Awake and up all night

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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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  • Have trouble sleeping and looking for somewhere to talk
  • Would like some company and support each other during the night
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  • I've seen loads over the years. I did have tapes all long gone now.. i still sing around the flat & give me a mic & I'm gone!! But in 2015 I lost a majority of my hearing overnight. Profoundly deaf Rofl my right ear & severe to profound in my left. I still sing, but badly now on a/c I cant hear my tones, but I still give it my best shot Rofl

  • Ah, that's lovely that you share a love of music with your daughter. It's the same with my eldest and me,  well it was before this last year happened, and she treat both of us to many recitals.

    Love your idea of speakers in the coffin! I could tone it down a bit with Pearl Jam's Jeremy - I like that too and know the story behind it, before anyone asks. A Beatles song, In My Life, is also a goodie xxx

  • Join the deaf club. My left ear goes completely deaf for months at a time and sometimes the right joins in, so lefty doesn't get lonely. I've got permanent tinnitus, but I can usually ignore it until the high pitched whining reminds me to pay attention. It's a flipping nuisance! You carry on singing my lovely, it's a great talent to have xxx

  • Morning all

    I had a terrible night, looking at the clock at least once every hour since midnight Frowning2

    With regard to music I'm a confirmed 80s fan and was quite sad to hear yesterday that Dave Ball from Soft Cell had died, I was listening to them playing at Rewind in Henley-on-Thames in August! I especially like David Bowie & The Stranglers.

    I do appreciate other music though and have seen many acts live, many in bars/clubs in Liverpool in my teens, but I can't remember them all Joy 

    It looks like the weather is going to be good today, we had a dreadful day yesterday and 2 trees came down close by. 

    Hopefully you've all had some sleep Sleeping 

    H

  • Morning Helen. 

    A tip - when you have a bad night, Pensive join in the conversation as my rambling will soon get you back to sleep.

    You've got some company with your music tastes as my eldest is a big Bowie fan, and OH a huge Stranglers devotee; I'm sure he saw them perform once.

    Well, the forecast got it wrong here as it just rained a bit, but that's a real shame about the trees. xxx

  • Good Morning. 

    I am sorry to hear that your sleep was not good. 
    I have been the same, very unpredictable over the last couple of weeks. 

    Enjoy your day. x

  • I was like that last night & my hubby the same. Hence tea & biccys at silly o clock this morn. I'm an awful sleeper since his diganosis. Though the night before I was ok, I had 3 glasses of wine for my bday which I think knocked me sparko!

    Hubby all week as slept like a log due to radiotherapy, but last night couldnt get a wink. For some reason his legs were heavy & a bit nervy. All gone now. So last radiotherapy today & I sure he'll be out cold tonight. Although its only a 10 min shot of treatment, it takes hours with hospital transport & sitting around as radiotherapy is always delayed by at least an hour. Apparently some of the machines arent working in the Marsden in Sutton, hence delays. So I think that causes tiredness just waiting around & add treatment on top! But last one today!!

    We also booked a holiday yesterday first week of December, maybe that kept us awake. First time flying ( for him) since diagnosis & as been chomping at the bit to get away!

    Hope u sleep tonight, nowt worse than watching the clock, it drives me mad xx

  • Good morning guys, Helen, it is so sad to hear about Dave Ball''s passing, I knew him 40+ years ago, through Soft Cell, and he was a really nice guy unlike Marc, who I would gladly have ignored, we're I not good friends with his sister.

    NO rap here too, but  I will listen to anything on whatever radio station I have on, very rarely hitting the off button, and I've only ever bought 4 tapes/CDs which came out of the cars glove box in Scotland, when there was no radio signal. Rainbow; ELO, Madness, and Queen. My 1st partner would bring her ABBA tape to play,"the things we put up with for love," lol. 

    I stayed in yesterday, doodling, and made dinner for the girls, chicken and kimchi, and belly pork. Have a lovely day everyone  xx

  • Great to know when we’re on our own and the Itty Bitty Shitty Committee are taking over my thoughts at silly o’clock PrayRainbow

  • Helen, I asked OH about seeing The Stranglers live and he's seen them five times. He looked miffed when I said I'd told you it was the once Sweat smile xxx