Anyone else up at this hour?

[waterplease]

Am I being unreasonable to ask for some company? I'm up with anxiety and toothache!

He is not helping OP. Hope you feel better

I'm awake for my 'shift' with 7 week old

@BovrilOverkillOhMyInsides thank you, it's hard not to think about unfortunately. I've been diagnosed with depression, and ED, OCD & anxiety since I was 13- I'm 20 now and still feeling the same.

That sounds awful- the insomnia added to your other symptoms sounds exhausting. How do you manage each day? Have the doctors said anything? Really hoping you find a cure and get some rest.

I am also up, thanks to work commitments. Please call the Samaritans OP. Your BF is really not worth such a drastic permanent action.

I've had repeated bouts of severe diarhoea, with or without nausea. Can't be a bug, no one else is catching it and I'm not going near anyone who is ill

Go to your GP. My DH had similar symptoms for a long time, eventually went to the doctor and it turned out to be some type of bacteria. He needed two courses of antibiotics to clear it. It wasn’t contracted from anywhere.

@orangejuicer ah bless, despite the hour that must feel great having a little someone who loves you unconditionally. Hopefully you don't have too many more 'shifts' tonight!

Thank you, I agree- he's definitely not helping! It's unbelievable really. I know he's stressed with work but he does it to himself. Refuses to get a proper job and insists on working from home freelance. The stress just adds up each day.

You deserve better OP

I washed my bedding but don't feel well enough to make the bed so I'm on the sofa tonight.

@Brot64 I'm sorry you're not getting any sleep! What work do you do?

Thanks, I don't feel like talking to anyone speaking wise right now (I think you can text them though?)

Just sent BF long text explaining how I feel and what I need from him etc. He's asleep next to me.

@SneakyGremlins oh no what's wrong? Sleeping on the sofa can be nice sometimes, usually when I can't make the bed if I'm especially tired I literally just sleep on it as it is without covers on the duvet etc. It won't do any harm for one night! (Unless you're contagious then maybe don't do that!)

I preferred texting the Samaritans when I was at my worst, nearly a year ago.

I don't know how I managed, I have several health complaints and not sleeping uust exacerbates them.

@FissionChips I wondered if it might be something like that but I assumed it would run a course and bugger off. Thanks, I'll call them tomorrow.

I literally just got back from the gym because of my aneixty keeping me up

@Bellasorellaa that sounds like a good idea! Exercise always helps my anxiety- I really need to do more of it.

Don't have a gym near us to walk to, and I can't drive so I'm useless this time of night if I want to go out! Sounds like bliss though, was it empty?

I am looking after a little on with a tracheostomy, I am part of a team who look after kids on ventilation or who have other complex, life limiting health needs, overnight so their parents can sleep. All my jobs are done and the little one is fast asleep so I am browsing the net so I don't fall asleep (a risk as the room is dark!).

@Oddsocksandmeatballs the poor wee mite.

Odds bless you and all others like you. I have a 4 yr old with severe brain damaging epilepsy. He doesn't sleep much at times .Well most of the time really . He has a bipap machine, suction , oxygen etc and I am knackered .
We had 20 hrs continuing care funding given Dec 2017 but still not had a single hour of care. New agency hope to start in the next month or two.

flap that's awful that you've not seen any of the care yet. You must be exhausted. I'm so sorry.

I know we had to sack the first agency as they couldn't find any reliable carers at all except one I trained for them who was then given to another child ! Hopefully this lot will be better. It is alright giving children support but not much use if carers cannot be found to deliver it !

flapjackfairy I feel for you so much, I see how our families struggle to fill the hours they are awarded, I am NHS but we are a small team and we have more families on our caseload than we have staff. I wish I had an answer but I don't.

@waterplease sometimes I just overtire myself - I couldn't get to sleep on the sofa so have managed to make the bed and am now in it - feeling safe and snuggly now!

@flapjackfairy I'm sorry for what you're going through

I'm up too again. Teeth issues too.
I am grinding them for relief of pain which probably does not help one little bit.
So I have been trying to fix my stubborn washing machine including going out in the freezing cold to the outside pipes.
I'm going to come back as a plumber/electrician in my next life.
With beautiful teeth.

I'm up cradling a 4 month old who won't be put down tonight.
I'm so sleep deprived. I'm no good at this.

mississsippi you are just fine at this. This too will pass! Feel your pain, but you've got this, honestly x

But I don't. I've helped him with sleep so much he can't do it alone so he is waking every sleep cycle. He is still in my arms, I don't want to put him down as I'm sure he will wake and I will feel so guilty. He naps in the sling in the day so no sleep there for me either.
I feel very lost.