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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 userMember15 July 2016, 11:32 pm AEST

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@Teej

Glad to hear you are feeling better

I don't go from being really unwell to okay so quick. I did when I was much younger and didnt have quite the severe depression. If that happens is because I am feeling more safe and secure!

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Unknown userMember15 July 2016, 11:35 pm AEST

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hi @Former-Member

yes, i can go down very very quickly and then just somehow manage to be ok.. not up high, just ok, or numb sometimes. im so scared of myself, and always scared when im ok that im going to go back down at any time... i dont know if its because of the depression, ptsd or bpd.. or just me.. sorry

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Unknown userMember15 July 2016, 11:45 pm AEST

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Yes it does make sense @Angels333. I guess I'm feeling like I can't trust myself and I can't predict what comes next. I never expected to fall into a heap today. I also never expected to come out of it so well so I'm confused.

Thanks for your concern @Former-Member

@Faith-and-Hope Are you suggesting I'm an empath 😜 What you said makes perfect sense as always and it's never too long. I guess that in some ways you've highlighted as did our conversation from last night that I need to find an outlet for everything. At the moment I can't find anything that I can do that I find rewarding and put effort into. Pre d day when my world changed I had things but can't do them anymore and get angry. Everything that used to bring me peace has gone. I can't even watch tv because it's a trigger regarding my ex's stuff. So I guess that's part of the key. I guess I'm getting scared that I don't feel in control anymore. I'd still like to know if anyone else does this. Thanks @Angels333 for letting me know you go through this a bit.