Psualum21

So I've always craved a steady schedule but then I got into nursing and that all changed. I love being a nurse but being on nights is grueling..I I use caffeine to get through the night and by the time I get home I sleep 7 hours till about an hour before my next shift, wake up and do it all over again. I usually work 3 days in a row because i want to get it over with and I feel like my body takes longer to recover from switching from nights to days. After my month of nights it is absolutely brutal for me to try and get on a daylight schedule...all I want to do is mope around and sleep all day!! Seriously nothing gets me out of bed, then I end up sleeping all day and then can't fall asleep at night!! It not only is taking a toll on my body but my mood as well. Unfortunately depression runs in my family and even though I've been on Zoloft for years, whenever I work nightshift I get very moody and sad...I never ask for all daylight because I'm a new nurse and know I have to suck it up because that's the job. does anyone else feel like this?! How can I avoid sleeping all day and being up all night after working nights?!?!?!