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.

@2018 thank you x I feel like i can turn the light out now x I just needed someone to 'hear' me i think ?
@3rd watermelon I've been there (3 times) trust your body, stay hopeful if you can x sending love to you x

Butteries. The perfect butter. My quest is like searching for the holy grail. There was a wee shop that sold butteries where I went to college. And you could choose if you wanted thin and a bitty crispy or fat and soft. A little more salty than most now.

Thin and crispy for me. All the way!

I’ve never had a buttery as good since (close contenders though!) but the shop has long gone and no way of knowing who provided their butteries.

May we one day find the perfect one. And remain testing under the guise of quality control. 🙂

A comfort to see this thread bringing comfort once more.

It is as it should be. 🌻

I'm here if anyone has any gnarly worries they'd like to drop. Pass them over here and the cat and I shall corral them so that you get some sleep.

I’m signing in for the night shift, any worries or problems that are stealing your sleep or peace of mind tonight can be left at the end of the bed with the cat, he will soon wrangle them into submission.

Popping by too.

I’m having a laundry night. What the lovely Klatchian cat can’t wrangle, I can squish with the iron.

It’s that time of night again, me and the cat are signing in for the night watch. Any worries can keep the cat entertained and once he’s exhausted them we will tuck them in the fleecy bedding with us and keep them quiet for you while you sleep.

Hello, lovelies. I lost track of the thread last year! Checking in for a shift!

Massive thank you to all of you regulars who minded my worries last summer/autumn. You’ll never know how much comfort it gave me at a really dark time.

Naughty of me not to do my bit for so long.

Hello show

I think we all lost the thread for a wee while - it completely popped off my watch list - and it is lovely we are all drifting back in to carry what needs to be carried. 🌻 x

i can't concieve 16month and nothing. I have 1 child already and I am very greatful but I'd love another and the stress off it all is making me lose my mind, honestly i really do. I can't take much more and no matter how many times i tell myself im fine, im not.

@whymewhyme I’m not qualified to input on baby-related things but you can definitely leave that with me for the night and take a break from it all.

And you can take far more than you know. You are not going to lose your mind. Promise. 🙂

The heart wants what it wants whyme

I’ve been where you are and I know the desperation. I could give you all the platitudes like relax and it’ll happen when you least expect it, etc., etc. it doesn’t ease your heart.

What I can offer is a great big fat bosie to snuggle your hopes into and I can carry your disappointment to the bin so you can give your mind a wee rest.

You don’t have to feel fine all the time. So try to take a wee step back and soothe your thoughts a little bit. And sleep soothes the soul. Your dreams can eat your troubles.

I often think of my gran who used to say ‘what is for ye won’t go by ye’. And I believe that.

So rest easy my lovely. For now anyway.

We have you. For as long as you need. 🌻 x

Hi All, first time poster...
Waiting to get an appointment for a PET scan on my lungs...feeling very scared about what it will find. Was in A&E nearly 2 weeks ago with rib pain, admitted to a ward for 2 nights. Need the scan done, before other tests/ procedures can take place. Trying to stay positive, but it is really hard to do... Keep waking in the night with the worry.
Thank you for reading.

Hello morning

Sorry you are going through this. Chuck your worries my way. I’ll settle them down with me. Try to fill your head with happy things and drift off.

I can’t imagine what you are going through. I think the fear of that which is unknown is the worst fear of all.

When you know things you can process it.

I’m hoping that all is fine for you. But let us hold your worries to allow you to get a decent sleep for now. For as long as you need. 🌻 x

Thank you for your kind words, they mean a lot.
And so true - when you don't know what you are dealing with you can't even start to process it.

I’m hoping someone else will come along to help you settle morning

I struggle sleeping at times (work stuff usually) - I play comedy things. Hancock’s half hour (Sunday afternoon) or alan partridge or similar.

I know them off by heart and so my brain doesn’t have to process it. I can let myself smile but because I know what is coming, I don’t have to think and my head empties.

I hope there is something that you can turn to so that you can maybe allow yourself to rest.

I know your head is swimming. May it stay calm for tonight. One day at a time flower. One day at a time.

Thank you Sheldonesque...
I'm going to turn the light out now & hopefully sleep. Your kind words have helped me feel calmer.

I can help, @Morningfog85. You are in the best of hands with @SheldonesqueTheBstard, but it is soon afternoon here, so I'm happy to be back up.

Go rest now. Leave it all with us, cozy in and rest. For now, all is ok.

Signing in for the night shift, the cat is busy preparing a nest at the end of the bed for any worries or problems that you want to leave. They will be pummelled into submission while you sleep.

He is trying to throw us out of the house. I can't afford a solicitor. I cry all the time. I'm scared of men. People are sorry for me and I feel ashamed. My Dad is dying. I can't speak to adults without crying.

Crikey blue

What a load life has popped on you. No wonder tears are falling.

Don’t be ashamed that folk are feeling for you. It is out of care. Recognition of a time in their life when things were dreadful for them. And sorrow that someone else is struggling as they struggled. We all have times in our life we can’t see by. It is just yours have aligned and come at the same time. No wonder you are breaking. And no wonder folk are feeling for you.

MN is a wonderful place and there will be many who can help or at least point you the right way.

I’ll not pretend I know what to advise here. But we are here to hold your worries. Soothe you if we can. Just so you can sleep. Because sleep can help. It doesn’t make things better but it can give you some clarity on how to maybe see your way in the darkness.

I’m so sorry about your dad. So very sorry.

And let yourself cry to the adults who surround you. Comfort can come from surprising sources. And remember that their concern isn’t a negative. But care. Compassion. Understanding. Let them help if they can.

Till then, relinquish your load. Let us carry it. Just while you need it. I know we can’t make it all go away. I wish we could. But we can share it.

Sending love and lightness and rest. I hope someone better than me can come along to advise you or you find it on another thread. 🌻 x ✨

About to down tools and try to nod off but if anyone would like to chuck any worries my way, I have a giant bed and I’m the sole occupant so you can rest assured that they’ll land here. Ill smother them with my pillow fort so they might not be here if you come to collect them tomorrow.

Big love to everyone - especially those who need it. 😘

that big bed sounds glorious, @ABitOfAShitShow. I can't imagine any worries that could resist just giving up quietly and cozying in.

Night night. I'm still up for many hours, if needed.

@2018SoFarSoGreat

that big bed sounds glorious, *@ABitOfAShitShow*. I can't imagine any worries that could resist just giving up quietly and cozying in.

Night night. I'm still up for many hours, if needed.

Good to be hearing from you again!

It is glorious! I’m quite small and I like to spread over it now I don’t have to share. Lot’s of room to squash troubles too!

Here I am again, I can't remember the last time I slept properly. I am very much not OK, I don't know if I will ever be OK again.