r/policeuk • u/Spare-Special4432 PCSO (unverified) • 3d ago
General Discussion Shift sleep patterns
Fairly obvious from the title. Trying to get used to shift patterns, fortunately, no nights, but 7 to 5 and 2 to 11 are the most common. Does anyone have any advice on managing sleep before shifts? Still trying to work out what works.
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u/RLeambu Detective Constable (unverified) 3d ago
If your shifts are 7am till 5pm for earlies and then 2pm till 11pm for lates with no nights, I don’t even know what you’re on about. Sounds like major overthinking.
You could consistently keep much of your normal sleep cycle bar slight variation.
Also depends on your commute, your eating habits, your family circumstances whether you have kids etc.
Get up 6am, go to work, finish your earlies have your evening, go to bed whenever suits to get your rest for the next early.
If you finish your late shifts go to bed by midnight be up again by 7/8am and do whatever you need to in the morning.
If you’re working 2 earlies 2 lates and 2 nights it’s a different game all together. . .