Have a sleep in for your health....

[bookworm_020]

After reading this, I'm going to turn in! I've been up long enough (up at 2:30am, bed by no later than 6:30pm, have to be back up at 3:30am to go to work!)

http://www.smh.com.au/executive-styl...210-1anrh.html

Alas, some of the people in the higher levels of management in my workplace live in their dreams, which gives us nightmares!

[Feuer Frei!]

Nothing new there really is there?
Not enough sleep isn't good for you. Too much sleep is no good for you.
Me personally, i'm all over the shop, i work split shifts, with my second shift finishing at 22:00, so when i get home it's impossible to unwind and go straight to sleep.
Been like that for years now, too much coffee during the day and early at night, stress from the job, kids, all the 'world' pressures, gaming, internet browsing, bedroom next to a main road, the list goes on.
Can't remember when i had a decent good night's sleep. Been too many years...

[bookworm_020]

I'm a train driver, so shift work comes with the job. I've cut down on the caffeine, tried to eat health and make sure I get 6 hours minimum sleep each night (7 to 8 hour on average). Some shifts are harder than others, but you have to take the good with the bad.

[breadcatcher101]

Oh man, split shifts are tough. Been there.

Best way is to sleep when you are sleepy and wake up without the need for a alarm clock. Very bad on your body to be disturbed by anything like that.

[Platapus]

Been a long time since I was able to get six hours of sleep. It is a real problem and a significant health risk.

[bookworm_020]

Originally Posted by breadcatcher101

Oh man, split shifts are tough. Been there.

Best way is to sleep when you are sleepy and wake up without the need for a alarm clock. Very bad on your body to be disturbed by anything like that.

Morning Shifts are the worst, but at least i'm going to evening / night shifts as of next week. It's also a little harder as I've just come back from annual leave.

[papa_smurf]

I suffer from insomnia (only mild, but still annoying), so my sleeping patterns are all over the place.

[kiwi_2005]

I can't sleep more than 4-5hrs if I sleep any longer I wake up very tired. 5hrs sleep and I wake up ready for the day. Been like this since I can remeber. I usually go to bed around midnight wake up 4:30-5am. If I sleep in till 8am like on the odd Saturday I'll wake up tired, lazy and takes a couple of hours to get my act together. So I usually avoid sleeping in.

Less sleep is not bad for you as long as your not sleeping less cause of stress but sleeping less cause you choose too. Many people sleep less and live to the right old age. Stress related then you need to fix it.

[AVGWarhawk]

I could never handle night work. It just does not work for me. As far as sleep is concerned I attempt to get 7 hours every night. Normally I sleep like I'm dead. I sleep soundly enough not to remember any dreams about 99.9% of the time I'm in REM sleep. Sleep is the one best medicine to keeping sickness free IMO.

[Geno_Mariner]

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

I can't sleep more than 4-5hrs if I sleep any longer I wake up very tired. 5hrs sleep and I wake up ready for the day. Been like this since I can remeber. I usually go to bed around midnight wake up 4:30-5am. If I sleep in till 8am like on the odd Saturday I'll wake up tired, lazy and takes a couple of hours to get my act together. So I usually avoid sleeping in.

Less sleep is not bad for you as long as your not sleeping less cause of stress but sleeping less cause you choose too. Many people sleep less and live to the right old age. Stress related then you need to fix it.

I agree with that.
As long as you're keeping yourself healthy and as stress free as possible, it can't be a bad thing to sleep 5 hr's.

I'm fixing my sleep at the moment, been having some problems but it's slowly being ironed out. Hopefully I can get back to normal with sleep.

[AVGWarhawk]

Sleeping in itself is a great stress reliever. The problem is getting there in your sleep to help in stress relief. In short, you mind needs to take a solid vacation from reality every night. From what I understand your mind, although you are asleep, continues to work out the days problems all be it in odd ball dreams. One thing is certain, a lousy nights sleep is a recipe for a lousy day.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Originally Posted by bookworm_020

I'm a train driver, so shift work comes with the job. I've cut down on the caffeine, tried to eat health and make sure I get 6 hours minimum sleep each night (7 to 8 hour on average). Some shifts are harder than others, but you have to take the good with the bad.

Enjoying it so far? I'm pretty sure I warned you about this when you were first talking about the job. Take heart, though. You're getting people and things to where they need to be when they need to be there by the tons. You work when others rest. You rest while others play. You are the backbone of the overland transportation economy. Every day, you assume responsibility for the needs of thousands. That's what being an engineer is.

[Feuer Frei!]

The biggest problem i have is that i can't 'shut down' when i try to go to sleep.
My mind races a hundred miles an hour when i'm lying there, wanting to go to sleep.
Doing post-mortems on the day's happenings, thinking about tomorrow at work, thinking about all sorts of stuff really.
I do all the normal stuff to reduce this like not eating big meals right before sleep, not drinking any coffee before bed, blah blah blah.
Been doing that for years.

[tater]

With 2 small kids we haven't slept in in 7 years, lol.