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Sleep Deprivation and death

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    #32
    cyberwolf77
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    Well, it owrks and also helps keep the room at a constant temperature as well.


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    #33
    harvester of sorrow
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    hi guys n gals,i was just wondering do night shifts get easier the longer you do them or are they just a constant pain in the ass?
    I only started working nights about 2 years ago and i cant seem to get the hang of em...


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    #34
    cyberwolf77
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    harvester of sorrow wrote: »
    hi guys n gals,i was just wondering do night shifts get easier the longer you do them or are they just a constant pain in the ass?
    I only started working nights about 2 years ago and i cant seem to get the hang of em...
    Well, they've gotten a bit easier for me. My mother however worked them for thirteen years and hated it.


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    #35
    Saila
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    stayed up all day/night, then got a longhaul flight, then 10hrs+ in a transition lounge, then another long haul flight, then up all day when I arrived there [morning]:rolleyes:
    I was hallucinating that night, it was really horrible experience - 70hrs all in :mad:

    I think the limit is around 7 days


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    #36
    Izzy711
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    harvester of sorrow wrote: »
    hi guys n gals,i was just wondering do night shifts get easier the longer you do them or are they just a constant pain in the ass?
    I only started working nights about 2 years ago and i cant seem to get the hang of em...

    I have worked nights going on 6 years now. I couldn't imagine working another shift. I really do believe it depends on the person. Yes, I am tired most of the time, but I have found that when I work out I feel much better. I just really hate losing the sleep to work out. Catch 22 I guess.

    Good luck! What do you do?


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    Doctor DooM
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    My job used to have alot of shifts. But it wasn't regular and that made very difficult.

    For the last while I have been doing day shift and it's settled me down a bit. I hope I can be more disciplined about my sleeping patterns even if I do have to go back.


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    #38
    harvester of sorrow
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    Izzy711 wrote: »
    I have worked nights going on 6 years now. I couldn't imagine working another shift. I really do believe it depends on the person. Yes, I am tired most of the time, but I have found that when I work out I feel much better. I just really hate losing the sleep to work out. Catch 22 I guess.

    Good luck! What do you do?
    Im a Process Plant Op.Often thought about working out before a night shift but cant haul myself to do it......does it really help?


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    #39
    cyberwolf77
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    harvester of sorrow wrote: »
    Im a Process Plant Op.Often thought about working out before a night shift but cant haul myself to do it......does it really help?
    My secret is a massive dose of B vitamins right before the shift. Helps you stay awake and you sleep like the dead afterwards


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    #40
    GSV
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    I worked night shifts for a good while some years ago.
    The problem is you can get used to it and then it's hard to swing back around to day shifts.

    One time I worked a night shift 10pm - 8am.
    Stayed up all day and then worked another night shift.
    I didn't get to bed that day till 4pm so I would have had only 4 or 5 hours sleep before my next (3rd) shift.

    I woke up at 6 O'clock and I felt really well rested which I thought was kind of odd.
    Then I realised that it was getting brighter out when it should have been getting darker! :confused:

    I'd slept for for 14 hours and it was 6 O'clock in the morning. :D


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    #41
    cyberwolf77
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    GSV wrote: »
    I worked night shifts for a good while some years ago.
    The problem is you can get used to it and then it's hard to swing back around to day shifts.

    One time I worked a night shift 10pm - 8am.
    Stayed up all day and then worked another night shift.
    I didn't get to bed that day till 4pm so I would have had only 4 or 5 hours sleep before my next (3rd) shift.

    I woke up at 6 O'clock and I felt really well rested which I thought was kind of odd.
    Then I realised that it was getting brighter out when it should have been getting darker! :confused:

    I'd slept for for 14 hours and it was 6 O'clock in the morning. :D
    That is why I use military time on every clock I own.


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    #42
    Nevyn
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    Someone stole my sleep, when I find out who it was I will suffocate them.


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    #43
    The Master
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    I'm awake around 20hrs or so myself now, heading out soon for a few hours then hopefully some sleep


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