So....its 4am, and I can't sleep, have work in the morning

I rode it out a lot during my 20s. The habit partially came from my clubbing though, raves finishing at 8AM etc, and thus pointless going to bed. I would simply get an early one that night and sleep soundlessly for 12 hours. If sleep was looking unlikely during the work week, I did the same. It's not so easy doing it in my 30s though but still very possible.

Funniest one was 2nd year of uni when I chicken out of an all-nighter at 6AM, to attempt a couple of hours sleep before my 9AM lecture. Not so fast junior. Bloody fire alarm went off at 6:30AM and that was that for the night.
 
I deffo agree with people saying it was easier when younger, I am sat at my desk after a horrific drive to work, traffic jam because of a crash and busting for the loo

Feeling really drained now, I hope I don't scare too many people at work
 
DJMK4 said:
I deffo agree with people saying it was easier when younger, I am sat at my desk after a horrific drive to work, traffic jam because of a crash and busting for the loo

Feeling really drained now, I hope I don't scare too many people at work
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The worst thing about these sleepless nights is surviving until lunchtime then it's downhill all the way. :D
 
simulatorman said:
The worst thing about these sleepless nights is surviving until lunchtime then it's downhill all the way. :D
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I usually go out for lunch, however I did the smart thing today and bought some cash with me so I can buy some crap lunch off the baguette van, its food, but micro sleep in the car is more important :p

I won't look sad at all when the other office people walk past
 
I've been in this situation a bunch of times. Trying to "ride it out" is always the worst idea.

You can have a decent day on as little as 2-3 hours of sleep I've found, but if you try and go without then you'll feel pretty disgusting before you've even had breakfast.

If you ever feel like you can't sleep then going and sitting in front of your PC or the TV is about the worst thing you can do, since the brightness of the screen will wake you up completely.
 
When I can't sleep I just lie in bed with my eyes closed, this way at least you get some rest, sitting in front of a tv/computer will not give you any rest at all.
 
There goes my lunchtime power nap in the car, have to go buy a get well soon card, day getting slightly worse! I have an appointment after work which I forgot about, so will probably get home around 7
 
I am finding it really difficult to not rub my face and eyes anymore, I can feel the lunchtime thing kick in. Hellppppppppp
 
Well, I haven't slept, and I'm feeling fine :)

Probably the co-drydamol but hey. Now reached my maximum dosage for 24 hours, and back still hurts :(
 
I did an all nighter the other week when I got back from Vegas to try and reset my body clock it was horrible the afternoon was bad I almost banged my head on the desk during a micro sleep also had a quick nap in the toliets. Next time if I'm jet lagged I'm booking holiday or calling in sick
 
mattx2 said:
I almost banged my head on the desk during a micro sleep
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I have done this before, it wasnt so much a bang your head against the desk, it was more fall asleep in your hand and suddenly wake up rather dramatically so everyone around you notices :o:rolleyes:
 
Another all nighter reporting in, try as I might I couldn't sleep, leaving the radiator that is my PC on didn't help, especially when it started to defrag.
 
I've done all nighters too many times when I used to not work. Staying awake 24-28hrs isn't a problem, but I'll assume you were awake at 8am Tuesday morning so I give you til about 2pm to really start feeling it.

When I can't sleep I always make sure I'm in bed with the lights off just relaxing in the hope I fall to sleep, if I was to go sit at my computer/pull out the laptop I know I would have a woeful day following.
 
As others have pointed out, getting no sleep at all is really not good.

If you can't sleep, get up for a bit and do something, then possibly have a shower if you can. If you can then even get an hour of sleep before you go to work, it will help a lot.

I remember a friend back when I was at University thinking he would do better if he just stayed up all night, revised and then went to his exam which was after lunch the next day. He was on coffee constantly and in the end it did him far worse than if he had just got some sleep.

I think it's also important to look at why you aren't sleeping.
It's understandable if it's nervousness for something the following day, but there are people who seem to have trouble sleeping every night. Another friend of mine used to complain she could never sleep, I then pointed out that she was drinking seven cups of tea a day, so what did she expect? It was especially stupid given that she is a Pharmacist.
 
One tip I find helps, eat a decent meal just as you go to bed - something with chips or potatoes. Used to do all nighters a lot, and always found that eating well just before bed meant I felt better in the morning than if I didn't. Otherwise I still felt drained next morning.

Just don't eat and then try to sleep 20+ minutes later, or the energy from the food will kick in. On the same note, assuming your currently main lining coffee, make sure you stop a few hours before you expect to get in, or you'll struggle to sleep.

I like to set an alarm for 8 hours after I go to sleep. When it goes off, reset it for when I need to wake up, so I doze the last hour or two. Sleep to much and I feel crap next day as well.

Oh yeah, and for the love of god take a leak before hitting the sack. I swear waking up after 30 minutes and having to get up an pee in this situation is something you only do once.
 
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