How Do You Work The Night Shift Get Sleep And Avoid Insomnia?
Many people work the night shift and still have to function with a family, friends, and the world. Constant changing sleep patterns is exhausting and frustrating to say the least! Here are some ideas on how to survive, find happiness in the crazy world of shift work and avoid insomnia. Try to establish some routines. Have some kind of a routine that you use to get ready for work and a routine when you get home. When you get up take time to have some coffee, read the paper or whatever if that’s what makes things seem “normal” for you. When you get home take a warm shower, or do whatever you want to wind down. Some people can go to bed right away after a shift and others need to clear their mind and relax first. Talk to the people in your life. Help family and friends understand that you need your sleep too. Calling you at ten o’clock in the morning is no different that you calling them at midnight. Set boundaries with the people you do business with too. Let the Doctor, Dentist, and you
