Shift work vs sleep

[Bboy]

I do shift work, luckily no midnight shifts at my current location but I have had to do them in the past.
I'm sure many of you know that your sleep patterns can just get completly screwed up and you end up walking around like a zombie for awhile. I'd like to hear from my fellow terbites some of your ways of dealing with this and how you might try to normalize your sleep patterns (or return to a normal sleep pattern).
I bring this up because for some reason my sleep cycle is just completly messed up right now - probably from the holidays.
YAWN!

 

[Chivas Regal]

There are numerous shift patterns...you say you aren't working nights.
If you are working days and afternoon shift only why is your sleep pattern all screwed up??

What is your shift pattern/rotation? If you can supply somemore info, I will be able to help you a lot easier.......

Chivas

 

[Goober Mcfly]

1. Get home
2. Call favourite SP
3. Set up appointment
4. Boink like there's no tomorrow
5. Feel pleasantly sleepy
6. Sleep

 

[sara@select]

When working insane and screwy hours it really does a number on your sleep patterns. I personally try to unwind cause I find myself all too often overtired to the point where I am wired. I tend to either do one of two things. I either hit the gym hard with the intent to exhaust myself, ending my workout with a sauna to relax..tends to help if I am in dire need of a sleep binge- I can then make it home and sleep for hours. Or I read a dull book and drink herbal tea....both seem to help me. I would also recommend that you make sure your sleep space is very dark so it feels like night to you when you are in your room.

Sara

 

[duMaurierguy]

I got it!

Watch C-Span. If that doesn't make you fall asleep, nothing will!

 

[widowmaker]

Make love to wife, eat, Masterbate, sleeeeep, Dream about favorite sp, wake up ,masterbate, go see favourite sp, go to work and repeat tommorrow

 

[Bboy]

Where I work right now our shift rotation isn't all that bad - we start on evenings and change to days half way through a 6 day run. There are some places in my occupation though that have like a dozen or more different start and stop times to their shifts during their 6 days with no rhyme nor reason including overnight shifts. Really messes you up.
My own cycle is messed up right now just due to the holidays - staying up too late and sleeping too much or too little too often.
I'm right now in the process of following Widowmaker's advice save for the wife part!

 

[Bboy]

Sara

Don't need to worry about the sleep thing - just watched the movie signs and the lights are staying on tonight!
Very well done, creepy movie.