I am moving home today and it is too late for proactive harm reduction like “get plenty of sleep in the days before the all nighter”. I tried to look for advice online, but just found loads of articles telling me how harmful and unproductive it is to go without sleep. I get it, I’m fucked. I’m not in this situation by choice though, so now I just want to get through the day as well as I can. I have plenty of help, so I don’t need to do much physical exertion, but I will need to direct people and organise the last packing stages. Fortunately I don’t need to drive anywhere, but I do somehow need to survive this. By the end, I’ll have been up for around 48 straight hours, and I was pretty tired even before then (so tired that my R regular ADHD meds barely woke me up)
So I was wondering if anyone had tips that helps them when they’re exhausted beyond belief but still need to function. When you’re in a situation where you know it’s unhealthy to push through, but it’s too late to change that, is there anything that you find lessens the blow of the combo exhaustion at the end of it all? Staying hydrated is already on my list, as is getting some rest if you can (because even if you don’t sleep, some shut eye rest can be good); I’m getting an hourish rest after posting this question. I’m typically not someone who naps, because I wake up even groggier afterwards. I know I’m foolish for hoping for some neat trick or tip to make today magically tolerable, but I figured it was worth asking.
30 hours aren’t multiple days. Nonetheless it is completely reckless for this to occur in the first place, endangering both patients and staff.
Even then, taking some sleep during the breaks is preferable over going without any sleep.
30 hours is two days, two is more then one and thus multiple. Plus that’s just the expectation, even in that same article a doctor said their longest shift was 72 hours. What we want and reality often diverge. We have to acknowledge reality
I don’t disagree it’s bad, but it’s real. People do it all the time. First responders often have a 24 hour shift, throw in contingencies and it’s two days.
Soldiers on mission often don’t get to sleep and if your the unlucky bastard to pull sentry duty, sucks to be you. Deal with it.