Becoming Nocturnal

FrostedNipple · 3 Sep 2007 at 01:51

Well im going to bed about 3am, waking up at 4pm, is this bad for my health? Anyone else nocturnal? people on night shifts etc!

Glaucus · 3 Sep 2007 at 01:53

yes, People who work night shifts die a lot younger on average. Also i can say from doing night shift for 2 years (yay no longer do it, well not day in day out). That it leaves you tiered, weakens your immune system and other such things.

FrostedNipple · 3 Sep 2007 at 01:55

AcidHell2 said:
yes, People who work night shifts die a lot younger on average. Also i can say from doing night shift for 2 years (yay no longer do it, well not day in day out). That it leaves you tiered, weakens your immune system and other such things.

Is this with the recommended 7hrs sleep, i mean im getting 11 hours so im not getting sleep deprivation hehe, is there any hard evidence?

Pho · 3 Sep 2007 at 01:57

Some of us have no choice, I have a Uni deadline in ~7 hours (my placement write-up throughout the past year).

9,290 words and counting.

Hunders · 3 Sep 2007 at 01:57

3am to 4pm? You are just lazy.

Glaucus · 3 Sep 2007 at 01:58

FrostedNipple said:
Is this with the recommended 7hrs sleep, i mean im getting 11 hours so im not getting sleep deprivation hehe, is there any hard evidence?

Yep, even with extra sleep it still messes you up. Loads of studys have been done. Don't know any names of the top of my head though. Also doesn't do any lasting damage in the short term.

FrostedNipple · 3 Sep 2007 at 01:59

Hunders said:
3am to 4pm? You are just lazy.

'tis true, but i would stop if i thought it had a long term affect on my mental and physical health, i already drink far too much and eat too much for me to have or want another health problem

yhack · 3 Sep 2007 at 01:59

I'm doing pretty much the same, but i have no job and am off school so it doesn't really matter

Probably isn't very good for you if you don't get sunlight because it will make you depressed, so make sure you go out and do stuff.

Hunders · 3 Sep 2007 at 01:59

I have been going to bed at 3am and getting up at 11am for years now and I am fine(I think).

Phate · 3 Sep 2007 at 02:02

Surely the lack of sunlight can't be good for you?

FrostedNipple · 3 Sep 2007 at 02:03

Phate said:
Surely the lack of sunlight can't be good for you?

vitamin d tablets for the win

i don't take these and i wake up at 4 so i still have a few hours sunlight

Reasteh · 3 Sep 2007 at 02:06

FrostedNipple said:
Well im going to bed about 3am, waking up at 4pm

me to but i sometimes go at 4am, and yeh no job and off college so its the easy life. Though i'll have to get back into the 8am starts when back at college :/

Zefan · 3 Sep 2007 at 02:11

I've been about 5 hours ahead of standard time for ages now, it really is just no good at all.

Keeps this place nice and tidy though while the other mods are sleeping

manveruppd · 3 Sep 2007 at 02:13

Pho said:
9,290 words and counting.

Done or remaining?

weringo · 3 Sep 2007 at 02:16

I try to not allow myself any more than 9 hours sleep so my sleeping plan doesn't completely **** up. Atm going to bed around 4-5 and getting up around 12-1.

lemonkettaz · 3 Sep 2007 at 02:19

Im stuck in this rut too..

bed about 3-4 getting up 11-12..

I going to get up at 9... sod it, i need to break the cycle.

Pho · 3 Sep 2007 at 02:24

manveruppd said:
Done or remaining?

Done, luckily.

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I've only recently got my sleeping pattern vaguely on track too; for months I ended up being awake until about 7am each morning :/.

churned · 3 Sep 2007 at 02:27

FrostedNipple said:
Is this with the recommended 7hrs sleep, i mean im getting 11 hours so im not getting sleep deprivation hehe, is there any hard evidence?

3am till 4pm isn't 11 hours :/

lay-z-boy · 3 Sep 2007 at 02:30

Going to bed 2-3am and getting up at 9-11, got up at 12:30 today though, felt weird. :/

Got to change back to 11pm bed and 6am start when collage starts again....

Things change I've changed · 3 Sep 2007 at 02:54

8/9am to 5/6pm here, been like that nearly all my working life, never been able to sleep well at night, not really to bothered though as the stillness of the night is something I'd really miss if I had to do a nine to five.