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Bloody pain in the arse!!! Awake at 2am then 5am!! Feel knackered this morning, not a good start to the day!!!
Welcome to my world.....
Yes it does.
Quite a few of us at work now ride to and from work as a destress. Pounding the pedals and muttering/ swearing as you go gets it out of your system before taking it home. Its worked for me this past year and is is very noticable when i drive in all week.
Before the little'un arrived me and the mrs used to walk the dog and just debrief/ offload while walking for half an hour that worked aswell.
Failing that yoga........ The right class can help.
learn to switch off, think of something different and go back to sleep. If you really can't go back to sleep at least think of something else and just chill out.
I used to be like that. I was getting stressed over targets in my shop. I just decided one day that i could only do something about it when i was at work, it was quite difficult at first, but now when I'm at home i hardly think about it!
Sleeps not got any better though, having a young son doesn't help!
me and the mrs used to walk the dog and just debrief
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Yup I'd agree with Tom83, you can only do something about it when you are at work, the rest of your time is your own.
I used to wake similar times to the OP, I was running a business with a partner and it was fast paced and I was running on adrenaline. FFWD a good few years and I'd gotten used to it, but it took its toll and I fell ill.
I do think though that the main bone of contention was the fact that I would drink a couple of bottles of wine a week as part of some relaxation habit.
Wrong, sooooo very wrong.
I ditched the wine, upped my riding quota, cut down the hours at work and eventually sold up.
I still occasionally wake early, but now it's because I've been drinking red wine, so I conclude that red wine and I have a love hate relationship.
No advice from me, just try to compartmentalise the points of stress that you know are bugging you,
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Not had a problem with it for years to be fair and that was when running a huge job solo and still a bit green! It's the usual case of lads on site letting me down by not getting things right first time!!! The joys of being "in charge"
Quit work.
The joys of being "in charge"
You're not "in charge" - you've simply been lead to believe that 🙂
as for waking, as a seasoned insomniac, I can recommend getting up for 15 minutes and reading something
Thedon could be right in some cases
Quit work and walk the earth
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But then the lack of money and financial stability to support yourself and your family is probably a bigger stress than work 😉
It is for me.
Its not healthy long term, a friend of mine was like it for ages (work & relationship stresses) he "collapsed" a couple of times and MTFU'd then one day was looking a bit peaky and his missus had had enough and dialed 999... he arrested in the back of the ambo a couple of times and again at hospital. Made it through and has a good quality of life now.
[edit] he did have rather a few risk factors in place prior to this event[/edit]
Not saying it'll happen to you but when alarm bells sound, take note! (must take some of my own medicine!!!)
Keep a notepad and pen by your bed. Trust me.
what are the thoughts that keep you awake OP, any specific?
what are the thoughts that keep you awake OP, any specific?
This. ^^^^
And what are you wearing?
OT but for me, that was Samuel Jacksons finest hour. One of the best character/acting in any of Tarantino's films.
Work stress sucks (I can't imagine what it must be like running your own business, I used to feel constant pressure as an employee).
I thrive in stressful environments, but my body doesn't.
Are you able to separate what is work stress (i.e. the pressures of the job) as opposed to work worries (e.g. general worry about work, competency, colleagues, security, other things you just can't put your finger on)?
When I found myself really feeling it a few years back, I drew up a list of things that were "stressful" but were part of the job I like, and those which seemed to stem from the work environment.
Much to my surprise, almost all of the things I identified as causing me continuing stress/worry/pressure actually had nothing to do with my role/job/competency etc. Most were relating to how, where, who for and who with.
That was easier to solve. Rather than ditch the career, I moved to a different environment. The difference was astounding. It can take a bit of time to work out what is really causing the issue though, that's the hard part.
I agree with Hora.
I take notes. Last thing I do before I leave the office is write down the things I intend/need to do the following day. That basically means I won't be thinking about them as I know that when I arrive in work I will just be able to pick up the note and remember everything.
Having said that I don't find my job particularly stressful as I make paint so no one will die as a result of me missing a deadline.
in the words of Gary from Men Behaving Badly:
"sleep?! sleep's for sleepy people! let's get a kebab and go to a disco!!!!"
i found one of the things that helps is preparing EVERYTHING for the next morning before bed, right down to filling the kettle, putting the mug out and coffee already in the mug, keys by the door, work bag packed etc etc...
why is no one saying mtfu? or is this a genuine case of men have feelings too?
Big LOL @Don Simon
what are the thoughts that keep you awake OP, any specific?This. ^^^^
And what are you wearing?
What Peter File says.
Don't use alcohol as a crutch, exercise - cheaper and more knackering. 😀
I take notes. Last thing I do before I leave the office is write down the things I intend/need to do the following day. That basically means I won't be thinking about them as I know that when I arrive in work I will just be able to pick up the note and remember everything.
I do this, and it really helps. I've also learned to turn off and just chill in the evenings. Still not sleeping very well at the moment though due to work pressures. Annoyingly, although I'm waking I'm not wide awake enough to get up and read or anything, just tossing and turning