Are you a night owl? [Archive]

jlw1980

12-31-08, 04:50 AM

I know I'm not the only one out there who sleeps better during the day and functions better at night. This is largely due to chronic medical issues; many people who deal with the same illnesses I have are prone to the same sleeping pattern. However, even before I had these medical problems, I was a total "night person". The medical stuff just exacerbated the problem.

Does anyone else out there deal with this? What do you do about it?

NYDCYankee

12-31-08, 04:50 AM

Yep. That is why I work overnight.

Jersey Yankee

12-31-08, 05:25 AM

I've worked nights (2nd/3rd shifts) for 20+ years. Being a night owl doesn't necessarily involve sleeping until 1pm or so. I sometimes wake up at 6am, like now, or other times at 9 or 11. I just happen to not have to be in bed by 2am during the week like some day people.

I've worked 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts this year (they've switched my schedule around a few times), so it's easy for me to adjust.

Jenn, I don't know if being a night person is a medical condition. Many industries operate around the clock, such as diners, newspapers, toll booths, road repair, etc. I don't need a doctor to fix that so-called condition. So long as I'm feeling healthy, I don't require medical treatment and/or drugs to fix that specific issue.

There have been many unsupervised night security people who've slept through much of their shifts, and many people work 2 jobs, and in some cases, both full-time. Lack of sleep can be an issue, especially with a single parent, pre-school and junior high school kids in the house. Not everyone's situation is the same.

Toaderly

12-31-08, 06:13 AM

My wife is the night owl. I'm the early bird.

4bronxbombers

12-31-08, 06:13 AM

No - never have been.

JDPNYY

12-31-08, 06:17 AM

I gotta agree with Brad on this one.

fredgmuggs

12-31-08, 06:19 AM

Nope. An early bird.

In Mo I Trust

12-31-08, 06:21 AM

I'm an early bird as well.

Jersey Yankee

12-31-08, 06:25 AM

I gotta agree with Brad on this one.
Thank you, John. For someone of your quality, I consider that to be a compliment. :)

fredgmuggs

12-31-08, 06:30 AM

I'm an early bird as well.Its the best part of the day.

YankeePride1967

12-31-08, 06:34 AM

Can't sleep in the day.

Toaderly

12-31-08, 06:40 AM

Its the best part of the day.

I agree, especially those early morning hours before the day gets all trampled upon and the nutcases wake up and start ruining all of the fun.

fredgmuggs

12-31-08, 06:51 AM

I agree, especially those early morning hours before the day gets all trampled upon and the nutcases wake up and start ruining all of the fun.
I love the morning. The sunrise, the dawn of a new day, the imaginary of a new beginning with all its endless possibilities... all that kind of crappola.

RhodyYanksFan

12-31-08, 07:11 AM

I'm both. I'm dead tired between 2-4pm and I think I'll be in bed by 7, but by 8pm I'm wide awake. Rarely get to bed before 11:30. However, for the past year or so I've lost my ability to sleep in. Even on weekends I'm up by 7:30 and can't fall back asleep.

NyQuil

12-31-08, 07:35 AM

I was in college. Now that I am working a fulltime job during normal business hours I am crabby if I am not in bed by 1 during the week.

Tonights one of the exceptions.

Toaderly

12-31-08, 07:51 AM

I'm both. I'm dead tired between 2-4pm and I think I'll be in bed by 7, but by 8pm I'm wide awake. Rarely get to bed before 11:30. However, for the past year or so I've lost my ability to sleep in. Even on weekends I'm up by 7:30 and can't fall back asleep.

Nothing ticks me off more. The only two days I can sleep in and I'm up before the dawn, usually by 5:30. Then, during the week, when I have to get up that early, I feel like I could sleep for a friggin' week.

BillBuckner

12-31-08, 08:16 AM

I used to be, but I'm an old man now. I'm usually asleep right after Leno does his opening standup.

CoyoteYankee

12-31-08, 08:42 AM

If I had my way, work would start at noon and end at 8 PM. I would be so much happier that way! :)

jlw1980

12-31-08, 10:16 AM

Jenn, I don't know if being a night person is a medical condition. Many industries operate around the clock, such as diners, newspapers, toll booths, road repair, etc. I don't need a doctor to fix that so-called condition. So long as I'm feeling healthy, I don't require medical treatment and/or drugs to fix that specific issue.

Where exactly did I say that it was? Oh, that's right; I didn't. I said that I've always been a night person, and that with the medical conditions I have, I have become even more of one. I always have liked to stay up late, except when I was a small child, but it's gotten to the point that I sleep better during the day than I do at night. I get treatment for my health problems, not for being a night person.

Oy vey!

jlw1980

12-31-08, 10:21 AM

Its the best part of the day.The nighttime is the best part of the day. The darkness and moonlight and stars are so beautiful. Eff the daytime. :lol:

jlw1980

12-31-08, 10:22 AM

If I had my way, work would start at noon and end at 8 PM. I would be so much happier that way! :)I agree. I've said frequently that morning people have had things their way forever; it's about time that things were switched up to accommodate the rest of us. It's only fair, and I'm totally serious about that.

Casey at the Bat

12-31-08, 10:29 AM

I used to be a morning person. For many years, I was up and running by 6am, and in bed between 8:30-900 pm. As I've gotten older, I have started staying up later and later. Now, sometimes I am not in bed until 2 or 3 am, which stinks because I have to be at work by 7. I don't stay up because I like the night, I stay up because I can't go to sleep.

jlw1980

12-31-08, 10:29 AM

I used to be a morning person. For many years, I was up and running by 6am, and in bed between 8:30-900 pm. As I've gotten older, I have started staying up later and later. Now, sometimes I am not in bed until 2 or 3 am, which stinks because I have to be at work by 7. I don't stay up because I like the night, I stay up because I can't go to sleep.Have you talked to your doc about that? There are some good treatment options for insomnia. :)

xenadanielle

12-31-08, 10:31 AM

For me it depends on the time of the year; I get very sluggish when there seems to be less daylight. Of course much of that has to do with diet/lack of exercise and stuff like that. :(

Generally, though, I am more of a late-riser. I work 9-6 which is kind of OK but would be good with a later schedule too.

Casey at the Bat

12-31-08, 10:38 AM

Have you talked to your doc about that? There are some good treatment options for insomnia. :)

Actually I have, and we did a number of tests, including a sleep study. So far, nothing. I believe it is more stress related than anything else. My job can be very stressful at times.

jlw1980

12-31-08, 10:42 AM

Actually I have, and we did a number of tests, including a sleep study. So far, nothing. I believe it is more stress related than anything else. My job can be very stressful at times.I'm sure it can be. Sleep meds can work wonders for many people, though. Getting so little sleep absolutely cannot help your stress levels either. I'm sure you know how unhealthy it is. I hope you can get some relief soon!

Toaderly

12-31-08, 10:46 AM

Actually I have, and we did a number of tests, including a sleep study. So far, nothing. I believe it is more stress related than anything else. My job can be very stressful at times.

Don'tcha just love those early mornings, say around 3:00AM, where you sit up straight in bed thinking about work? Good times.

CoyoteYankee

12-31-08, 10:47 AM

Actually I have, and we did a number of tests, including a sleep study. So far, nothing. I believe it is more stress related than anything else. My job can be very stressful at times.

Ambien is kick ass.

I go through periods of weeks where I would get little to no sleep with out that little pill.

xenochimera

12-31-08, 10:52 AM

pop some adderall, drink some rockstar, up for like 36 hours no problem. drinks a couple screwdrivers at the end, sleep like baby, 14 hours no problem.

Edit: i do not condone the above behavior, nor is it incriminatory by any means.

Casey at the Bat

12-31-08, 10:55 AM

Don'tcha just love those early mornings, say around 3:00AM, where you sit up straight in bed thinking about work? Good times.

Haha. Funny part is that when I am up, I am NEVER thinking about work. I'm playing music, reading forums on the internet, playing guitar/piano, reading textbooks. Just last month, I didn't fall asleep until 5 am, only to wake up at 6 to go to work, followed immediately by a counseling session in grad school (I was the counselor!). I got home at 9pm and went straight to bed. No insomnia that night!

4bronxbombers

12-31-08, 11:08 AM

I am definitely a morning person. I can run 6 miles at 5:30/6am no prob (although 8 would work much better - stupid job....) but trying to run at night just sucks. I hate it. I'm too tired. I go to bed pretty early too since I want to be up early to make the most of the day. seriously....

NYYFAN

12-31-08, 12:36 PM

I've worked nights 7p to 7a for over 20 years...

I'm really a vampire...

jlw1980

12-31-08, 12:42 PM

I've worked nights 7p to 7a for over 20 years...

I'm really a vampire...So am I! :bad: :D

YanksFan1992

12-31-08, 12:43 PM

More of an early morning owl to be honest (I go to bed at about 11-11:30 and get up at 5:30-6 on most days).

Hitman23

12-31-08, 12:48 PM

I've always been a night person but lately I've been getting up at like 6 and falling asleep before midnight which is very very strange for me.

montrealer

12-31-08, 04:25 PM

Does pee breaks every hour count?

Hitman23

12-31-08, 04:26 PM

Does pee breaks every hour count?do you have a going problem?

PalmerGA

12-31-08, 04:26 PM

Mostly no. On workdays, I get up at 0430... I need my beauty rest. :D

jlw1980

12-31-08, 04:30 PM

Mostly no. On workdays, I get up at 0430... I need my beauty rest. :DI think I'd jump off a cliff if I had to get up at 4:30am. Yikes! :scared:

YanksFan1992

12-31-08, 04:48 PM

I think I'd jump off a cliff if I had to get up at 4:30am. Yikes! :scared:
My body usually makes me get up at 5:30 AM everyday. No reason whatsoever, but more often than not, I can't get back to sleep.

NYYFAN

12-31-08, 05:05 PM

I've always been a night person but lately I've been getting up at like 6 and falling asleep before midnight which is very very strange for me.

You are getting old...some seniors get up so early that have lunch at 9am...:lol:

NYYFAN

12-31-08, 05:06 PM

I think I'd jump off a cliff if I had to get up at 4:30am. Yikes! :scared:

I'm still up with 3 hours to go...

Pinstripedbass

12-31-08, 07:23 PM

I worked 2AM-10AM for 8 years and could never sleep well. I often slept 2-3 hours after I got home and 3 hours before I had to go to work. I never felt rested. Now I work 10AM-6PM. I sleep great and always feel alert at work.

bagger015

12-31-08, 08:02 PM

Nightowl. I work overnights and have for most of my working life. I can sleep at anytime and anywhere. :D

Jeter Kid

01-01-09, 05:47 AM

No. Whenever I take naps during the day, I wake up with a headache.

mrmike98

01-01-09, 07:45 AM

Don'tcha just love those early mornings, say around 3:00AM, where you sit up straight in bed thinking about work? Good times.

I'm guilty!

PalmerGA

01-01-09, 09:22 AM

I think I'd jump off a cliff if I had to get up at 4:30am. Yikes! :scared:I could get up later, but I like to have my coffee/breakfast and watch news for about an hour before getting ready for work. You get used to it.

Trish

01-02-09, 09:34 AM

I would like the mornings better if I slept decently. But I haven't slept decently in about 20 years.

Buckeye Yank

01-02-09, 03:15 PM

I voted "yes" but I don't mean that I sleep during the day. I'm usually up until late....1:00 or 2:00 am but then get up at 6:00 or so for work.

Buckeye Yank

01-02-09, 03:17 PM

I am definitely a morning person. I can run 6 miles at 5:30/6am no prob ..

I wouldn't wake up until about the 4th mile into it...then wonder where in the hell I was.

4bronxbombers

01-02-09, 04:28 PM

I wouldn't wake up until about the 4th mile into it...then wonder where in the hell I was.

:lol:

ajra21

01-02-09, 04:41 PM

don't really need slept to function. not that much anyway.

Melan-cynic

01-02-09, 04:51 PM

def a night person.

Melan-cynic

01-02-09, 04:52 PM

I voted "yes" but I don't mean that I sleep during the day. I'm usually up until late....1:00 or 2:00 am but then get up at 6:00 or so for work.

This is where I am as well.

ajra21

01-02-09, 04:55 PM

I am definitely a morning person. I can run 6 miles at 5:30/6am no prob (although 8 would work much better - stupid job....) but trying to run at night just sucks. I hate it. I'm too tired. I go to bed pretty early too since I want to be up early to make the most of the day. seriously....

i prefer going to the gym later on, from 8pm-ish onwards.

DEADSOX

01-02-09, 06:06 PM

Yes and I'm starting to hate it. I usually go to bed b/w 3 and 4 am and wake up about 10 am. I ALWAYS nap for at least 1.5 hours during the day which completely ruins falling asleep early for me. I've tried changing my routine, but I haven't been very successful in doing it.

ZYanksRule

01-02-09, 10:54 PM

I always wake up around 10'ish when I have to go to work, usually work from noon-midnight most days, not home until close to 2am. So, yes. I'm a night owl.

TheTinoMobile

01-02-09, 11:11 PM

I don't sleep much...

Bambino22

01-02-09, 11:14 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9czXfXqPaPw

ajra21

01-03-09, 07:22 AM

well, i didn't get up til gone 12 today so that answers this poll.

YankeePride1967

01-03-09, 08:22 AM

I hate it when I even sleep late, too much of the day lost.

ajra21

01-03-09, 08:48 AM

totally agree but i've gotten into a bad habit of doing it over the last month or so.