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.

Oh @Iusedtobedontcall that is so hard and very sad. I am sorry.

You leave it right here and we will hold it tenderly for you. You just shut your eyes and sleep. That it. Nothing else for you to do tonight. We've got you.

Thank you - that really does help. I’ll try to have a more restful night tonight.

I’m also here to help @2018SoFarSoGreat take care of any problems that are stealing your sleep tonight.
Handholds and gentle hugs here for anyone who needs them.
The cat is very good at purrtherapy too, so if you want a large furry beast to sit on your knee and give you cuddles he’s always happy to volunteer, alongside his usual worry duties.

I have some worries after reading a thread tonight (husbands holiday behaviour reflects my husbands) Lots of posters believe it was down to him cheating... now I keep overthinking is my husband cheating. Really need some sleep so here I am 😳

Ah @1982mommaof4 try not to think about it now. Lay that worry right here and we, with kitty assistance, will hold it firmly and let you sleep.

That's it. Push it all over here and just sleep. We've got you now.

Can I pop in? I've got crippling anxiety at the moment. Worried about my dh job and how we'll manage if he loses it. I've not been this bad for at least 5 plus years. I thought I had it under control. The worst thing about being this low is that my mind takes me back to so many traumas in my life, things I had forgotten or shut away forever. I feel like my mind is trying to drag me into a deep dark hole. I have no one at all in real life to talk to. I'm not sleeping and my mind just won't stop. After so many years of feeling OK I'm starting to wonder how easy it would be to just got exist.

Welcome @Cuddlecouch, I'm glad you came, and so sorry you have all of this to worry about.

For now, you can just bundle it all up and lay it down right here. The whole lot, that's the way. Push it right over to us. We will hold it for you, so that you can just be, just breathe, and sleep. That's all you have to do. Go on. Close your eyes. Shhhhhh. For now, you can just be. We've got you.

Welcome @Cuddlecouch, I'm glad you came, and so sorry you have all of this to worry about.

For now, you can just bundle it all up and lay it down right here. The whole lot, that's the way. Push it right over to us. We will hold it for you, so that you can just be, just breathe, and sleep. That's all you have to do. Go on. Close your eyes. Shhhhhh. For now, you can just be. We've got you.

Welcome @Cuddlecouch, I'm glad you came, and so sorry you have all of this to worry about.

For now, you can just bundle it all up and lay it down right here. The whole lot, that's the way. Push it right over to us. We will hold it for you, so that you can just be, just breathe, and sleep. That's all you have to do. Go on. Close your eyes. Shhhhhh. For now, you can just be. We've got you.

Sorry for multiple posts! The app was playing tricks 😩

Hi there - thanks all for being here - I really appreciate this thread - it n me she’s me feel a bit teary. Haven’t slept properly for a while. DS (type 1 diabetes) keeps me up worrying and sometimes having to do stuff. We’re on holiday and we have a lack of kit as I didn’t think he would rip off a sensor on a door frame 😣 Just praying the one we have lasts! Would be so lovely to have an uninterrupted night tonight so we all wake refreshed. I also have what I think is a chest infection so not feeling tip top.

Makes me feel a bit teary that should say!

Ah @Libre2 that is no way to enjoy a holiday. I'm so sorry.

For now just cuddle up, shut your eyes and let the worry flow right over here. That's it. Just let it go. Now, we've got you, and you can just rest. That's it.

Night night.

I’m here tonight to take care of your worries, they can sit at the end of the bed with the cat to keep them company.
You just get comfortable and have a peaceful sleep, we’ve got you.

We're on the last night of our holidays, I'm already worrying about potential flight delays so I will find it hard to nod off tonight. Curtains too thin, bed smaller than usual, pillow not quite right, please let our flight be on time and all our bags arrive home.

Then Tuesday is exam results day in Scotland so I won't sleep then either for worrying about ds and his results. He's so short tempered this week and I'm sure that's why.

Please mind my worries for the next 2 nights, it's not like me to not sleep well. Hopefully we'll get home safe and get reasonable exam results. Then I can mind someone else's worries on Wednesday night when mine have hopefully passed.

I'm lucky my nighttime worries are quite specific and hopefully short-lived.

Giving this thread a little bump for anyone needing to leave their worries or problems for the night.
Me and the cat are still here to watch them for you, just pop them at the end of the bed and we’ll take care of them for you while you sleep.

Good to see this one pop up! It's been a while.

I love this thread. I find it so comforting. Thank you to all you worry minders - you’re amazing.

Can’t settle. Am expecting my cancer diagnosis this morning and (hopefully) treatment plan this morning.

Hi @Gilead, no wonder you can't sleep. That's horrible and scary. I do hope tomorrow brings you some comfort and a plan.

For now, leave the worry right here. We will hold it tenderly and tightly so that you can just rest. Go on. Shut your eyes and cozy in. We've got you now.

@2018SoFarSoGreat 💐

I'm awake properly now as I have to get up for work now, but can I just say, what an absolutely wonderful thread. DH woke me up when he left for work at 4am and I couldn't get back to sleep. We dropped my eldest at university yesterday and she was crying when we left and totally overwhelmed by it all. My mum died when I was pregnant with her, and she's been my sidekick throughout my grief and out the other side. She's without a doubt the best daughter I could ever wish for, and now she's in a different city. I'm going to miss her so very much.

DH is now away for the week. I have my boys, but they're younger and don't really do words of comfort 🤣. I really miss my girl.

Knowing this thread is here will help me sleep tonight. As will a full day of teaching after being awake at 4am. Lots of love to those who need it. Hope you all got back to sleep.

@Gilead I hope today went as well as it could We're here if you need us again tonight or any night.

@mynameisnotmichaelcaine ah, your girl sounds wonderful - well done, you, for raising such a star. You will miss her (hugs!)

If you need us, just stop on by. There is always someone up for keeping you company and corralling all of those worries, sadness and fear.

I’m signing in for the night shift, any problems or worries can be dropped off here with me and the cat, we’ll keep them quiet for you while you sleep.
Just pop them down the end of the bed and I’ll tuck them in and guard them until you’re ready to collect them.

I am back, like the proverbial bad penny , it's my last night with my fosterling and I am worried about everything I can possibly be worried about with his bridging to his adoption. It had gone well up until today, today was a bit wobbly for him (only to be expected really). I don't think sleep will come easily tonight.