Tips For Sleeping Better When Working Shifts
1. Keep a regular sleep schedule
Even if you work different hours, you’ll still find that a regular sleep cycle can help you sleep better and wake up with more energy.
2. Block out external noise
Soundproofing your house, using earplugs or white noise machines are all way to block out noise that is keeping you awake. For more tips on How to block out noise in bed please visit the link below:
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3. Eat regular, health meals and avoid junk food
Night shifts don’t just disrupt your sleep pattern; they also interfere with your eating habits. Eating late at night can affect when you feel hungry and how food is digested by your body. What you eat, and when you eat it, can also have a negative effect on your sleep.
4. Learn to relax with mindfulness
Mindfulness exercises will help you let go of any negative thinking about the noise. They also help you focus on your breathing and relax your body. And by doing so, make peace with the external distractions, ignore them, and sleep. For more information on mindfulness exercises please visit the link below:
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5. Stay in the dark
When you’re working a night shift, the hormones released in your body don’t match your work pattern; your body wants you to sleep when you need to stay up, and then be awake when you want to sleep. One way of dealing with this is to try and stay out of sunlight as day breaks. Towards the end of your night shift and on your way home, wear dark glasses. Installing some black out blinds in your bedroom or using a sleep mask will stop sunlight from disturbing your daytime sleep.