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I'm wide away and drinking tea - anyone else awake?

94 replies

Mailfuckoff · 15/12/2018 03:34

I've woken up and cant sleep so just made a cuppa. Anyone else awake? It's so lonely being awake when everyone in the house is asleep

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Heyjudas · 15/12/2018 04:13

Oh God, is it 3 hours until the morning?
I've run out of gas, so hot water, but might get busy boiling the kettle and mopping floors to tire myself out.

TroysMammy · 15/12/2018 04:13

Getting fed up of this stupid cough. At least I don't have to get up in 2 hours for work.

Ostagazuzulum · 15/12/2018 04:14

FFSOMG - can't the night staff give you a sleeping tablet (sorry if that's ignorant question and it'd interfere with your other meds!). I d like to thin' if you're in hospital that they'd do something to help. Sleep deprivation is the worst! Thanks

dotty12345 · 15/12/2018 04:15

I’m up partner snoring like a walrus so choices are continue to kick him to no avail or clean the kitchen (fag break)

Outfoxed · 15/12/2018 04:17

Dog and fiancé did an impressive duvet take over manoeuvre between them at 2 am and I’ve been on the sofa with the cat ever since

FFSOMG · 15/12/2018 04:17

Osta- not allowed zopiclone after 2am. I could take a sedative AP and lorazepam but I don’t want to have to rely on taking that every night to sleep. It’s crap, my whole situation is shit. (Self pity party)

puguin86 · 15/12/2018 04:18

Me too. Bad cough here so just resigned myself to getting up x

CoolGirlsNeverGetAngry · 15/12/2018 04:19

Yes, hello. I’ve got an infection and the antibiotics/ paracetamol haven’t kicked in yet. In pain and tired.

Bobbiepin · 15/12/2018 04:27

@FFSOMG I think this thread is the right place for a pity party! Will you have the opportunity to nap tomorrow and talk to the drs about your meds?

FFSOMG · 15/12/2018 04:28

I’m on 1:1 and need the toilet but my current person with me is a man so I’d have to go to the office to find a female and I cba and don’t need it that badly.

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Bobbiepin · 15/12/2018 04:31

I can never sleep when I need to pee. Probably worth going, might help you a little, but I understand the effort involved. Hope you're on the road to recovery soon.

FFSOMG · 15/12/2018 04:31

Bobbie- Drs not in until Monday and the bloody consultant is off for 3 weeks now so they won’t want to make changes without her say. But maybe I’ll nap, although don’t want to ruin my chances of sleeping tomorrow night!
The medication has been changed to a anti psychotic injection, which they threatened to forcibly do if I refuse, as I’m on section 3 so have no rights. It felt like I was being raped when they made me have it on Wednesday, and I’ve been throwing up since then. The nurses say it can’t be the injection which did it, but I think it has to be. Urgh.

Heyjudas · 15/12/2018 04:33

It's only a 15 minute walk to the shop to get the gas topped up. Do you think that's within my capabilities? No. It appears that's a bridge too far. 2 months ago I was running 5k on my lunchbreak. Now I'm out of work and probably clinically depressed, can't sleep during the night, so sleep all day instead. The last time I had a shower, was about 2 weeks ago. I'm festering in my own filth. And I've a form to fill in about how my illness affects me for UC, or they won't give me any money. I've filled in half and lost the will to live. Can I fill in the rest? Hell no. One more sentence seems to be too much to ask of my stupid idiotic brain.
This is little miss organised PA in her day job.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
I'm tearful. Will be alone on Christmas day maybe with a ready meal if I remember to buy one in.
I fucking hate this time of year when you're not in good health.

Heyjudas · 15/12/2018 04:38

FFSOMG. That sounds fucking awful, but honey I believe you as I've been in them.

Nobody else would believe you, or maybe you're incapable of thinking for yourself so it must be for your own good.
Psychosis is shit though, so I wouldn't mess with that particular beast.

Do you ever get visitors?

My ex, bastard in every other way, used to visit me daily with tobacco and chocolate when I was admitted (longest was 8 days though, so Christ knows if I wouldn't be needing anti-psychotic injections myself after that long in).

You poor thing.

Are you in a London hospital? It's just that if you were, and I can manage to get my act together (not looking likely), I could visit you over Christmas.

Dowser · 15/12/2018 04:40

Yes , me sadly. My gut issues have interrupted my sleep again.
I’ve had bicarbonate and a drink of water...and am listening to my husband gently snore

No tea here...were in a holiday studio...and I’m such a clumsy person, I’d have the whole block awake, never mind he who must not be woken.
Still I’ve got nothing to get up for...we don’t tend to go out till after lunch when it’s nicely warmed up.

Blacktoffeecat · 15/12/2018 04:42

At a friends house and I have a cough, can’t sleep and having an anxiety attack about work stuff.
Want to go home, drink benylin and nap.

FFSOMG · 15/12/2018 04:48

Heyjudas- thank you! Unfortunately not London. I’ve been in for over 7 weeks now. My husband visits once or twice a week, and when I’m allowed I see the kids on a weekend. I went 4 weeks without seeing them at first. I don’t have psychosis, it’s very severe bipolar depression.

headinhands · 15/12/2018 04:49

I'm up now. Had an early night but awake as have had a horrid head cold which seems to have returned. Now doses on paracetamol.

FFSOMG · 15/12/2018 04:50

The injection is flupentixol decanoate, if anyone doesn’t believe me and wants to read up on it!

sashh · 15/12/2018 04:52

morning all.

Justtrying · 15/12/2018 04:53

Yes, at the airport 5 hours too early. Had an email on Tuesday advising of change to our flight times, and stupidly didn't check the date. The change is for our flights next march. So we've had a short overnight at an airport premier Inn, missed dh's Xmas do last night. Now waiting for check-in to open so we can dump our cases and go and get some breakfast. Needless to say DH isn't happy.

Marmalizes · 15/12/2018 04:53

Somtimes life can be shit and feels worse when you can’t sleep. Hope you all manage to drop off before too long.

Heyjudas · 15/12/2018 04:56

I meant I believed you in that it felt like rape. I feel qualified to make that statement as I have had treatment in psychiatric hospitals and have also been raped, and it's a similar feeling of absolute helplessness.
Get well soon! What a cunt of an illness that is. I was diagnosed with EUPD, so less cuntish in some ways, but does lead to what a lot perceive as self sabotage. Own worst enemy.

Big hug to you. Happy to stay in touch if you want to pm, but I get banned a lot from here, so don't count on me lol.

TheItalianDream2020 · 15/12/2018 04:57

I'm awake, working night shift.