Bring us your worries, big or small! The nightshift will hold them so you can sleep

[2018SoFarSoGreat]

Well, that LAST THREAD filled up much faster - so glad so many of us are finding this a place of comfort. How lucky we are to have so many of us on standby to hold our fears and worries, so that we can rest.

No questions asked, no solutions given, just the offer of a place to lay down our burdens. All are welcome.

Could I jump on for a handhold. Currently really struggling with anxiety and panic attacks not helped by the Russia thing!
Haven't slept in a couple of days other than the odd hour and currently wide awake and on high alert wondering if I need to do some organising!

The Russia thing has me worried too. DD is only 4 and for half her life it's been pandemic and now it's possible war? Nuclear war at that? Wiped out by a deranged man who wants to win a dick swinging contest.

Also a neurologist most likely informing me tomorrow I have multiple sclerosis. I don't have a lot of the severe stuff but it's still a frightening future. I just want to feel normal again

It's ok @MummBRaaarrrTheEverLeaking and @squiddybear. You're here now, so just let us hold that worry for now. You being exhausted won't help, so go on. Cuddle in. Shut your eyes. Just let it go for now. Just sleep. We've got you.

I’m signing in for the night shift. Any worries can keep me company and the cat entertained while you sleep.
They will be well looked after, and you can collect them when you’ve had a good rest. Or, there’s always the lost worries box.
Just drop them off at the end of the bed and then you close your eyes and rest.

I accidentally left my bunnies in their hutch all day. I fed and watered them this morning but didn't open their little door for some reason. I feel so guilty.

He's been gone for 9 whole days. Sleep is awful. I keep expecting him to walk through the door or message me. My heart hurts all the time.

Tomorrow I am taking the babies to Forest School, they are going to love it.

I followed your thread whitecat handholding here xx

@HangingOver oh poor wee bunnies. I'm hoping they are okay (I don't know much about bunnies and their needs) but hopefully, they forgive you. Tomorrow is a new day for bunny loving - maybe they get some extra treats! Sleep now, tis done, no more worrying about it.

@bloodywhitecat 9 days. I can't even begin to imagine how long and awful these days are. But, you are getting through them and the babies are too. You are a wonder, you just are.

Forest school sounds wonderful. The fresh air and green and nature will feed your soul, and the babies will love it, indeed.

Why don't you, just for tonight, lay down all this pain and fear and worry and heartache. Lay it down right here, with us. We'll hold it tenderly while you rest. You can do that, if you tell yourself it is just for tonight. I wish you rest. Close your eyes and let it all go. Just for tonight. That's it. We've got you.

It has been a bigger for the wind today hangingover

They’ll have been all cooried up and keeping cosy. As 2018 said, tomorrow is a new day 🐰. You love them. They know it.

bloodywhitecat

We can hold your sore heart as you sleep. Just so you can escape from your pain a little while. I wish things were different for you.

Thank you, I had five hours of unbroken sleep.

Forest school was just amazing. The wee man spent almost all of his time playing in the water or hoicking a wheelbarrow full of old stainless steel teapots around the joint. He was in his element. He absolutely loves being outside.

I have had some good advice from Winston's Wish today as well around how to help him process what has happened and what words to use.

The smallest one enjoyed sitting and exploring pine cones and willow hoops.

DH would've loved the idea of them being outside and exploring their world, I am so glad we went.

I’m glad to hear that the forest school trip was magical for the little ones and, in turn, for you bloodywhitecat

Grab your moments of joy. Even though your heart is broken. The wee fosterlings are able to feel their joy because of you and your dh.

What better way to be - to feel secure and cared for and free.

That is all down to you and your dh. Love comes from love. Happiness comes in places you least expect. His legacy lives on through you and in turn your little ones and those around you.

You may have been robbed of years but not of a beautiful love. That is yours for keeps. And you let it flow to others despite your pain. I think I called you a warrior once. I most definitely thought it. I still feel that way.

Your strength amazes me even though you are in your darkest times. You are finding light. And that light is love.

Sending you a back up ✨ ✨

And know we have you here. I have a bagful of dreams to swap for your night time wakes. May you find him there. Because the love you describe never goes away.

For you whitecat - I think you are magnificent. 🌻

@bloodywhitecat I'm so glad you got 5 hours and that the forest school was all that it promised. We will always be here for you, when you just need to lay that burden down. It is an honor, really, to do this for you, who does so much for everyone else.

@SheldonesqueTheBstard your words today made me cry. Beautiful post.

Tonight I need peace. Please.

For me.

For three ✨ ✨ ✨

My turn to take your weight @SheldonesqueTheBstard, lay your worries here a while, we will stand guard. You deserve rest for helping so many, including me.

I'm worried I'll be alone for the rest of my life. And that I'm a rubbish mother. I feel lost at times and absolutely overwhelmed.

ah @Takenoprisoner I'm sorry you have these worries. For now, lay them down right here. Just let them go. That's it. They shall stay quiet or else I shall sic cat on them. You just need to shut your eyes, let it all go, and sleep. Go on. Just sleep. It is okay, we've got you for now.

bloodywhitecat

I’ll swap you a beautiful dream from the bag.

Thank you. And knowing how you are hurting? I feel blessed by your kindness.

✨ ✨ ✨ never far. never far.

@SheldonesqueTheBstard I shall help the lovely WhiteCat holding your worries, tonight. I'm sorry to see you need us, and I'm delighted that we are here to offer you comfort, as you do for all of us.

You know the drill. Coury in, shut your eyes, deep breaths. Now give that whole big ball of whatever it is that is worrying you to us. Drop it all. Push it away if necessary. Just cuddle in and sleep. You can do it. We've got you. It will be okay.

Sending peace and love and light to anyone who needs it.

And takenoprisoner

A dream for you.

There will always be little eyes on you that think you make the world shine. 🌻

Blessings all.

And thank you. x

I'm new here, I hope it's ok...

My cat has suddenly been diagnosed with bone cancer - he has a tumor in his skull (I have a thread on The Litter Tray). I am filled with anxiety (which also makes me nauseous) about losing him and taking that final step. I can't bear the thought of him not being here any more. And I need a big and scary surgery, and was on a fact-finding mission for this when thoughts about cat took over.

@bloodywhitecat so sorry to hear your news, have followed a couple of your past posts

oh @MountainDweller that hurts. Many of us here are owned by beloved kitties, so we feel your pain. That, and your own health issues, are too much to have to hold. Leave them with us for tonight. Just dump the whole shebang right here, and rest. You can, you know. It totally works. You just cuddle up, shut your eyes, and let us take care of the worry. Shh now. Just sleep. You are in a welcoming, safe space here.

@2018SoFarSoGreat thank you, your kind works have brought a tear to my eye. Glad to hear there are other cat lovers here, will look forward to meeting some of you after the lovely sleep you are giving me

I’m here to share the night watch duties.
May you sleep peacefully tonight with the knowledge that your worries will be well taken care of.