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Hey all. I have been working nights for over a year now. Some nights I get off around midnight and I simply don't sleep before my next shift. Often times I will dick around on my computer, watching movies or posting on message boards.

Saturday I woke up around 3PM and went to work at 4PM. I worked until Midnight then stayed up all night and got called in early around 10AM. I worked the shift and did not sleep again until Midnight. I set my alarm for 9AM but hit snooze and slept until 8PM today.

So I was awake for a total of 32 hours and slept for a total of 20 hours. It is unlikely that I will sleep tonight and I may just end up staying awake until my next shift on Tuesday from 4pm-Midnight.

Anybody else experience this level of insomnia? Stories? Tips?

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Is it like a pretty important job? Otherwise I'd say best advice is find one without those hours.

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Dreepapult posted...

Is it like a pretty important job? Otherwise I'd say best advice is find one without those hours.

I mean. It pays the bills. It's criminal justice so it's important to people caught up in the system. To me, I could take it or leave it.

I have been actively looking for a better paying job with normal hours but it has been taking time to find the proper fit.

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Midnight isn't even that late. I used to work to 4:15 AM.
That shit will fuck you up. And no, you don't 'Get the days to yourself' because you are sleeping.
People don't seem to understand that.

12 isn't too bad, but try not to go much later.
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SiO4 posted...

Midnight isn't even that late. I used to work to 4:15 AM.
That shit will fuck you up. And no, you don't 'Get the days to yourself' because you are sleeping.
People don't seem to understand that.

12 isn't too bad, but try not to go much later.

Yes. I realize this.

I have worked IT jobs in the past that were from 11PM-7AM. When I was working in bars I would leave work at 5AM. So Yeah, I realize it isn't the craziest schedule I could have.

I have noticed the hours affecting my social life as I also work weekends and dating with my schedule is next to impossible.

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Wii_Shaker posted...

I have noticed the hours affecting my social life as I also work weekends and dating with my schedule is next to impossible.

Ya, it's true. I really does fuck up your life.
And that, and that's why I say, when people go on about how you have the whole day to yourself, you know society in general just doesn't get overnight shifts.
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SiO4 posted...

society in general just doesn't get overnight shifts.

I totally agree with this statement. I used to have a roommate who would go around telling everybody how lazy I was because I would always sleep past noon when working nights.

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Yea the alternative is going asleep as soon as you get home and enjoying your you time during the day before work. But ain't nobody wants to do shit like that

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TheoryzC posted...

Yea the alternative is going asleep as soon as you get home and enjoying your you time during the day before work. But ain't nobody wants to do shit like that

Some nights are like that, sure.

Easier said than done.


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You might want to try sleeping in 3-4hr chunks and see if that works better for you.

For years I would work an 8am-4pm type of job, sleep from 6pm-10pm. Then work a pt job from 11pm-4am. Sleep from like 5am-7am. I'd have like an hour or two a day to pursue hobbies or whatever. You get better at being efficient with your time when you're forced to.

It sounds crazy but it worked for me. I had weekends off though to catch up on any sleep. I would very often sleep almost all day on Saturday before going out and having fun at night. I'd schedule most dates for Sunday.

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