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

[ecomama]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATCHY in this thread too!

Hope you had a wonderful relaxing day!

Bestest wishes always.
Love EM

[Matchy69]

Thanks em it was a very lazy day I just watched a movie and had a sleep.I try and muster some energy later today and make a cake for my son.

[Namesmaddison]

Guest 4450 that’s me apparently.
its not. Then again I can’t recall who the bloody hell I am or what I stand for anymore . I thought life was something special but all it is

is this.
I don’t think I’m very happy clearly , this is the message of a mad man 😂

[Matchy69]

Hi Namesmaddison and welcome to the forums.I hope you can find your way around here ok.Its a great friendly place to get support.
Take care,
Mark.

[quirkywords]

Namesmaddison

welcome , this thread is friendly and yiu can just relax .
you are it mad just feeling unhappy and let down.

feel free to chat here and be yourself.

[Guest_1643]

hey all

i've not been sleeping calmly for the whole pandemic... sucks...

i sometimes call lifeline and the hold music relaxes me....

i feel like sleep is my enemy... sigh...

*

routine helps a little so i use music as my nightly wind-down.
I'm so so tired though. Exhausted.

[Lillylane]

Hey Sleepy,

Sorry to hear sleep has been difficult for you. I know what you mean about the lifeline hold music! I find it calming and reassuring too. I don’t think they could ever change it! At least I hope they don’t.

Just finished watching a documentary called ‘Rhod Gilbert Stands up to Shyness’.
It was quite interesting. He is a stand up comedian yet suffers from social anxiety. The documentary looks into why and also the positive steps that have helped him and the personal journeys of others as well.

I went to search for your thread about positive depiction/stories about MH issues in movies etc, but I can’t seem to find it. I may not be searching in the right place.

Sending you a virtual hot chocolate or chai,

Lillylane

[eight]

my older brother introduced me to 8 out of 10 cats does countdown last month and i absolutely adore the episodes rhod's on as a guest idk why they don't make him more regular. in the very first episode he was the panel idiot who couldn't get any question right until the very end where he slammed the buzzer less than a second in and went "I GOT IT ITS STOPWATCHES" . i cant remember what episode it was but "Rhod, which will you be stronger on this evening: letters or numbers?" "I'm going to be better at letters, I think. I'm a letters man, try me on any letter" ".... L?" "yup" is also one of my favourite Rhod Momence on that show

i don't think it mixes well that the medication im starting needs me to take it at 7 every morning and i keep staying up late for very little reason. the sleep podcasts I've been using don't really work. i posted back on what i thought was the most stressful week but I've realised, actually this week was the most stressful week. but i don't even binge hadesgame anymore like if i want to stay up at least i should be doing something i like. i just kinda mindlessly do app parkour until i pass out past 1 right now

[Guest_1643]

hi eight it's a really popular show... i don't understsand what it is... what does the title mean.... is it a panel show? i've heard many ppl who love it and wasn't sure what style of show it is...

i've got into some good shows over this lockdown, always happy to add to the list

sorry you aren't sleeping. that sucks. i also find when i can't sleep i never do anything substantial

it's usually binge watching youtube. Somehow today I found myself watching a tour of Chelsea Handler's house. Would be better if I actually watched a show at least instead of just frying my brain.

[eight]

its like, a comedy panel show. its the comedians who did the comedy panel show 8 out of 10 cats which was mostly about polling (think "8 out of 10 cats prefer whiskas cat food") doing a game show countdown that is about letter and number tasks but with a heavier focus on comedy. so yeah its the people from 8 out of 10 cats doing countdown. thats what the title means. one of the main sources of jokes is whenever the timer is ticking and the players are working the host brings out a dumb gimmick i remember there was one where jimmy carr brought out real kittens but it went so horribly right when he wasn't able to control them for the next two minutes. GET BACK IN! mew NO!

yt binges i feel that a lot. my brother thinks im weird because he saw me watching "real lawyer reacts to the trial in the bee movie". i also wish i could watch shows instead of frying my brain - ive been trying to keep my screen time down recently but it hasn't been going well. and i dont understand it when most of my screen time is check social media, get angry and/or overwhelmed, check it again over and over for some reason though. i need to log off and get a hobby but i always end up back at spending entire days online again. i feel like im going to be tired and stressed for the rest of my life