Anxiety and Nightshifts..

[robert42]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me if there is a link between workign nightshifts and anxiety?

I work 10pm-8am 7 days a week, 70hours in total and i find during the day when im either trying to sleep i suffer mildly from anxiety,

I know nightshifts are bad for you its obvious we are made to live during the day but is there a link between nigthshifts and anxiety?

all help is appreciated

thanks
robert

[rainbow_jo]

Hey Robert,

IMHO, I think we should flow with nature, sleep at night, be awake in the day. When I get out of sync with it then I feel really weird and anxious.

Also, you're working a 70hour week, and I expect your sleep in the day isn't very decent: so you're probably knackered. A tired brain isn't good!

huge hugs and I hope you feel better soon. (sorry I couldnt have been more helpful in my post!) xx

[Taiden]

well the way i look at it, it's quite simple.

70 hour week = too much work
too much work = very tired

sleeping during the day = not good sleep

not good sleep + very tired = body chemical imbalance
body chemical imbalance = depression, anxiety, etc!


also, if you are smoking before bed, and you wake up very tired, I have found that sleeping completely sober gives me a very refreshed feeling in the morning. On the other hand, if I can't get to bed at all, I'll take ONE medium sized hit from my bong (mids nothing special)... to the point where you can tell it's in your system, but you aren't really all that buzzed. At that point I conk out in about 5 minutes, and wake up fine. Better get 8 hours of hardly-stoned sleep then to get 6.5 hours of sober sleep...

...but it's better to get 8 hours sober sleep than 8 hours hardly-stoned sleep...

[birdgirl73]

Hi, sweet Robert. You know, I think the two do go together, at least from what I've read. When you work night shifts, you interfere with your body's natural circadian rhythms, which are the signals your brain sends your body for sleeping and waking. Those rhythms are messed up when you're working at night--and also when you're working long hours. People can get anxiety, depression, eating disturbances, sleep disturbances. All sorts of natural functions are disrupted.

Any chance you could get a day job instead? I hope so!

[robert42]

Thanks for the replies guys,

Im gonna try and change my job, its just to shit to live with nightshifts