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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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OMG @Faith-and-Hope 🤨
Just spent the past hour being handballed between four department, mostly sitting on hold, no one wants to own the problem of the missing referral. Hopefully a new referral has been emailed 😖😡

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Well done @Sonny1 👍🏼

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Morning everyone - I am just dropping by with my over the top hot chocolate for the day to say you all rock for being so supportive and wise!! Well done as well @Sonny1, that would have been difficult. Glad you got some good advice here. @Catcakes that sounds very frustrating!!!

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Thanks @Former-Member, it was frustrating, had to practise relaxation breathing while on hold because I didn’t want to speak angrily to anyone😖

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Well done @Catcakes ..... ❣️

@Sonny1 ..... you might find “I-statements” useful.

“I’m sorry, I don’t accept being spoken to that way.”

“I’m sorry, I will come back to speak to you later .... I am finding things too heated at the moment.”

I-statements are not selfish. They are being assertive.

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I’m ready for these over-the-top chocolate now @Former-Member ......

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Afternoon all.

We've had the morining taken up helping our son get his Student Youth Allowance sorted out for his upcoming Uni course. Up til now, he's been able to avoid the work-test-merry-go-round via earning enough through self employment to not need to apply for Jobseeker Youth Allowance- yay. However, full time study means that his earnings will have to drop a bit, annndd being self employed means double the paperwork for what is usually a pretty straightforward application process... boo. BUT we think it's all sorted now.

So I'm ready for some relax time. I may even doze off.

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That’s great that your son has been able to support himself with self employment @Smc
What sort of study is he undertaking?

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He's doing a performing arts degree @Catcakes. Happily, his self employment is as an entertainer, so it meshes in well with his studies, both in content and in working hours.

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Oh that wonderful @Smc, same interest as my youngest. He’s having a gap year to work and travel .😊
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