Posted by gje90 on November 13, 2008 at 16:03:34:

Hello all, I am 18 and have just started working shifts in the last couple of months. I am an apprentice on a chemical plant.

I havent been doing shifts long and was wondering what is the best way to deal with night shifts, i work 12 hour 6am-6pm night shifts, i do either 1, 2 or 3 consecutive night shifts, 2 being most common.

I am ok going onto nights, I stay awake late the night before and sleep-in, coming off nights is a lot harder. Ive tried getting up early but i can never do it, i tried not sleeping at all but by 9am i fell asleep and it made it worse, it means i stay up late the next night and it takes me ages to get back into the normal routine, usually by which time im back on shift again (my first shift is always a day shift so im up at 5ish), this is hard as i dont get much sleep before this shift, any tips?

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