Bedtime Listener For Hire - Help Me Sleep!

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The discussion revolves around the need for a service that provides companionship and conversation at bedtime to help alleviate insomnia and anxiety. The original poster expresses frustration over being unable to sleep due to racing thoughts and an empty stomach, wishing for a "bedtime listener" who can chat and help them unwind. Suggestions include using phone dating services, although concerns about costs and the nature of conversations arise. Participants discuss the prevalence of cell phones, with one noting they don't own one, which surprises others. There is also mention of university nightline services in the UK that offer support and conversation, highlighting the potential for similar services elsewhere. The conversation touches on the idea of bedtime stories, with a humorous suggestion for a story involving a princess and a knight. Overall, the thread emphasizes the desire for a comforting presence at night to facilitate better sleep.
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i can't sleep! i lay down and too many thoughts in my head. plus my tummy aches cause i forgot to feed it. anyway, i want to lay down and talk to someone, instead of thinking so much, but no one is awake! so i need a service that like, talks to you before bed so you can get stuff off your mind and simmer down and sleep. just like a person who chit chats, and then listens to the silence between my thoughts, and then waits till i fall asleep and hangs up for me. boyfriends are sometimes good for that, but that's not happening right now. i just need someone for hire. a bedtime listener.
 
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It's kinda funny no one's ever thought of that: extended telephonic tuck-in service.
 
You could call a phone dating service maybe. :-p
 
yes! that's an excellent name for it. i promise I'm interesting too. it'd be a great time for my tucker-inner. bed time stories would be fantastic, bonus points if they involve a princess named gale and a heroic night who saves her. man, they really need to have this kinda thing listed in the yellow pages... arg.
 
TheStatutoryApe said:
You could call a phone dating service maybe. :-p

i think that costs too much, and i don't really feel like phone sex. i guess maybe when i get a bit more desperately exhuasted... wtf, don't give me ideas that could get me into trouble!
 
Gale said:
i think that costs too much, and i don't really feel like phone sex. i guess maybe when i get a bit more desperately exhuasted... wtf, don't give me ideas that could get me into trouble!
I think that most are usually free for women. Ofcourse you'll probably just get a bunch of perverts and lesbians talking to you.

If I had a cell I would talk to you. I can be very boring and would probably put you to sleep in no time. I have to be up all night here at work right now anyway. Sorry I don't have a cell.:frown:
 
TheStatutoryApe said:
I think that most are usually free for women. Ofcourse you'll probably just get a bunch of perverts and lesbians talking to you.

If I had a cell I would talk to you. I can be very boring and would probably put you to sleep in no time. I have to be up all night here at work right now anyway. Sorry I don't have a cell.:frown:

i didn't realize there was anyone in the world who didn't have a cell. and by the world, i mean the US. and by anyone, i really meant people i knew.

uh yeah. perverts and lesbians are nice, but i like my thursday nights be to relatively pervert and lesbian free.. and i already talked to that guy in the britney spears forum, so I'm perverted out.
 
I don't have a cell.

I just realized I've been up well over 24 hours with only two half hour cat naps. I still don't feel tired, as in sleepy, though I do feel kinda worn. Could be an insomnia epidemic getting started.
 
i still can't believe people don't have cell phones. i guess cause I'm young or something.. i dunno. in school, most people don't even know their room or appt phone numbers. some don't even buy phones. everyone has a cell. period.
 
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Plus, tummy aches
Awww, why don'tcha have a pot of honey?
 
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Doesn't your local library have a call-in story line? There's nothing like a good bedtime story before going to sleep. :biggrin:
 
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Gale, do you not have a nightline service or something that you can contact? Most universities in the UK run them every night, but they welcome calls from anyone (doesn't have to be a student of the university), and are always happy just to have a chat and listen to you.
 
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what's a nightline service?
 
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Well, i try listening to something while i sleep. Here is a something that would bore your to ****ing death: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/philosopher/default.htm

there are plenty of nice links, so if philosophy is not your taste, no problem.
 
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