Are you familiar with the sensation of being absolutely exhausted but unable to sleep?
Insomnia's the [i]worst.[/i]
31-35, M
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rckt148 · 61-69, M
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
@rckt148: Yeah, I always at least try to get rest. Aware of the insomnia in the military, have friends who've been in the service. May have only gotten a couple hours of sleep but made sure to lay down for a few hours extra to give my body some physical rest at least. Important thing with insomnia at times.
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@UndeadPrivateer: We would go days doing law enforcement ,search and rescue and fire fighting to keeping vessels from going down ,and its very hard work doing CPR underway at sea and a long way out .you Pray for a Helo to show and do a Medivac ,
Many times ,especially on the weekend ,we secure from one case and the alarm would sound to get underway for another .or be diverted on the way back from one to another .
So a cat nap or what some call a power nap now days, only made us feel hung over ,so we stayed awake straight through our duty and then all the next day for our regular duties so we did not feel like crap
after a bit we got what some refer to as "second wind " and we were good to go again ,but prolonged periods of that and finally you pay .
but even in the Medical profession they like to keep interns going for long periods as to avoid loss of Rhythm and less error with shift change if they stay going , tests have shown they actually retain more ,but they know its only for short periods ,not days like we did ,
Truck drivers have to Park the rig and rest after so many hours by law ,1 drives ,then a co driver and then the rig has to park ,
so I guess what field it is ?
but I was told for me ,I have to lay down ,and give my body some flat time ,or risk further damaging my heart
Many times ,especially on the weekend ,we secure from one case and the alarm would sound to get underway for another .or be diverted on the way back from one to another .
So a cat nap or what some call a power nap now days, only made us feel hung over ,so we stayed awake straight through our duty and then all the next day for our regular duties so we did not feel like crap
after a bit we got what some refer to as "second wind " and we were good to go again ,but prolonged periods of that and finally you pay .
but even in the Medical profession they like to keep interns going for long periods as to avoid loss of Rhythm and less error with shift change if they stay going , tests have shown they actually retain more ,but they know its only for short periods ,not days like we did ,
Truck drivers have to Park the rig and rest after so many hours by law ,1 drives ,then a co driver and then the rig has to park ,
so I guess what field it is ?
but I was told for me ,I have to lay down ,and give my body some flat time ,or risk further damaging my heart
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
@rckt148: Yeah, I've got three friends who were in the military. One was a radar technician, who didn't have [i]too[/i] grueling a schedule so he usually wasn't forced to not sleep at all, but another was a sniper and another was a surgeon at a military base. The latter two both would regularly go for days at a time without sleep. Most definitely the norm in large sections of the military. Kind of an alarming thing for a surgeon to be forced to do, considering the implications for their hand-eye coordination, but it was a thing.
Know all about the second wind, eventually the tiredness fades but a while after that the physical fatigue starts to set in where physical actions get increasingly laborious. And the mental fatigue most definitely sets in long before that. It definitely takes its toll on your body.
Know all about the second wind, eventually the tiredness fades but a while after that the physical fatigue starts to set in where physical actions get increasingly laborious. And the mental fatigue most definitely sets in long before that. It definitely takes its toll on your body.
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@UndeadPrivateer: well I pray you can rest ,I know when i want to and I can ,it does suck ,
going to my Doctors Appointments I stay up all night and when I normally would be going to sleep I am there ,and my BP is sky rocketed
being tired and in pain ,so the alarms are going off on the machines and they make me sit and close my eyes and they make me do the breathing exercise LOL,nurse puts my arm up under hers ,and they are
15 Min Mr Goodrich and you are going to the ER
now that i am older ,its taken its toll on me ,
So take a fools advice ,try to rest even if you can't sleep
have a blessed one
going to my Doctors Appointments I stay up all night and when I normally would be going to sleep I am there ,and my BP is sky rocketed
being tired and in pain ,so the alarms are going off on the machines and they make me sit and close my eyes and they make me do the breathing exercise LOL,nurse puts my arm up under hers ,and they are
15 Min Mr Goodrich and you are going to the ER
now that i am older ,its taken its toll on me ,
So take a fools advice ,try to rest even if you can't sleep
have a blessed one
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M