night shift

I usually try to keep my 3 or 4 nights in a row too. I usually have no problem sleeping so I will go straight to bed when I get home like 0800 or 0830 and then wake up maybe around 4 or 5 stay up till about midnite or so and then wake up in the morning so I can be awake on days on my days off. I can usually do this if i have two or more nites off in a row. Now if i only have one nite off in between (which i try really hard not to do) that whole nite is shot. but i enjoy when i can schedule myself off for like 7 days and don't miss work.

i work nights and I do 2 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off, rinse, recycle, etc. I don't think I could do 3 shifts in a row, honestly and be safe. I am trying to get on a normal sleep schedule so I wake at 4 on workdays and no later than 1 on non-work days. My first day off is always a little disorienting but I've been on nights for 3 months now and I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. I think you need to have a routine and make sure you stick with it.