I used to be a UPS box smasher. I did 10pm-4am shift and typically went to sleep around 5:30-7:30 and got up at 2. It went well for me. I did this for 14-15 months.
I don't have that job anymore and it's been 4 months, I can't get off that sleeping pattern. I fix it and go to sleep at 9 or 10 pm if I'm ever able, and I just wake up at 2:30 because my body thought it was a nap.
I get so tired typically when I try to stay up to 10 pm through midday and have to sleep or else my depression gets worse, and even if I don't sleep I just wake up at 4 am anyways.
How to fix fucked sleep pattern? I'm trying to get back to normal work schedule.
>>18238251
I used to alternate between 11pm-7am, 3pm-11pm and 6.30am-3pm shifts as a casual at a hospital until I got a regular 9-5.
I basically just stayed past what should have been my bedtime to get used to a new sleep schedule. eg. switching from a 11pm shift to a 6.30am starting shift meant getting home at 7 in the morning after work and staying up all the way until around 11pm at night.
Oh and not being depressed probably works lmao
>>18238283
tru, hoping Alex Jones's vitamins will help with that.
In seriousness what amount of sleep per night sated you?
>>18238302
I consistently sleep about 6 hours a night. Weekends I sleep about 8
>>18238309
I agree with this anon. 6 is bare minimum to function, 8 is luxurious overkill. But just remember, too much sleep is just as bad as too little, especially when trying to establish sleep patterns.
t. faggot with a 12 hour swing shift night job 3 nights a week
>>18238313
I take about 8. This is what doctors recommended to me.
When I was working 12 hours a day I took about 10 as it's what I needed. I let my body take as much sleep as it needs unless I have something to go do.
>>18238283
I'm in ugc moderation now and we have pretty much the same shifts and I aproove that this is legit. If however you have night shifts you're better off sleeping after and before shift, as to give your brain max dark time, if possible.