Sleeping patterns?

Question

Is my sleep habits effecting my health? I'm a full time student...i go to class 8a-12p then to work at my job as a security guard 2p-10p then study or go out with my friends who i rarely see as it is...sleep 2-4hrs then do it all over again. On Fridays i sleep til 3pm and then bartend 8p-2a then work again at 6am til 2p. I'm sure everyone knows how hard it is to pay bills let alone adding student bills too. I'm starting to feel sick and some nights when i'm free I go to bed at 6pm and sleep til my alarm goes off. I'm feeling like i'm starting to get depressed and run down. Other than cutting back on my hours and school is there any ways to help my body stay healthy and energized? I'm not talking caffeine or any of that. I want healthy ways...diet, sleep tips...etc....thanks!

thanks for all the advice everyone! I decided today that I'm going to have to cave and take out a loan...I just paid my last one off about 6 months ago but everything thats being said is 100% the truth. Except i'm fortunate enough that i've been able to maintain a 3.9 GPA, work my job and do well there....so i'm gonna just do the loan for now and worry when i'm healthy and done with school and can easily pay it off. Thanks again everyone! I almost feel better knowing that as of monday its ok for me to relax.

Answer 1

every human needs different amounts of sleep per night, and it seems you sleep far too less. you must sleep more, even if it's just an hour, it helps. you are ruining your health by doing what you are now doing, sleeping just 2-4 hours per night. you must eat lots of fruits because they freshen you a lot, and you could also try some vitamins pills. but fruits are the best way!good luck!
p.s.try also those few hours of sleep to be good, that means to really sleep, without noise or eating too much before going to bed. make your sleep best quality, even if it's so little!

Answer 2

Two to four hours of sleep is not enough. I'm not surprised that you feel sick because your body needs sleep to stay healthy. If I did what you are doing even for more than a couple of days I would probably get sick. I think you need to make some serious changes in your lifestyle, because sleep deprivation may cause some serious problems like depression and fibromyalgia. Get more sleep now before you seriously damage your health. Not to mention that when you are tired, you are less efficient at working and studying, which means that you probably won't do well at any of the things you are trying to do.

I think you might want to consider cutting down on your work and/or school schedule. One obvious way might be to take out some student loans so you don't have to work as much. And maybe your friends will just have to understand that they won't be seeing you until the semester is over.

I am so sorry that you are in such a tight situation. I really hope that things will work out for you.

Answer 3

Maybe instead of working 2 jobs you could try to find 1 that would work for you. Maybe a retail job.. most stores close at 9, you could see your friends for an hour or two afterwards and still be in bed by midnight. then sleep til 630 and have time to go to your classes. This is directly affecting your health. School is important, don't cut back on that... I'd try to switch jobs and find something more accomodating. You need to sleep 8-9 hours a night. 2-4 will not cut it. It will break down your immune system and when you get really sleep deprived it can be dangerous - you can fall asleep while driving.

Answer 4

How long will you need to keep this up for? Firstly, your brain needs 'download time' if you are studying and it sounds as though you are not getting enough 'straight-through' sleep, so you will be waking feeling disorientated and it will begin to affect your memory; secondly, you are mucking-up your body clock with irregular eating, you need to try and stick to regular times and not sleep until 2 hours after you have eaten, if you can; finally, you have to decide why you are doing this. If you have to continue you must change the patterns of working hours, which should not be impossible. A friendly word of warning, if people tell you there is anything you can take that will help, do not listen. All any form of supplement or drug will do is allow you to stretch even thinner than you are and when you snap the damage will be 50 times as great. If you don't believe what I have said, go see a Doctor. Good Luck

Answer 5

Every child is more commonly like this. My son was once for the primary four weeks or so. I was once instructed to check out maintaining him wakeful longer within the evenings. Give your daughter a bathtub to preserve her wakeful...even supposing it is only part an hour longer then typical. Babies are meant to sleep plenty besides, however steadily replacing her daylight hours sleeps gets her at the proper monitor to dozing at night time extra. It would possibly not occur in at some point despite the fact that. You will be a zombie for the following little whilst seeking to transition her. Good good fortune...it does get less difficult!

Answer 6

I am in the same situation as you. I have to work and goto school full time. Its been my experience that if your work/school week exceeds 60hours you will be burned out for sure. There is simply just not enough hours of the week. My only advice to you is to manage your money better so you don't have to work so many hours. Learn how to say 'no' to your friends. This will save you money and give you more sleep time.

Answer 7

See depression treatments, at ezy-build *(below) in section 2, and consult a doctor, to eliminate thyroid problems, etc. as possible contributing factors: also seek a referral to a therapist using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy. It is your decision, and yours alone, as to whether to take any antidepressants offered, but, before you do, read section 1, and check medications out at www.drugs.com so you will be on the lookout for side effects, like sexual dysfunction. My strong recommendation, however, is to follow the advice of my doctor, his associate, and also Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP, and Dr. Mercola, as well, at http://www.mercola.com and avoid antidepressants (pages 2V, and 2Z refer, & antidepressant websites: page 2). The reasons why we all share the same view on this are explained in full, as you will find, if you read the whole section. All of their advice, (except prayer, because many people are not religious) I have incorporated into the "core treatments", including others as options, such as herbal remedies, Inositol, or SAMe. If you are diagnosed with clinical (major) depression, antidepressants may be necessary for a while, which will give the treatments time to become effective. The antidepressants themselves need at least several days, or even many weeks to become effective. It's a good idea to taper off them slowly, with medical advice, after several months, say, to a couple of years, at most, because they are only effective in the long term for about 30% of people. Because of this, you would be well advised to begin the treatments immediately, and maintain them. I'd just thank your mental health care provider, and pocket the prescription, trying the treatments for a few months, to see if they are sufficient for you, before considering filling it (unless clinically depressed, and having great difficulty functioning, or suicidal, in which case I'd take them). If the amount of daylight you have been exposed to recently has reduced, perhaps due to the change of seasons, see Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) in section 2, at * http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris and, instead of taking 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily; replace 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements for the winter months only! (or, as probably a better alternative to the 2 cod liver oil supplements: 1 teaspoonful of cod liver oil, with a little butter, to ensure its use; I take mine on sourdough rye bread, or toast, covered with fishpaste, and pepper, to mask the strong taste). Sleep disorders are addressed in section 3. Consider having your doctor test your vitamin D levels. Eat in accordance with your "nutritional type", at http://www.mercola.com Make several meals at once, and refrigerate/freeze the rest in single serve containers. Military showers: wet down, lather up, rinse off: 5 mn max, unless shampooing. You need 6 - 8 hrs sleep, or you will be in sleep deficit, which is no good for your health, so socialise mostly on your free nights.

Answer 8

try online jobs....its can help you financially....