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It becomes quite impossible to have a sound sleep during the daytime. Not only because a human brain is programmed to rest and sleep during the night, but also because of the noise, which is perhaps the biggest disturbing factor. People who sleep during the day have to deal with noisy neighbors, children, traffic, etc.

The brain generally requires atleast 8 hours of sleep to feel nourished and rested. But because of the busy environment during the daytime, it is not always possible to sleep 8 hours everyday. As a result, your body will be tired and you will feel fatigued the whole time.

The sleep/wake cycle of the body is disturbed because of working in shifts. When you are awake during the night and asleep during the day, your body does not receive the proper, positive biological cues because of the amount of light that is present in the environment during the daytime. These signs are very important to regulate the circadian rhythms that control the sleep/wake cycle of the body and brain. Inturn, this will pose difficulty in sleeping.

Working in shifts can have an effect similar to jet lag. The body, on an average, needs one hour per day to adjust to the changes in the sleeping habit but working in shifts disrupts this. Hence the person who works in night shifts finds it quite impossible to sleep properly.

Working the whole night can also cause heart attacks. People who work during the night and sleep during the day are more susceptible to heart diseases and even heart attacks, mainly, because of their work pattern. This is because of lack of proper sleep, stressing your body during the night, chronic stress, etc.

Not only heart attack, an irregular heart beat is a good indicator of the condition of your heart and your body as well. Irregular heart beat can occur when you work during the night and try and sleep during the day. It is also a good indicator of how your body is taking this whole change in the sleep cycle. An irregular heart beat can cause several other diseases in the body as well.

Another very important problem that night shift workers face is they are not able to relax from the work environment, after their shift is over. This might not seem to be an important thing, but it sure is. People who work during the day time mostly have 3-4 hours before they go to bed. But night shift workers generally come home and get right into the bed with all the stress and tension of work with them. It is very important to relax and distance yourself from the stress of the work before you go to bed. One can listen to music, eat something healthy or watch some kind of TV show to relax.


I found this little article which I think is so true.. I don't work the night shift BUT I am an insomiac so I'm awake most of all the time.. When my meds kick in its usually around 5a.m so then I'm sleeping ALL day till like 5 or7pm. My sleep is so out of whack !.. So I can't imagine being a hard worker at night and trying to relax in the morning.

TweetInteresting thanks. I sleep great during The day but too good and def. need more sleep and feel drained and of course unable to hit he gym which a lot of guys do right after work but I can't seem to make it happen.

TweetInteresting thanks. I sleep great during The day but too good and def. need more sleep and feel drained and of course unable to hit he gym which a lot of guys do right after work but I can't seem to make it happen.

TweetYea I hate night shift, never seem to have enough time in the day either

Tweeti hate swing shifts. the ones where you work nights for say a month or two then change to days and then mids then back to nights. you are never rested and it completely throws you out of wack. it def can not be healthy and makes training and eating on a sched damn near impossible

TweetI believe i read a ronnie coleman interview a while back where he stated that he worked night shifts while he was still employed by the police department. Seemed to work well for him haha

Tweeti would sleep like a baby during the day if it weren't for the: lawn guy (wanna pimp slap him every saturday), the mailman, the fed-ex guy, the ups guy, door to door salesmen, bible thumpers, and yappy dogs. did i leave anything out?

TweetYea I remember when I was on nights, my a hole neighbor would decide to do friggin construction about ten mins after I fell asleep or he would just haaaaave to mow the lawn. I think he did it on purpose. We never really got along

TweetNightshift blows for sure! 6 more and 14 off

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Originally Posted by rnixon

Nightshift blows for sure! 6 more and 14 off

I love working night shifts, there's no contractors around to bother me. The only shitty thing is my sleep cycle is non-existent. That damn cleaning lady is noisy as hell too.

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Originally Posted by OfficerFarva

I love working night shifts, there's no contractors around to bother me. The only shitty thing is my sleep cycle is non-existent. That damn cleaning lady is noisy as hell too.

Haha I am a contractor but nice to have no management around. No traffic is nice too and with the weather we have had the heat during the day right now would be rough.

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Originally Posted by rnixon

Haha I am a contractor but nice to have no management around. No traffic is nice too and with the weather we have had the heat during the day right now would be rough.

I don't know how some people can work outside all day under the sun when the high heat extremes hit. Especially the fat out of shape people. They're always soaked in sweat and look like they are 5 heart beats away from a heart attack lol.