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Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Hi All

There is a thread operating on the Lived Experience Forum under Night Shift where members who are having trouble sleeping for any reason give a bit of a shout-out, to see if there is anyone else sleepless and looking for company. It's been such a great thing, I thought I would start one over here too.

I have had the odd few nights where I have woken up on and off, and my kids have been having a bit of trouble some nights too, depending on what has happened during the day.

Being a carer can be lonely too, so if you are making an after-midnight cup of something hot, and wonder who else might be doing that too, maybe have a look-in here and see if anyone else is about.

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Answering questions in here is a minefield. I'm going to stop doing it. Seems to cause more problems. I see why now people learn not to do it. I naively thought it would help. How wrong I was. @Faith-and-Hope You ignore a question, you look bad, you answer a question and it's way worse. Think it's better not to answer.

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Thanks @Shaz51@Faith-and-Hope@Former-Member@Anony18@

Really appreciate the support I'm getting on this forum. Apart from one friend and a neighbour, it's not something I have told anyone else, even my family. I was away from all these people at the time and have only recently returned. There's a lot of shame and guilt.

The trauma stuff is something that I need to deal with as it's debilitating. Fortunately I have found a good counsellor who is helping me put a veil over the memories of what I have experienced to differentiate them from the reality of what happened. I'm doing the best I can and am really wanting to heal from all this.

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Oh dear @Former-Member .... have I done something to upset you ?

Or was it on another thread or post with someone else ?

I want to help you with this.

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Not you @Faith-and-Hope, not this thread no. Just really confused at the moment.

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Hi @Former-Member and everyone. Sorry I have been a bit absent. I have been having a bit of a sulk and not had anything positive to add. I felt great after the exam but after the adrenalin wore off the lack of sleep caught up and I had more time to contemplate some things and been generally unsociable.

@Shaz51 Glad to hear you missed the worst of TC Debbie, sorry to hear though of your additional troubles. I really trust you can get through this as soon a possible. How is Mr Shaz doing after his appointments? I did see you mention that he still wants off his meds, I trust it goes smoothly for you both if he goes ahead and it can be done under some sort of supervision. Thinking of you at the moment.

@Former-Member How is Mr Darcy doing today? I saw in the email feed somewhere that he was a little down at the moment. I trust all is well for you and that you have been able to get some rest. Thinking of you both also

Everyone else @Faith-and-Hope @soul @Smc @Rose96 @Former-Member @Maryjune @Anony18 anyone else I have missed - sorry - @JasJac, I dont think we have met but welcome,

Trust everyone is well, Im trying to catch up on everything here but ready for bed now so it will have to wait another day. We have a big day tomorrow. Have to head out of town for more appointments for both darling and myself so will probably be Friday before I get back 😞 missing you all. Its like a hole other family here and I appreciate you all 🙂

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anyhow.. on a different note.. I actually made the first decent meatloaf I've ever made in my life last night. I usually stick to Indian, mexican, thai, malaysian dishes cos I do them pretty well. The traditional type dishes are not my forte to say the least.

However partner loves them, so after many tries with various faulty results in each... I finally nailed one! woooo hooooo yay me! BUT... partner is not here to try it... so probably when he gets back and I redo one for him... it'll be rut roh again 😛

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@Former-Member I have appreciated your input here 🙂

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Yeah @Former-Member .... maybe just step away from a thread for a while if there's something bothering you, and give it some down-time .... have some fun here tonight instead ......

Didn't @Determined just say he needs cheering up ? I think I heard him say he needs cheering up .....

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@Determinedand @Faith-and-Hope.. no help from me in the cheering department at the moment.. unless Eeyore is the cheersquad you are wanting 😛

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@Faith-and-Hope, Found this book "Small Act of Disappearence" (Eating Disorders) by Fiona Wright, promoted on the Blackdog Institute website today, thought it might interest you. xox

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