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“Getting a cancer diagnosis is extremely stressful, and that brings a whole load of emotions, and lack of sleep certainly does not help. I think many of us have periods of insomnia. I experienced a long period of not sleeping. I could go off to sleep quite quickly, but after an hour I would find myself wide awake again, and would spend the rest of the night getting frustrated because I couldn't sleep."
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Yeah but I imagine books in the hospital library are an amazing conduit for all sorts of germy bacteria needing a nice place to get jiggy before being delivered to a new des res! Probably a lucky escape!
They've probably seen a thing or two, that's for sure!!
Kooo! You will probably be discharged fit as a flea and meaner than a hungry gnat!
Gulp!
Ooh a good memory! It is hard when you know exactly how something happened or who said what and when but then hear the new version!
Especially if the new edit has a personal agenda.
Sometimes it is just human foibles, not everyone's memory works in the same way or to the same standard. Sometimes it is just wishful thinking. I have come out of meetings wondering if the person sat next to me had been in the SAME meeting. People can be led to believe they have heard what they wanted to hear, but what was ACTUALLY said counts.
Someone like Stressy says things to convey how they feel about something or to engender that feeling in the listener but it is not necessarily what happened.
WHEN DONE DELIBERATELY AND MANIPULATIVELY AND MALICIOUSLY IT IS VERY ANNOYING and almost impossible to not say 'Well actually... '
Cheers
Too right OH's mother likes to gaslight and I've seen her son's face twist into shapes of self doubt when she does it - that's when I jump in and give her a verbal pasting. She's never happy when I've done it, ergo doesn't like me, but she needs to be told and especially when she upsets him! I'm his self-appointed attack dog, as he's not aggressive and has no voice to speak up for himself. It does come easy but it's not a great accolade to be honest.
Now what about that early night you were thinking about, sweet cheeks? xxx
Fabulous. A craft group pal told me they were having new carpet delivered that morning so their hubby had chopped up their sofa and chairs and taken them to the tip.
I asked when new sofa was arriving. Reply, when we get around to going out and choosing one!'
They had fished out two camping chairs!
Cheers
Umm quarter past 12 is a very early night sleep wise. I have been lying down so I am counting that
OK ok saying Nyt to all,.hope you get some rest, peace and even sleep
Well I'll give it a go Shims, but if Derek in Tucson posts at some ungodly hour I might still be awake. If he's filled his face with pork and beans all day he might not.
You brought forth another snort when I read about craft group pal and hubby - they must live in a parallel universe or something. Crazed..
Righto sugar, I'll put a podcast on as that sometimes works. Night hon, sweet dreams when they arrive xxx
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