Over the last few months, my sleep pattern has changed. I usually go to sleep between 11:30 PM and 12:30 AM, and get enough sleep. I still can do that, but lately, if I am involved in an after work activity, even one that ends by 8:30 PM, I am still wired at 12:30 AM and sometimes until 2:30 or 3:30 AM, so that I am not able to go to sleep.
Sometimes, reading a particularly stimulating book also keeps me awake until early in the morning. In the past, staying up late to read did not bother me much, but more, and more, it affects me the next day.
Sometimes, reading a particularly stimulating book also keeps me awake until early in the morning. In the past, staying up late to read did not bother me much, but more, and more, it affects me the next day.
I do not like this. If I do not have to get up the next day, this does not worry me, but more often than not, I do have to awaken early the next day.
But the real problem is that some nights, nothing has stimulated me to stay awake: I am not reading a particularly exciting book, my eyes are tired, and I still am not able to fall asleep.
This really concerns me; irregular sleep can set me off, make me irritable, sometimes hysterical, and always difficult.
I think this is due to severe stress at work, and I am doing the best I can to alleviate that; I try to adjust my expectations of performance at work to what is practical; I try not to let deadlines bother me, and I am taking as much annual leave as I am allowed.
But, I am truly concerned about my self-care and coping skills regarding work.
But the real problem is that some nights, nothing has stimulated me to stay awake: I am not reading a particularly exciting book, my eyes are tired, and I still am not able to fall asleep.
This really concerns me; irregular sleep can set me off, make me irritable, sometimes hysterical, and always difficult.
I think this is due to severe stress at work, and I am doing the best I can to alleviate that; I try to adjust my expectations of performance at work to what is practical; I try not to let deadlines bother me, and I am taking as much annual leave as I am allowed.
But, I am truly concerned about my self-care and coping skills regarding work.
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