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AB · 01-30-2007, 01:27 PM

Do you have trouble staying asleep in the daytime? How many hours of sleep
do you get on average?

dawsongirl · 01-30-2007, 10:22 PM

My dad sometimes has a terrible time sleeping during the day. Some days I think he only gets 3 hours of sleep. I have no idea how he works on that. And then on his day off, he ends up staying up all day after getting home from work that morning so that he can sleep that night. I couldn't do that.

AB · 01-31-2007, 04:54 PM

I wondered if other people had alot of trouble with this. I sleep 3 or 4 hours
get up for a few hours and then try to sleep again for a few more hours. But
I never feel really rested. Does anyone have a good remedy for this? Or is this
as good as it gets.

lukes42 · 02-01-2007, 02:23 PM

I work seven midnights in a month and thankfully I am able to get a sufficient amount of sleep. I usually sleep from 8 AM to 3 PM and usually do pretty well at work the next night. However, no matter how much sleep you get, you're still groggy. I'm able to get my bedroom really dark, as if it's the middle of night. I also wear ear plugs so the noises outside do not bother me. It seems to do the trick.

tdf4077 · 02-03-2007, 01:34 AM

I am lucky if i can get 5 hours of sleep a night. I'll go to bed at a reasonable time, but i get panic attacks that literally keep me up for hours! I've started drinking coffee lately, and drinking lots of water, but it's not working...I've finally decided to go to the doctor for some anxiety ideas.

AB · 02-03-2007, 02:14 PM

I've tried the earplugs and darkening the room but its like my body knows its
daytime and that I should be up. If I could trick my body & mind into thinking its night I could probably sleep. I may try over the counter sleep-aids. I haven't had any panic attacks, that sounds kind of scarey. Wonder how you
get rid of them?

01-30-2007, 01:27 PM	#1
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	Night Shifters Do you have trouble staying asleep in the daytime? How many hours of sleep do you get on average?

02-01-2007, 02:23 PM	#4
lukes42 I've got nothing... Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 31, 2001 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 416	I work seven midnights in a month and thankfully I am able to get a sufficient amount of sleep. I usually sleep from 8 AM to 3 PM and usually do pretty well at work the next night. However, no matter how much sleep you get, you're still groggy. I'm able to get my bedroom really dark, as if it's the middle of night. I also wear ear plugs so the noises outside do not bother me. It seems to do the trick.
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02-03-2007, 01:34 AM	#5
tdf4077 JaJa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,678	I am lucky if i can get 5 hours of sleep a night. I'll go to bed at a reasonable time, but i get panic attacks that literally keep me up for hours! I've started drinking coffee lately, and drinking lots of water, but it's not working...I've finally decided to go to the doctor for some anxiety ideas.
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01-30-2007, 10:22 PM	#2
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	My dad sometimes has a terrible time sleeping during the day. Some days I think he only gets 3 hours of sleep. I have no idea how he works on that. And then on his day off, he ends up staying up all day after getting home from work that morning so that he can sleep that night. I couldn't do that.

01-31-2007, 04:54 PM	#3
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	I wondered if other people had alot of trouble with this. I sleep 3 or 4 hours get up for a few hours and then try to sleep again for a few more hours. But I never feel really rested. Does anyone have a good remedy for this? Or is this as good as it gets.

02-03-2007, 02:14 PM	#6
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	I've tried the earplugs and darkening the room but its like my body knows its daytime and that I should be up. If I could trick my body & mind into thinking its night I could probably sleep. I may try over the counter sleep-aids. I haven't had any panic attacks, that sounds kind of scarey. Wonder how you get rid of them?