just recently I started working the night
shift full time from 10pm to 6pm.I also go
to college full time.I feel like I am
going to go crazy sometimes, probably
because I am over tired and stressed.Can
you lose you mind from too much stress and
tiredness?
I have auditory hullicinations
sometimes.Visual hillucinations are rare
though they do happen to me if I haven't
slept for a few days, which happens quite
often when I have some big assignment at
school.
Basically I don't know what to do, I am at
a crossroads. The only way I can finish
college is if I have money to pay for it
and the only way I have enough money is if
I work full time.But in the process I am
really destroying my health and sanity.
Perhaps I should go to school part time
and work full or part time so I have more
time to sleep?
But even when I do try to sleep it is
almost impossible because I am thinking
about essays and quizes all night.
I should also mention I have always had
insomnia since I was young, it has always
been hard for me to relax before bed and I
wake up alot during the night when I am
sleeping.
Anyone that has any suggestions on how I
can handle my life better would
help.Thanks
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orenji_koneko88
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 3
Posted: 07-23-05 03:17am
Well, first I would like to give you kudos
for your hard work! Its great that you
have dedicated yourself to school, it will
really pay off later in life. The only
help that I can think of for you is this
supplement call melatonin. Its a natural
hormone found in the body that promotes
sleep. Basically what it does is relax
you, and ive found that it helps me alot
b/c before bed my mind is going a million
miles an hour and it takes me a couple
hours to fall asleep. But this really
helps.
And if I were you id prolly cut down a
little on one or the other. So much lack
of sleep cant be too good on your grades.
^u^
i hope this was helpful!
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gilgamesh
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 2
Posted: 07-23-05 06:06am
Thanks orenji_koneko88, that was very
helpful and im glad you recommended the
melatonin. I have been looking into
that in fact and it sounds like it might
help. I will probably cut down on work
also, because I want to keep my grades up.
Anyway thanks for replying and wish me
luck on talking with my boss about cutting
down on my work hours.
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