AWAKE.........

ANOTHER, rough night for me :-( I don't know what else to try or suggest! It's frustrating and annoying! Maybe I'll never sleep properly again? Maybe this is as good as it gets!!

sorry to hear that LondonLass - I don't have anything to suggest either. Have you tried getting up and making a hot chocolate? That works for me sometimes.

Big hugs

Thanks Lynn, I did get up and made myself a warm drink, then went back to bed and slept for 2hrs. It's not much. But it's better than nothing 

How did your night go? Hope you got some more sleep! 

Well I may as well see if I can get a bit more sleep, before its time to get up!

Hope you are having a good day! Thanks for taking the time to reply! Your support is very much appreciated.  XXXX

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Just been reading through all your posts!

I too am usually awake after only a few hours sleep and used to lay awake most of the night for reasons other than night sweats. Worry, anxiety usually.

For the past few years I have tried to give it some time to see if I can get back to sleep but mostly I put in the ear buds and listen to radio 4! After about 01.30 am it becomes The World Service and is mostly news. I fall asleep almost immediately because it is so boring and it does stop my brain thinking for itself!

My other standby is audio books. ( when the news is particularly depressing) I put the timer to turn off at end of chapter but I usually fall back to sleep long before the end. 

Will be thinking of you all especially with these warm nights. No help or advice with the night sweats sorry. X

Wishing all my Sweaty, non sleeping, aching, supportive, caring and understanding friends a very Happy Bank Holiday Monday!

We may be feeling rough, we may be exhausted, we may want to curl up in a ball and cry but however we feel, through all the bad stuff, our one positive is we are NEVER alone. We will always have each other. 

So thank you friends for being with me through the dark sleepless nights and for trying to offer solutions. I may never get a full nights sleep but I will always have friends who are willing to listen and who need my support as much as I need theirs!

TOGETHER WE WILL GET THROUGH THE DIFFICULT DAYS AND NIGHTS! xxxxxx

Have a lovely day

Big hugs xxxx

Thanks Londonlass - I slept better last night and extra hour - I am meeting my friends for a lunch was going to cancel as I am very tired however decided to go have a nice day too xx

Good for you Sus21 hope you have a lovely time  xxxx

Lynn wishing you a pleasant evening and a good nights sleep  xxxx

I wrote this msg to you earlier today but stupidly replied to the email rather than hitting the reply button. So here goes:

I didn’t do too badly last night, one break in the middle of about an hour but managed probably 6 hours in total. I think the cats woke me up – they were having a lovely game in the kitchen. 

A friend  came round for coffee this morning. I’m framing a tapestry for her (which I’ve never done before lol) so I needed to find out what she wanted eg how wide a matte and which way up (it’s geometric). But then she wanted me to cut the matte on the spot. Well you only get one go at that so I want to measure 27 times and then get my hubby to check so I had to disappoint her. I think she was a bit grumpy about that but hey she’s getting it done for just the cost of materials. 

Then I went to the local Asian grocer and bought the bits and pieces to make gyoza dumplings. My new cooking adventure is Japanese so I’m trying one dish after another. Hubby will be forced to eat them for dinner tmw evening lol. Now I’m sitting here procrastinating – I should be getting on my exercise bike.

I have now been on the bike, had dinner and am enjoying the evening. Hubby is out. Mondays he plays pool with an intellectually disabled guy. Started about 6 years ago as a volunteer "buddy" but has kept it going all this time. So Monday is my quiet night in. It only got up to 11 today, and clear skies, so definitely expecting a freezing night. No night sweats in this part of the world lol, unless I don't turn my electric blanket down.

Sounds like a productive day Lynn, wishing you a good nights sleep...........found this one just for you!!!

Night Night xxxx