Adjusting my sleep cycle.

[Never]

I used to fall asleep at 10pm and wake up at 7am. I have slipped over the summer though and now fall asleep around 12 noon.

I decided to go a day without sleep and did so, then crashed at 12 midnight. And then.. I slept until 5:50 pm. It boggles my mind. I had no idea that it was possible to sleep that long unless you were ill. I'm going to do it again, this time, however, I'll have an alarm clock blaring into my ear at 10am.

It will take me about a week to get back on dayshift, during which time I'll be bitchy, dazed and irritable. I'm going to be kind and spare ya'll this though – I'll be off lit during my adjusting period.

 

[red_rose]

I had a similar problem.

After being laid off for a month, I got into the habit of going to bed around 4-5am...and waking up in the early afternoon.

My first week of work, I had to be there at 7am! (I work about 45 min from home...so...with showering and getting ready and all that, I was getting up around the time I was used to going to sleep.)

 

[Weird Harold]

I used to fall asleep at 10pm and wake up at 7am. I have slipped over the summer though and now fall asleep around 12 noon.

I decided to go a day without sleep and did so, then crashed at 12 midnight. And then.. I slept until 5:50 pm. It boggles my mind. I had no idea that it was possible to sleep that long unless you were ill. I'm going to do it again, this time, however, I'll have an alarm clock blaring into my ear at 10am.

It will take me about a week to get back on dayshift, during which time I'll be bitchy, dazed and irritable. I'm going to be kind and spare ya'll this though – I'll be off lit during my adjusting period.

Instead of trying to adjust in one big chunk, just go to bed about 1-3 hours later each day. It will still take a wekk or so to get back to a day-shift schedule, but you won't be grumpy and tired in the process.

 

[kotori]

I've had trouble sleeping this week. Well, getting to sleep like before 1:00 or two, and then I'm up at 5:30

 

[Sillyman]

I would just stop sleeping. It saves time.

 

[red_rose]

I would just stop sleeping. It saves time.

I've tried that. It just makes me one super-cranky bitch.

 

[morninggirl5]

The past two weeks i've been sleeping from 5 or 6 am until noon or so. I have classes next week, i've got to stop.

I haven't figured out how i'm going to do it yet, though. My usual way of getting myself to sleep by midnight is no longer available to me. I may have to try getting drunk around 8 or so on Sunday night.

 

[Sillyman]

I've tried that. It just makes me one super-cranky bitch.

That's why you need to learn to meditate and activate your REM cycle when you have to wait for things.

 

[Never]

Re: Re: Adjusting my sleep cycle.

Weird Harold:
"Instead of trying to adjust in one big chunk, just go to bed about 1-3 hours later each day. It will still take a wekk or so to get back to a day-shift schedule, but you won't be grumpy and tired in the process."

That's a good idea, in fact, that's a great idea.. if only I wasn't the only one in the house. Mom and Tom are going to be up here in two days and my mother can't sleep when I'm moving around the house. (For the last three weeks or so they've both been down in Mass with my mother maybe staying a day and a half here ever so often)

I'd much rather have a bitchy and irritated me than a bitchy and irritated mom. Let's just say, if mamma ain't happy ain't nobody happy.

 

[Sixty-nine]

I just recently got out of the military so I know all about changing the sleep cycle. Some days you're running on a 12-on, 12-off cycle and other days you're working for 36 hours straight. Some would call it torture. We called it home.

So being the expert I am (hey, I can't say that about my writing!) I'll give you this. It takes about one third of the time for the human body to make up the sleep it's lost. In other words, lose 6 hours, add 2 next time. Of course, this number changes as you grow older, but on average it's not by much.

Then there is always coffee with LOTS of sugar...

Wow, I feel all Anne Landers-like now.