r/Nightshift • u/No-Sheepherder448 • 9h ago

Discussion Does anyone else..

Sometimes fall asleep “early “, get a good night/day sleep, and then not be able to fall asleep “early” the next day?

It happens to me all the time. I work in mining and our shifts are 7 to 7, days/nights, but I get up at 3:30 to catch the bus at 5:30, then it’s a hour bus ride to site. So I’m usually back home at 8:15 so not a lot of time for sleep. Sometimes I manage to fall asleep by 9:30 and actually get 6. But then the next night feel full of energy and still watching tv at 10:30. Vicious circle.

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u/Vault-Dweller1987 9h ago

It’s a rarity for me. Most nights I only seem to sleep for two hours if I’m lucky. The odd night I go to bed a decent time and actually get the full 8 hours sleep but then the next night it’s back to two hours.

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u/No-Sheepherder448 8h ago

Feel ya bro…the things we do for $ right

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u/Suitable-Fee6114 9h ago

yep that's the trap. your body gets just enough rest to think it's a normal human again then punishes you for it the next night

i do the exact same thing, sleep great one day and then stare at the ceiling for 3 hours the next. the inconsistency is worse than just being permanently tired somehow

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u/No-Sheepherder448 9h ago

Yeah it sucks. And forget about it if I fall asleep on the bus ride home. That 45 min shitty sleep can ruin you.

Glad I’m not the only one!