[Dagny18]

I've noticed that in the past few months my sleep patterns have gotten messed up. I now work part-time and hours that are totally random. Like, it might be 11-7 one day, 6-10p.m. another day or 12-5 another day. So, it is easy to sleep in...but I feel like I am sleeping in too long and often :/
Like, I could go to sleep at 10 and wake up between 8-10 a.m. the next day depending on what time I work. That is almost 10-12 hours!
How do I fix this? Do I just start waking myself up and do something else like read or workout even if I'm sleepy?
I also know it isn't my mattress since the mattress is about 2 or so years old. It should have more life to it...
So, I don't know if I'm just super sleepy, or over exercising/under eating or have just taught myself to sleep all day.

[marianne78]

I think it's the work hours you have. I feel the same way sometimes, when my shift at work gets crazy. My sleeping schedule would go out of whack then it would make me want to sleep more than I should.

[niafabo]

It's probably just your crazy schedule. Your body is probably like wtf is going on? lol. If you need to just set an alarm before you go to bed.

[MiZTaCCen]

Because your shifts change your body will do that. When I worked afternoons from 2 - 10 I'd be in bed by noon and not want to get up before one and even then I was still tired. You just have to get your body adjusted and set an alarm everyday and get up at the same time.

[Dagny18]

Thanks, I figured it had to be the hours. When I finished college and had no job I didn't sleep this much!
I was thinking it could be my thyroid...I'm hypo and on meds. I can't get my levels tested until my insurance covered it...or maybe SADD like lack of sunlight because it is winter...
I think I might try to set an alarm and wake up around 8 or 9 each day