Well, I'm not really sure I have insomnia. But I'm having trouble making myself go up to bed when I know I need to go up to bed.

I've been working a night shift for a few weeks now, and I think that's what's got my sleeping all fucked up. It's not that I'm not tired. I guess I just feel weird about going to bed at 9 in the morning. The thing is, I didn't even end up going to work last night, and I *still* haven't been able to take my ass up to my bed this morning at a decent time.


It sucks.


I'm not sure if I intended anyone to discuss this or anything, but I felt like starting a thread, and I'm getting really irritated with myself not being able to go to bed.

Maybe you've got emotional issues!

night shift is a trerrible evil workshift

I know something you can do which should relax you enough to sleep!

rdhull said:

co-sign

it messes up your sleep pattern for a looong time...it took me a good month to shift my sleep pattern back when I quit working nites..

endorphin74 said:

that's the worst part... i haven't even been in the mood for that lately. i'm more fucked up than i thought!
[This message was edited Mon Apr 14 8:57:20 PDT 2003 by AaronSuperior]

SomewhereInApril said:

that usually makes me take my ass to bed more frequently i may lay awake looking at the ceiling, but at least i'm there.

so i don't think it's emotional...

AaronSuperior said:

What's wrong kitty? you're scaring me now!

Your body will never get used to that schedule. I worked the midnight (11 pm-7 am) shift one summer when I was in college and I never got used to it.
It messes up your whole day.

Since I do work night ship, is my Bio rythmus confused.

You do soffer insomnia and me I do sleep too much, when I have free days. This is not so fine neither.

endorphin74 said:

You got off easy then..for some who spend a considerable amount of time on night shift it can take up o a year or more to get their bio cyclical rhythms back in sync

I'm going to bed now.

rdhull said:

well, my life is complete chaos this year...school, fulltime job and a 15 hour-a-week internship, so I think pure exhaustion helped me shift patterns...but when I have time off, I slide back to the overnite pattern...up till 8 am, sleep for 3 hours, etc... so I still have some residual effects...

AaronSuperior said:

goodnight kitty!

You're in trouble Mr.!

applekisses said:

I've always been the type to stay up all night and sleep all day. Maybe that's why working 10pm-7am (or a similar shift) for the better part of three years hasn't really bothered me much.

It's 5:15am this side of the world...

So yeah, I kinda have issues myself getting to bed and falling asleep when I should. I'm consistently bad at falling asleep...

I have to be awake in 4 hours time... so it would probably be a good idea to introduce myself to my bed pretty soon...

Go to bed at 2:00 am and get up at 6:00am... Is that Insomnia? lol! smile... 8)

Read up on melatonin and how it works, because those articles contain alot of information on how your body reacts to daylight and chemically/physically why people are more inclined to sleep in the evening/darkness.

I drink Earl Grey decaf chamomile/peppermint tea before bed sometimes and it puts me to sleep.

Kava Kava (a dietary supplement) can make you sleepy too.

& get some super thick window blinds.

If that don't work, smoke a big fat J and hit a 5th of jack. Or an even cheaper route, chug a half a bottle of NyQuil. The room will spin for a couple min then youre out cold.

I have no problem falling asleep, the only thing is I'm a very light sleeper, I hear everything nobody can sneak into my room.

Maybe it's also coupled with the fact that we had to set the time forward an hour, Aaron.

rdhull said:

I did a night shift for 5 years and you're so right, i was fucked up for more than a year after i came off it.I did a 'google search' on the long-term affects of working nights.It was quite alarming, i had to get out, though i miss that money!

if you're suffering sleep loss, get yourself a blackout blind, with curtains closed too, it turns night to day.

I used to be an insomniac as well, until I trained myself to NOT care how many hours of sleep I was going to get the next day. When you are worried about the next day and pressured to sleep to prepare for it, the anxiety prevents you from resting. I had to teach myself to give up caring, and then I was able to fall asleep easily at night.

You know I'm nocturnal naturally as it is, so I can generally go to bed around 9 AM with no problems. If I were to have to get to bed by 10 PM, though, I'd struggle immensely.

One thing I suffer from is waking up during the middle of the night. I haven't slept through a full night in a few years, and probably only 5 times in the past 10 years. Usually, I wake up at least 5 times during the middle of the night. I need to work on that.

Well ya see if you got to bed at 8:00pm and wake up at midnight... and stay up till 2:00am then go to sleep
again and wake up at 6:00am. It should work just fine. Give or take a few hours... lol! smile... 8)

Moonbeam said:

I can relate to EVERYTHING you said there. And anxiety is a problem for me too, I think too much when I wake up in the middle of the night, for whatever reason. But the nighttime is when I'm at my best.

Supernova said:

No wonder we click so well. My mind is too active at night to just sleep. I probably sleep BETTER during the morning and early afternoon hours, crazy as that may sound.

I'm suffering from insomnia right now myself... it's a pisser, eh, Aaron?

Hope you get over it soon...

AprilMichelle said:

yeah, that's the weird part... i've always been a night owld, and had a miserable time getting up for work.

if i mess up my sleep pattern i force myself to say up the whole day cause if i nap ill get off track and i'll become ill from it