Insomniacs not so anonymous!

Hi Wilma, Lottie is well thank you, she is fast asleep on my bed, Veruca Salt is in her bed by the side of me, not allowed on the bed, Lottie and i need some peace ? they get on fine together thank heaven.

Hello Annie. How's Lottie doing? Is Verruca Salt still trying to look after her?

Still here seaside. Welcome to GN and I'm glad you're settling in nicely. Actually I'm not new, just not used to asking for advice on touchy feeley stuff. Makes me feel a bit vulnerable. A hot drink sounds like a good idea. Hope you can get to sleep soon. ?????

hope you both get some sleep ?

Morning Wilma, I'm quite new on here too, I've posted a few times and had some good friendly advice so far, so jump in. I'm not normally up at this time, but been awake since two, just made myself a decaf coffee in the hope I may go back to bed soon .Hope your asleep .

Morning all. Hope you are all in the Land of Nod. Zzzzzzzz

My eyes won't stay open but I can't drop off. I've just started my first thread asking for advice on GN and I'm feeling a bit unsure about opening up on here. I've seen how someone starts a thread asking for advice only to be told others have it worse or you're being ridiculous, something along those lines. I'm not sure if I can take that kind of reply. It sounds pathetic, and I just want kind replies.

glammanana how are things going with the flood damage?

Looks like I’m on my own this morning. First really bad night for ages so shouldn’t complain - expect I will though. We’ve friends staying and I really, really need the sleep.

I’m so pleased UT are making good for you glammanana, speaking from experience water just creeps so it’s worth checking the places you don’t think got wet. Your furniture too, we had some replaced and so many carpets. Horrid experience. I also don’t understand the comment about the pipe but as long as all will be well in the end I guess best to let it go although it does sound as if UT know their installation was faulty. Would suggest some compensation as well as making good is reasonable.

I’m going to listen to some music and try to relax. Headache and gritty eyes, oh well, I’ll survive.

Day6 I listen to audiobooks on an app that you can set a timer on to start lowering the volume near the end of the set time. It means that the book doesn't stop suddenly which often woke me up. It's called Smart Audiobook Player.

glammanana so sorry to hear about your flood. Talk about a rude awakening. Definitely weird about the temperature and the pipe. How far did the water get? Is there much damage? [flood]

Cornergran Yes we do have insurance so we are well covered on that score,the guy from United Utilities has just gone and got the repair done for ushe said a weakness in the pipe caused it and its down to the sudden change in the weather,but the bedroom wardrobe where the meter is is warm most days and the weather should not really affect it I think ?
The plumber has taken pictures and says UT will pick up the bill for repairs and replacements their people are ringing me this morning for estimates which is very good service I must say.I have just notified our insurance in case we have to go through them first.

I'm do sorry to hear this glamma. I hope you get things sorted quickly.

Oh glamma, I’m so sorry you’ve had this happen. Do you have insurance? If so let them know at once and they should manage it all for you. Send in people if you need them and a dehumidifier to help dry things out. Wishing you well.

Thanks so much Billybob I've stopped crying now and have just put it down to bad luck so will carry on with trying to get the water up its going to be difficult as the bedroom furniture is heavy pine so will have to wait for my sons to come and help their dad do some moving about.

Glamma, do hope everything gets sorted out soon, quite a rude awakening! hopefully as the day wears on you will be better able to cope.

I am never normally awake so early but I was woken at 3.45am with the sound of water gushing only to find my bedroom/hallway flooded from a burst connection from our water meter which is housed in the built in wardrobe,hubby has copd so could not get down to turn it off and we had to call firebrigade to turn it off for us they where so good and helpful,I am distraught as I have just got the place nice after waiting so long to be rehoused I know it is not the end of the world in the great scheme of things but I feel so upset about it right now.

Since 3.20am I have been trying to ignore digestive upset and go back to sleep, I am so tired , given up and have just put kettle on , should have done so annhour ago.

I must get some audio books Wilma. I read my Kindle but darken the screen - no blue light at night. Listening might be more conducive to nodding off. I'll try anything!

I'm going to try my audio book for a while to see if I can drop off. ???

I have yet to sleep. It seems I will have to go to the doctor's and resort to medication. I haven't even yawned yet. 3am.
I hope other troubled sleepers are fast asleep as I type. Wishing you all a restful night.

Just caught up with all the threads I'm on, so I'm off to make a warm drink. Hopefully some zzzzzzzz will follow.

Yes Ann, tried so many things, am bit swamped by the advice from physiotherapist, Occupation Therapist , Dietician and Nutritionist . Think I need to start a meme thread again, get far more sense here than from those

Annie have you tried Gaviscon Advance?
A tbls at bedtime should help the reflux, it helps me.

It's the wretched digestive problems which waken me, takes about hour and half to two hours to ease, there is nothing else to do but think . I play alphabet games, drink tea and suck rennies and thoughts start creeping in .

I was so miserable when I posted, I don't post every night now, i was even boring myself ?

Thank you for your words x

Oh, how I can sympathise with you all. I have been lying awake for the last three nights. .
I eventually fell asleep, but was woken by a text message at 7am.

Annie, please take care.x

I hope everyone managed to get back to sleep. I have been lying here since about four hoping for just one more hour but I have given up now and will begin another early day.

Annie It must be so difficult for you and you must be exhausted from night after night of very little sleep. Its the thoughts that start rumbling around at about 2.00 am that refuse to stop that are keeping me awake. The what if's and the if onlys. Thoughts that during the daylight hours I know are totally irrational but refuse to go away in the early hours. I miss someone to keep me grounded when I am worried. Just another thing to learn to cope with on my own. All the things I took for granted.

I have read a little of your story Annie and I cannot even begin to understand how it must feel to lose a beloved child. but my sincere condolences.