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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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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor24 July 2016, 10:23 pm AEST

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@Former-Member

Hiya 😊

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Unknown userMember24 July 2016, 10:26 pm AEST

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Hi @Faith-and-Hope

How was your day?

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor24 July 2016, 10:39 pm AEST

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@Former-Member

My day was good.

I started with a walk .... only about a km today (yesterday managed a 7km walk around the river near here ....)

Then it was to church - topping up my faith and hope .... 😏

Lunch .... interesting .... tried to cook fish and squid, and salad.... but my family is a very wonky co-ordination exercise at the moment .... decided not to do anything that complex at home again for now .... WH's (Wayward Husband's) diet-exercise regimen interfered as well .... okay, I'm gonna order fish when we go out somewhere and just keep on keeping it reeeaaaal simple at home for now ...

Escaped to a wedding expo with D1 and found some chocolate samples there .... yum .... 😊❣

Kept it simple for dinner and relaxing in front of a talent show on TV now ....

School dramas tomorrow, but this is tonight .... great singer auditioning on this show !!

How's your night going ? Tired from your long walk today ?

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Unknown userMember24 July 2016, 11:01 pm AEST

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Thankyou @Decadian 💜

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Unknown userMember24 July 2016, 11:01 pm AEST

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Hi all,

im here but tired not sure how long I'll last. Just had a couple of glasses of wine so may fall asleep before anticipated. My day has been ok. Seems to fall in line with Sundays. And I always seem to be able to reflect and join the dots, really not sure why. My life is starting to mirror @Faith-and-Hope with comings and goings of children but without a WH although my kids probably call me WM wayward mum😳😝

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KurraSenior Contributor24 July 2016, 11:01 pm AEST

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Hi All,

I do hope you've had a good weekend. I've had a very quiet one as I'm in a world of pain. My lower back and my hip appear to have seized up. As a result my mobility has been compromised. Oi ye ye it is painful.

I suspect that I won't be at work tomorrow although I'll make my decision when the alarm goes off at an ungodly hour. I did manage to get an appointment with my GP tomorrow. If I could just get comfortable it would make a world of difference but right now standing, sitting or lying down does nothing to give relief.

OK I've finished whinging. Fortunately despite the pain my mood has remained stable.

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor24 July 2016, 11:02 pm AEST

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hello @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member and @Former-Member and @Decadian

I am still here .. was gong to stop diaz ... but and small difficult talk with son ... and just took another one just to keep me stable ... but then it is 5 days so tomorrow I should stop.

Good news ... was my soul singing workshop refunded the money no problem ... so though it was a silly thing not getting into it .. they were honest and wanted to keep up the "good will".

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Unknown userMember24 July 2016, 11:13 pm AEST

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Good to see you @Appleblossom I've been thinking about you and hoping everything is ok. I hope your talk was successful. Sometimes they miss the mark though from my own experiences although that could be my kids. Wohoo re the refund💜
Hi @Kurra Sorry your back and hip is giving you so much grief. 🤕 I don't think it's whinging when you put in expressions like Oi ye ye 😄 I hope you get some relief soon. So great that your mood is still good, I think I need to have what your on😉

Hi @Decadian. I'm over this winter and in particular cold blustery days too.

Hi @Former-Member , @Faith-and-Hope, @Former-Member @Former-Member

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor24 July 2016, 11:16 pm AEST

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Hi @Former-Member @Kurra @Appleblossom

Owww-ee @Kurra. I hope that thing is a bit better in the morning. .... 😞💜

Hey @Former-Member .... might have the iPad-face-dropsy tonight too .... 😏 .... after a long walk yesterday and a shorter one today.

Hi @Appleblossom. Good to see you ❣

Hi Bridget 🖐🏼

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Unknown userMember24 July 2016, 11:24 pm AEST

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@Faith-and-Hope

I enjoy getting up and doing some physical activity- it helps put you in a good frame of mind for the day!!

You seem to have a lovely day of activities with family.

I saw on Saturday you were going for a walk down by the river and did u encounter any dolphins?

I found the walk helped my mood today, I was able to get a sweat happening so I was able to get my heart rate up. It was nice to catch up with a friend for a walk too :).

I think simple meals are the best and often have the best nutrition. I need to get focused back on my meal plans and eating more fresh salmon- it mite be good for my mood.

Glad to hear you got out and about with D1 and was able to sample some yummy chocolate.

I also had a good day

But I am still feeling stuck and not utulizing my skills from my studies because of the onset of major depression from when I finished my degree. I'm not sure how to talk through this with my psych but she is aware that I am stuck and hopefully we can focus on that and help me move forward.

Its good hear you are relaxing by the TV and trying to enjoy the herae and now and to deal with tomorrows dramas tomorrow.

I was little bit tired after my walk and earlier tonight but have started to get my second wind which means only one thing I am going to be up for a while. I am feeling a bit nauseaus tonight from the med and mite go try to have somthing light to eat to settle my stomach and mite help me sleep.

Thanks for chatting with me F&H.

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