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

Croix
Community Champion
Community Champion

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

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Guest_1643
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

hi i have enormous sleep avoidance ... eek

waking up rested never happens

every so often i crash and fall asleep bfore midnight but it's pretty poor quality sleep and more like an exhaustion-combustion

that happened last night... can't say i feel super great today, though.

Guest_4643
Community Member
Anyone awake?

Oh God yeah it's only 11. How you doin mb.

The thing l can't work out is now that l'm sleeping again , l'm that bloody tired all the time. Everytime l start sleeping again l'm always tired , hth does that work.

rx

Haha hey randomx. I'm awake until 3am or so. My meds don't make me drowsy since I take them at night but when I wake up in the middle of the night and the next day, I feel really tired. Insomnia doesn't help. I'll be awake for ages.

How are you?

Heya mb. Not too bad . Yeah 2ish is about normal for me now that l'm sleeping again right now, love goin to sleep about 2ish if l can. Still get a bit of the night but l still get a bit of sleep too.

Shame about the meds , can you take something else to drouse you up a bit.

Matchy69
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member
I sleep so on and off.In a bit of pain and discomfort which dosnt help.Even the medication I use to take that helped me me sleep dosnt work anymore.The mornings here kids awake so we I better sort them out.

I don't think so no, I'll speak to my GP & Psychiatrist about it. Thanks anyway.

Mark, sorry to hear that.

Matchy69
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member
It's ok Tayla I am sort of use to all the pain and things.Its just the way it is.

Emo
Community Member

Hi Ecomama,

I'm not doing well after I went to my interview, due to issues with my husband. I haven't heard about the job yet so that probably means that I didn't get it.

I'm so keen to get my life back that I'm willing to put up with what happens. I hope things are going OK in your life.

I really appreciate your concern for me. I feel so special that you could even be bothered thinking about me. Thank you.

Regards,

Emo.

Emo
Community Member

Hi Lillylane,

Thank you for your kind words regarding my interview. I tried to calm myself down before I went in for the interview.

I haven't heard yet but I will let you know what happens. I hope things are OK in your life?

Regards,

Emo.