Awake and up all night

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Sleep problems may be caused by how you’re feeling emotionally, or as part of the side effects for cancer treatment. If you find it hard to have a good sleep, you’re not alone. The Online Community is here to support you 24/7.

“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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Soc 2 months ago in reply to Julie2468

Evening Julie. That is enough for one day. We can't be expected to do alot while we are unwell. My daughter bless her changed my bedding for me and hoovered everywhere. I just don't have the energy to do all that. Make sure you rest alot Julie this illness wipes you out.xxx

Julie2468 2 months ago in reply to Soc

Will do. I do feel wiped out today. Hope you get some rest too xxx

Soc 2 months ago in reply to Julie2468

Thank you sweetie I will. We both had a full day yesterday and it takes alot to recover. You are doing really well.xxx

ShimmeringUnicorn 2 months ago

I do despair! folk here expect and demand so much of themselves! There are organisations and Just Giving pages for animals etc subjected to less rigourous regimes

Be kind to yourself folks.

Ooh grubs up!

Bye for now

Ukiboy 2 months ago in reply to ShimmeringUnicorn

Thanks Shimmer. Your positivity really helps. I think there are just days where I get into my own head and do a bit of catastrophising. But you all do me good. And Pippin takes no slouching when it comes to his pampering. Sometimes when I hear everything all of you are going through I feel a bit of a sham just being a carer.

Ukiboy 2 months ago in reply to Julie2468

Loads of love Julie. Hope you feel better tomorrow.

Gill H 2 months ago in reply to Ukiboy

Nonsense Uki my lad, and I can attest that you're no sham. Us carers put a lot of graft in and carry the constant worry about our OHs. That never goes away.

Throw a horrible MiL into the mix and all the above is compounded x 1000000!

Feel better now hon? xxx

ShimmeringUnicorn 2 months ago in reply to Gill H

hello?

Was yours really the most recent post here?

TESTING

Cheers

Gill H 2 months ago in reply to ShimmeringUnicorn

Evening matey

Aye, and I thought everyone was having an early night. Peekaboo!

ShimmeringUnicorn 2 months ago in reply to Ukiboy

Whenever you next show up here, can you please face away and bend over? I want a clear shot at kicking your butt!

We will have no 'just' around here please. This is not a contest and no one's situation is more worthy than anyone else's.

A carer's journey is different but no less onerous, emotional, painful or mind melting. I am sure at times carer's are even less understood and are on the recieving end of toxic positivity and the notion that they are 'doing a grand job' ... so that's alright then ... isn't it?

Take care