Have a sleep in for your health....

breadcatcher101 · 02-10-11, 10:22 PM

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 · 02-10-11, 10:31 PM

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 · 02-11-11, 01:13 AM

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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 · 02-11-11, 06:40 AM

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

kiwi_2005 · 02-11-11, 08:48 PM

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 · 02-11-11, 10:48 PM

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 · 02-12-11, 02:29 AM

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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 · 02-12-11, 08:03 AM

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.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,380 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Been a long time since I was able to get six hours of sleep. It is a real problem and a significant health risk. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I suffer from insomnia (only mild, but still annoying), so my sleeping patterns are all over the place. __________________

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kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	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. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,275 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,275 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	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.