Night Owls (for those awake late and can't sleep)

[Croix]

Dear All
The purpose of this thread is as a meeting point for those that can’t sleep and it is late (I.E. AFTER midnight.)

It can be a useful space for users to share their issues with insomnia as well as coping strategies. It can also be a general space for users to converse and support one another throughout a difficult night.

Please note – for those that are just bored or lonely we already have a place - the BB Café, which I recommend instead of here

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/bb-social-zone/the-bb-cafe

Croix

[Guest9337]

ah my Harpybirdy, I have come back from the dark and into your light - and what a delight it tis, to see your crazy frog mama, with a suit case of ??? swamp she carries around, just incase her skin gets too dry, she jumps into the swamp and mails herself back to elsewhere!

sleep, sleep, cry no more, sleep doth cry no more. I shall never sleep again, I have slept too much, gone to bed too late and arisen too late, the alarm wasn't set correctly, damn wife put it on am, when it was actually pm, and that effed up all our plans!

oh dear oh dear I seem to have gone quite queer.

as u can tell, I have the heater on and nice warm feet tonight - so such a delight may be somewhat frightening to those not in the know, about how such things go!

Yes yes, I am crazy too, and I wanna come, so lets go! lol.

[Harpbird]

good evening D&G

I have never been a good sleeper and my chronic spine pain doesn’t help. So it’s Late night telly, though it’s good watching the Para Olympic Games, so inspiring.

[Lillylane]

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced sleep paralysis?

I often did when I was younger, but not so much now. It’s more likely to happen if I fall asleep really quickly.

I’ve learnt a couple of techniques to keep myself calm so it’s not as scary.

Wishing everyone restful and refreshing sleep!

LL

[Guest9337]

Hi Lillylane, my experience with something that might be similar to sleep paralysis is this.

Sometimes when In bed I feel like the quilt cover feels so heavy that i cannot lift nor move it. Like I am tied down in the bed by my own quilt and I am just stuck, awake but stuck.

It is very weird sensation, because though I know I can move if/when I decide to move, I actually feel like I can't or shouldn't move... like somehow I am supposed to be in bed not moving.

Is that similar to your experience or otherwise?

love dng.

[Lillylane]

Hi Dng,

Yes, sounds similar to what I’ve experienced, except I can’t move even if I try to.

When it happens, it seems as though I’m awake and aware of my surroundings but I can’t move at all. It’s very strange.

If I can think of this early on, it helps - I just keep repeating “I know what this is. It’s just sleep paralysis”. This seems to help prevent me panicking and then I’m able to just wait until I wake up fully.

Thanks for sharing,

LL

[Nadie]

Worst birthday ever. No one wanted to meet up. Grew up with abusive father, family dont talk to me. No job,no money,disability causes constant back pain,no will to do anything,cant sleep,lonely,divorced. No one cares. Someone asks ruok and if you tell them your not they dont really want to know so i hide it. This is only a bit of what my life is like. Life sucks. Just want to talk to someone.

Probably no one here.

[Nadie]

Silly for getting on here. Will take to long. Not worth going on. Ill just go

[Sophie_M]

Dear Nadie
We’re so grateful to have you reach out to our community this morning and are so sorry to hear everything you have going on at the moment. Times like this can get overwhelming. We hope that you find our forums to be a safe and supportive space to talk through your thoughts and feelings. Our community is here for you. 

Our Support Service is trying to reach out to you via email as we're worried about you. 
We hope you know that there is always help available to you, whether it's from our professional mental health counsellors Beyond Blue (available 24/7/365 on 1300 22 4636) or our friends at Lifeline (13 11 14) or the Suicide Call Back Service (1300 659 467).
Keep checking back in with us whenever you feel up to it. 
 
Sophie

[Harpbird]

Hi Nadie,

chronic pain keeps me up every night. So recliner is normally where I stay.
it’s true those that ask r u ok, don’t normally really want you to say well no I am not ok ,

I hope you find sleep some time tonight, well now it’s this morning

[mmMekitty]

Hi Nadie,

I found you here. 🐱& although I need to sleep (or pretend to), I feel glad I stayed up so late & have found you. If you'd like to talk, please, be a little patient, & I'll check back and read anything you have to say. It's hard to have a real-time conversation here. So, if you need to talk to someone now, follow Sophie_M's advice.

I'm sorry you had a rotten Birthday. I used to have those, until I decided to give myself a Birthday treat, buy my own gift each year, too. This year I didn't get to do what I planned, but instead, one of my community workers went a little beyond her role, & took me to play with her Labrador puppies, all 7 of them! It was great. Otherwise, I'd've done nothing & would have been miserable.

I have problems getting to sleep, too, no matter how tired I am. Pain is just one problem. Eventually things settle down (usually). I still try all my old techniques. I am so easily disturbed by discomfort. I've lost track of time. It is now later than I thought. Really I must leave it here for now...

mmMekitty