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Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 9:48 pm AEST

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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Anna88Senior Contributor18 Jan 2018, 12:57 pm AEDT

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@Smc thank you 🙂

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DeterminedSenior Contributor18 Jan 2018, 1:18 pm AEDT

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Happy birthday @Anna88,

Trust you can find some happiness today. 💐

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DeterminedSenior Contributor18 Jan 2018, 1:29 pm AEDT

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@Smc, uni goes back in 4 weeks,

Currently studying B Bus marketing, I was going to do a dual management major but currently contemplating finishing with a associate deg with marketing major.

It will depend on how this semester goes (last semester was though) and what jobs are available at the end of the semester. Kind of over studying and would like to be working despite the fact that I am studying because meaningful work is not currently a viable option.

Interesting my gp asked me last week why I was doing marketing and not councilling, university career advisor asked the same thing at the start of my degree based on a personality type survey.

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SmcSenior Contributor18 Jan 2018, 2:41 pm AEDT

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@Determined, maybe, like me, you're not interested in counselling because there needs to be some distinction between what you do as a carer and what you do as a career....

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Anna88Senior Contributor18 Jan 2018, 2:44 pm AEDT

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That's an interesting point, I was talking to either Beyond Blue or Lifeline about how to talk to my depressed ex bf and I mentioned some things I'd read online about depression and the lady said "you should be a counsellor!" And I thought no way haha

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Unknown userMember18 Jan 2018, 2:44 pm AEDT

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Thanks for your thoughts @Faith-and-Hope. The set-up your friend has is a brilliant idea. At the moment Rosie is the only one who can use the catflap so she at least has an escape from the kitten. We're dreading the day when Lola works out that she can access the garden anytime she likes also! Hopefully she'll have calmed a little by then.

Nice to cross paths with you F&H. I hope things are well in your world

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DeterminedSenior Contributor18 Jan 2018, 3:12 pm AEDT

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@Smc @Anna88

That is basically what I told the career advisor, I live this every day I need my work to be an escape from a caring role. That and the fact that I would find it difficult to not get emotionally involved with peoples situations, I'm not sure I would cope emotionally in a role like that, even here it is easy to be connected with peoples trials and feel their pain.

She later got a better understanding why I felt that way as she was also the uni councillor who I credit for me still being at uni. Probably the best councillor I have ever seen.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor18 Jan 2018, 3:39 pm AEDT