The Human Bio clock

[Shadow-Phoenix]

The human Bio clock as I'd come to know it over the years sounded like something simple to change over a short peroid of time seeing as how i now have a job coming up at my local M&S, chaning it however is not easy and here's my side of the story to chaning it.


Almost a week ago I decided to try changing my clock for the better (proper 7-8 hr sleep patterns from 12AM-7-8AM), but before I could change any of that I'd ran into a small problem.

The night before I tried to change it I was eating pistachios and like the fool I was I turned my neck slightly to the left while swallowing pieces of one and had thought they went down the wrong pipe because I'd felt a slight lump in the throat.

After drinking plenty of water I could still feel it yet I could still breathe like normal, I'd asked my folks if this has ever happened to them before and they replied saying they had in the past and that the fragments will have merely scratched the throat giving you the feeling something is still there when it isn't.

After a day or two after that I tried getting into a normal sleeping pattern but for some reason the next day my stomach felt pretty bad and I didn't feel like eating anything for around two days (yet I still ate soft fruits regardless to keep the energy).

Now it's been 5-6 days already and I haven't been able to sleep properly going from getting no sleep at all to getting what I think is a few hours (muscle weakness from yesterday to nothing as bad happening currently) and I can't fathom why this is happening, I can feel myself dropping slightly into REM sleep yet I can still hear what's going on around me and it slightly bothers me that I can't get much if any sleep (my younger sister suffers from the hypochondria "health phobia") while my folks remind me not to focus on worrying too much on the lack of sleep as it elevates the heart rate and causes anxiety.

So far I feel more or less relaxed even with some yawning during the day involved and my throat feels a lot better than before, but I feel to get enough sleep for a regular pattern I'm going to have to use ear plugs (block out all outside noise) and make use of some Nytol for the first time (to induce drowsiness) in order to set my clock straight and get some proper sleep before I end up suffering from further fatigue.

I'd love to ask if any of you have suffered problems with your bio clocks before and what have you done to correct them?.

Also any sleep inducing advice would be much appreciated

 

[OneCatch]

I'd love to ask if any of you have suffered problems with your bio clocks before and what have you done to correct them?.

Also any sleep inducing advice would be much appreciated

Jeez, six days?
Sounds like most of my normal "wait till you get really tired" advise is somewhat redundant here. Some other things:

Expose yourself to sunlight during the day (I know that sounds like hippy-ish crap, but it helps).
I'd suggest going for a long walk (or some other form of long period low-medium intensity exercise) during the day then eat a big, hearty, evening meal. Hopefully that'll tire you out enough to drop off in the evening. Over the subsequent few days do the same (and eat breakfast regularly, early, as well), and do not let yourself either dose off in the day, or eat/exercise/mentally stimulate yourself at night.

And don't drive in your current state - tiredness can be as bad as drunkenness in terms of road safety.

 

[krazykidd]

Exercise. A good workout a couple of hours before going to bed would knock anyone out like a log. And it's good for you!

 

[Esotera]

Don't spend time around screens for at least an hour before you're planning to head to sleep, don't eat or drink anything but water, and don't try anything too mentally taxing. Exercise will also help, but those are the factors that I've found most important. It's not so much about having an internal clock as changing habits you didn't even know you had...there's loads more of things that affect sleep which you can find on the NHS website.