Bring your worries over here, the Night Shift are here to mind them.

[NaomiFromMilkShake]

Starting a new thread because the old one is full, I never thought when I started it that it would a) be moved to Classics and b) help so many people.

@Ouchy oh that does sound a bit scary. Just try to settle in and sleep. I'll hold the worries about that wind so you can just try to get comfy.

@NeedsAdvicePlease11 really pleased people helped you.

I'm fed up of waiting for police, they don't need to see me in person anyway. I'm going to have a snack then go to bed. 11pm they said. Now it's gone 1am.

Frownette I hope the police either come very soon or don’t come at all so you can sleep!

I’ve never posted here before but this seems like such a lovely thread. Please could I drop off some worries? I have health worries about my knee. I had a knee replacement at the age of 35 back in November and over the past week or two I’ve been getting some tightness/pain which I’m hoping is just temporary but I’m worried it isn’t. Also have worries relating to my job situation and worrying a lot about coronavirus and the possibility of a second wave. I’ve been sleeping terribly the last few months. Thank you so much.

@impatientlywaiting2015 you poor thing. Let me lift your pain and worries and you just go rest. Just get comfy. Close your eyes. That's it. No more worries for now. You just rest.

I'm new here too. I'm feeling frustrated at not being able to go to somewhere and just watch the sea, I've tried a couple of places but need proper sea with rolling waves and great views but our nearest coast is Weston super mare which doesn't cut the mustard. I'm increasingly realising that where I actually want to go is to where a deceased relative lived but it's the other side of the world and has locked borders even if it were possible to go. I have nowhere to go to just sit and be close to this relative since they have no grave and their ashes are scattered there. It's more a sense of not having a place to feel that connection, I don't feel any sort of belonging with anywhere as I've lived in many different places which were all transient in that I have no connection with any of them in terms of people or memories, all of my distant family live in far flung places where I've never been to let alone lived. I feel no connection to where I live, it's a place to eat and sleep but I don't belong here or anywhere. I didn't know I felt like that until I started writing. It's an insurmountable problem.

@thesuperfluousone I'm sorry you feel such pain and frustration. I get you. I am far away from most of my family and right now unable to travel. It is the first time neither time nor money can solve the missing. It is increasingly hard.

For your lost relative. May I suggest that you do have a place to connect with them. It is in your memory and in your heart. If you just let yourself rest, close your eyes. Be still. Let your memories come to you.

I play breaking wave sounds to lull me to sleep. I imagine I'm on the water, far from land. It is my happy place. perhaps it will work for you?

I hope you get some rest. I'll hold the worries for now. You just rest.

@Frownette I’m in the US. Friend just had this idea to go watch the sunset and wow, it was amazing. So simply and really peaceful. Lots of wildlife, too.

Me too, @HannaYeah. I figured you were since we often have the same shift on here.

@2018SoFarSoGreat

Me too, *@HannaYeah*. I figured you were since we often have the same shift on here.

It’s nice to have people in various time zones. Seems like there is always someone that comes along when we need them here.

Thank you for your message sofarsogreat however I am now sitting up in the main room of the tent regularly popping the tent ceiling back out after it gets blown in! Happily no rain getting in yet - fingers crossed it stays that way. Not expecting much sleep tonight!

@mogloveseggs no wonder you can't sleep. That sounds really difficult.

For now why don't you just pass it all along to me? I can good the worries until you feel stronger. You need to rest.

Just let it go. Cozy in and let it all go. That's the way.

@2018SoFarSoGreat thank you. So much.
I've asked for my post to be deleted as I said a bit too much but I really appreciate your reply.

Aw mog that's so difficult to deal with.

I woke up this morning to text from police at 3am saying sorry they got held up.

@Frownette why didn't they say that at half eleven when they were first late? Hope everything's ok

Thank you everyone. I got a good night sleep and feel a bit less stressed today x

Checking in for anyone who needs their worries watching overnight. I’ll tuck them in nice and cozy with me and the cat and keep them quiet while you sleep.

If anyone can pick up my stress and worries I’d appreciate it.

My parents are both having a big milestone birthday this week. If I go there it requires two weeks quarantine. I’m just sick and sad about it.

@HannaYeah that's so sad if you don't go, and so hard of you do. Hobsons choice! You poor thing.

I'll just hold onto that for now. You get some rest. Just sleep. I've got you for now.

Good morning to all you nightwatchers , I hope those worries you kept your eyes on have you no trouble.I
I have just came across this post and just want to say thank you to everyone who cares.

Me and Havelock are here tonight if anyone has any worries that they want taking care of. We’ll take good care of them while you sleep.

@GenuineKlatchianPottery

If you don’t mind I’ll leave mine again tonight. So much happening around me right now. It would be such a help not to think about it.

@HannaYeah you have had so much on recently.

Leave troubles with us for the night and rest well.

What a lovely thread

I love this thread, I end up reading it when I've woken up in the night and can't get back to sleep.

I'm so lucky not to have any health or money issues in the family during this time which makes my worrying all the more annoying.

Mine is over thinking and worrying about work. I manage biddding on commercial tenders for my company worth millions of pounds. I stress about missing something important out, missing deadlines or calculating numbers wrong etc.

I just submitted 2 in on Friday worth £10m and I keep worrying/reviewing everything I did.

What's stupid though is I'm paid shit money (especially for the responsibility involved), was already working reduced hrs by choice (30hrs), but due to covid hours have been cut to 4 day week. So trying to do a full time job on 60% hours and pay.

My husband doesn't get why I stress about it so much. Even though his job pays double mine he just forgets it as soon as he logs off.

His work have been so flexible with covid, whilst mine hated people WFH, no consideration that children were off school (6&4), were pushing to prove we were working harder at home and not skiving, until they decided to furlough me. I was off for 8 weeks and it was great. But by the time I was called back there was 3 large tenders that needed urgent attention and it's been full in stress for the last 6 weeks.

Think I need to work out a new job (was a Marketing Manager before,) or a way for it not too affect me so much.

Sorry for such a long moan when so many people are going through cancer, job losses and real mental health issues.