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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 userMember16 July 2016, 2:14 am AEST

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Hi @Appleblossom its lovely to see you. I wanted to say I really do enjoy reading your posts and seeing your perspective on things. You always bring something new that I haven't often thought of. I am getting really tired now and probably not making much sense but wanted to say hi and sometimes I don't always respond when I should but I do appreciate your posts💜😊

also lovely to see some of the things happening in your life right now. It appears quite positive and I'm happy for you.

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor16 July 2016, 2:37 am AEST

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Thank you @Former-Member Sweet dreams

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Angels333Senior Contributor16 July 2016, 10:06 am AEST

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Hi @Former-Member

I have been going over this exact topic with my psychiatrist.

For me I can go low very quickly with number of factors. For me my low points are very impulsive, and often happen when I'm alone meaning that my okay parts of the day when the busy family is around I can sort of operate automatically.

The automatic functioning is a learned survival technique that I needed when I wss a child in an abusive family.

So, for me the swinging moods in one day is basically how I have always functioned. I don't necessarily think that the good times mean you are less unwell. Because I can be so impulsive when I am low the fallout can be disastrous. I know that I can't really trust myself and it becomes so overwhelming that survival techniques kick in.

I think I'll make some notes next time I bounce back after a low and see if I can pinpoint the moment of dissociation because I think the good times are just a dissociative state. I think I have spent years in that state in the past.

I hope my ramblings mske some sense.

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor16 July 2016, 10:35 am AEST

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Good morning @Angels333 🌷

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Angels333Senior Contributor16 July 2016, 10:38 am AEST

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Good morning @Faith-and-Hope ♡♡

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor16 July 2016, 10:42 am AEST

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@Angels333

There is something about talking out loud, or "writing out loud" that seems to help us process ourselves for some reason .... I hope you are getting closer to putting your finger in something there that will help you to move forward ....

💗🌷💕

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Unknown userMember16 July 2016, 10:57 am AEST

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It got late last night and I forgot to say good night. 😊
So I'll say, good morning instead. 😀❤🌷🌻

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Shaz51Senior Contributor16 July 2016, 2:01 pm AEST

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I forgot to say good night too @Former-Member

so good afternoon everyone xx

hope everyone is having an ok day today

My hubby has been sleeping all day , woke up , had lunch and now has gone back to bed

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor16 July 2016, 2:44 pm AEST

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Hi @Former-Member @Shaz51 😊

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Unknown userMember16 July 2016, 7:03 pm AEST

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Wet and raining all day here. But I love cooler weather. Summer here is way too hot. 🌞
Have been shopping with daughter and hubby. Late lunch out as well. Nice to be home to relax. Lately I get sobtense and anxious being out, especially shopping. Too many people and so noisy. I don't know why shops have the music on so LOUD. No wonder people get so stressed. 😯😮
Can't escape it, even the restaurant music etc was really loud. That's my rant for the day, haha!
Home is good, fire is on. Hubby just took my daughter to youth. I do enjoy being alone, but I do need to chat. 😀
Because I don't socialize lately. It's great to chat on here.
Bought a laptop today. Yey! Planning to write a book.
How was everyone elses day? 💜

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