night. I knew I was going down earlier though but thought I could save myself. I think my shout out to you the night before was the beginning and the poem, 1st one I'd ever written was me going down but I couldn't stop it and it kept spiralling. Anyway my counsellor and GP have both backed up that my moods are cycling quickly and maybe medication could help but I have a fortnight before that appointment to see if that's something to try. I'm not always out of control on a Thursday alone but most Thursday's I am.

Enough of that, I have a proud mum moment I'm going to share re my youngest baby dragon. He just bought me in a toasted sandwhich and drink and told me how many hours since I left my bed (in the vicinity of days now) and that I needed to eat and drink. I am surprised and pleased that he does have a caring gene💜😊

how has your day been? I saw you've had a nice social day which sounds fabulous. Sending so many hugs to you for last night💜💜💜💐💐💐. I'm still so sorry I put you through that😔

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I'm not worried about you @comet, you're pretty smart, just wanting some men to talk to hey? I'f i were you I'd tag all me guys you know here and swamp the thread with some 💪 testosterone for a change lol. Hmm, but i could be wrong. Be kind with yourself sadeyes 💕

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Hey @Former-Member, How are you? Sending hugs to you for all your efforts last night too and sorry to put you through that too😔 💜💜💜💐💐💐

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Thanks for your concern. Just empathising....they are out there! Sorry you had another bad night. I should talk to you one day about guilt & regret...I have lots to say.....my 4pm draft will appear on your screen soon @Former-Member . You know I care...

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Good to hear it wasn't necessarily about you @comet. I concur with your sentiments too. 💜😊

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bloody typos!!! grrr!
I need a coffee
O sorry

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Hey @Former-Member I thought the last post was fine. Actually i just realised what has happened💜😊 have a good night😊💜

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