How Tired Are You At The End of the Day?

[Gongalong]

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Just curious. I'm typically frazzled at the end of the working day, but just me?

 

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Edited May 1, 2018 by elsiegee40

[elsiegee40]

Tiredness depends on stress, diet, fitness, health, sleep patterns...

 

Seriously, if you are shattered by the end of a normal day at work then go and talk to your doctor about it. Possible underlying causes need to be eliminated. A simple blood test can eliminate things like anaemia and underactive thyroid.

[Gongalong]

Looks like there's 8 of us so far that need to go

 

I've got Fibromyalgia, if the GP is to be believed, so that probably isn't helping in my case. But still curious to see whether it's the norm, and so far it looks like it is...

[DalekSec]

Depends, i'm normally in a constant state of tiredness! Only time i really feel awake is around 7PM-10PM. But never over tired apart from when i do a 6 day week and get home on the Saturday.

[unixman_again]

At one place I worked, I was nodding off at my desk by 11:00am. There was a very good reason for this though - we worked 10:00 to 18:00 which meant that going to the gym after work was a rush, so I used to go at 8:00 before work. Pullups and dips pretty much wreck you for the rest of the day.

[HarryMonkey]

If the job's keeping your mind active then it's unlikely that you'll be nodding off. Even the fittest, healthiest person can nod off occasionally if they're bored. I rarely feel that tired at the end of a working day, I drive home for 45 minutes or so (16 miles) and then go for a run or a cycle.

[DalekSec]

If the job's keeping your mind active then it's unlikely that you'll be nodding off. Even the fittest, healthiest person can nod off occasionally if they're bored. I rarely feel that tired at the end of a working day, I drive home for 45 minutes or so (16 miles) and then go for a run or a cycle.

 

30-40 Minute drive for me, when i get home i'm normally tired from shouting at drivers. Then i sit down and play games from about 6 to bed time.... some days i eat some days i dont!

[howartp]

I'm not generally "tired" at the end of work, but I'll usually have a nap on the sofa at teatime then be fully refreshed for the evening.

 

If I don't, then I barely get through the evening depending what I'm doing.

[seustice]

I'm always very tired at the end of the day, but I put that down to a 4:30am alarm clock, a couple of hours in the gym, a commute, a full day, a return commute, household chores (dinner etc.). I don't think I need a doctor!

[elsiegee40]

I'm always very tired at the end of the day, but I put that down to a 4:30am alarm clock, a couple of hours in the gym, a commute, a full day, a return commute, household chores (dinner etc.). I don't think I need a doctor!

That's sleep patterns. Getting enough sleep is important. Is a couple of hours a day in the gym really essential? Do you go to bed early enough? Chickens come home to roost when people overdo things.

 

I am not saying you specifically overdo it, but if you are healthy and have a well balanced life (and diet) then you should be feeling tired at bedtime not long before it.

[LeMarchand]

Tiredness depends on stress, diet, fitness, health, sleep patterns...

 

 

...and age!

 

When I was a young buck, I was clubbing Mon or Weds (depending on the year) + Fri and Sat (with the occasional Thurs) and working a lot more hours at a more physical job. Even when this slowed down to working at a club Sat and regular Fridays + f/t job inc weekend work I was rarely tired. Nowadays, by the time I've got home, cooked and showered, all I want to do is watch TV for an hour or so before bed!

[seustice]

That's sleep patterns. Getting enough sleep is important. Is a couple of hours a day in the gym really essential? Do you go to bed early enough? Chickens come home to roost when people overdo things.

 

I am not saying you specifically overdo it, but if you are healthy and have a well balanced life (and diet) then you should be feeling tired at bedtime not long before it.

 

I get a solid 6 hours a night in the week, and once I'm in bed, I'm asleep. I'm ready to sleep at 10 usually. Weekends, I can sleep 12 hours no problem.

[DalekSec]

I get a solid 6 hours a night in the week, and once I'm in bed, I'm asleep. I'm ready to sleep at 10 usually. Weekends, I can sleep 12 hours no problem.

 

Surely the 12 hours sleep is your body telling you that you haven't had enough sleep in the week?

 

My sleeping pattern is fine, normally off to sleep around 11, straight off. Wake up at 7:30am on the dot everyday, lie in for an hour at weekends

[smurfomatic]

My sleep pattern is always erratic so can affect me considerably. Despite going to bed "early" (9.30pm usually) I can often lay awake until 11pm or later - generally the usual "loads of irrelevant things going through my head" - and then wake up before the 6am alarm clock goes off. Never seem to be able to catch up on weekends any more though, Sunday I was out cutting the hedge at 9am despite a busy day on Saturday (I'm sure my neighbour wasn't impressed...) but then was knackered for the rest of the day because I'd spent 40 minutes wielding a petrol hedge trimmer.

 

This is without doing any serious exercise for the last few months since my hip/quad problem, normally at touch rugby training twice a week and also playing in tournaments some weekends.

[mikes]

I think I'm getting old now then, I am 31 now - when I finish work at 4pm usually I am too tired to do anything else such as clean my car etc, all i want to do is chill out at the computer. even going for a drive is cba.

I remember 10 years ago when i just started at the job, i'd finish at 4pm then go down the beach for a swim, then going cycling afterwards... couldn't do that now.

maybe it's just this winter weather and when the sun comes out i won't be "Low Energy" anymore ?

[timbo343]

I just keep going until i cant take anymore. Some nights i have loads of energy, others i end up just laying on the bed all night. Started to stand at work rather than sit due to lower back pains but i find standing a lot better and doesnt make me as lazy.

 

Just recently i've been renovating our lounge, kitchen and dining room (re-wiring, re-plumbing, plasterboarding, new coving etc) and then got to fit the new kitchen which is boxed up - working until 11pm most nights. Whilst waiting for things to dry, started boarding out the loft, like i say i just keep going and keep digging deep. Just need to remember to eat properly and drink lots of fluid.

[synaesthesia]

It's rare I get home and find myself shattered, although I find myself being more physically tired when I've had a mentally challenging day.

[3s-gtech]

My philosophy is 'if you don't have time, make it'. I spent my married years doing little after work in the evenings, and weekends were typically wasted. Now, I do sport/exercise most week days after work, then weekends are spent working on the cars, doing more sport, socialising etc. Life goes too fast to waste all your energy on work - with a good diet and a good night's sleep, there's no reason why you can't achieve far more in a day than you'd think possible. Starts with motivation.

[dapaulio]

I feel knackered at the end of the day. It started not long after the birth of my now 2 yo son. [emoji64]

Joking aside. If you don’t feel like yourself for any justified reason go get yourself checked up by a gp.

I sometimes have sleep issues when I have had a mentally challenging day and my head is still working on it when I go to bed but I find listening to YouTube videos of thunderstorm sound of rain in forests etc helps relaxes my overactive mind

Edited May 1, 2018 by dapaulio

[geopaws]

Not so tired - shifting to early start/early end meant that I get to a decent time of day, leave work and have time for a life thereafter. Quite refreshing, really!

[Katy]

I'm not a morning person. I feel absolutely wrecked while getting up/driving to work/the first hour or so, then I start to wake up and leave a lot less tired than when I got there. Unless I've had a particularly rubbish night's sleep or something.

[googlemad]

I hate waking up the morning - then I get through the day without any major issues but as soon as I finish and on the train home I find myself needing a nap, then when I get home I'll have something to eat followed by another nap, wake up about 10pm and not be able to sleep again until 1:30am - 2:00am (That would explain why I feel so bad waking up of course, but I've tried going to bed at 10pm and then just find myself randomly waking up between 2:30am - 4am so it is very hard to win!).

 

At the weekend I can happily sleep in until 12pm - 1:30pm.

 

I wish I had the secret to an earlier and less disturbed sleep, I've even tried sleeping tablets (mainly just herbal based ones however) and they haven't made the blind bit of difference, I did get checked out by the doctor a couple of years ago but they found nothing obvious. I might go back though as since about the age of 16 quite often I will start to zone out of my surroundings without realising, then suddenly my body will 'jump' and bring me back round, it happened recently at a friends house I was holding a bottle of beer (my first, I had only taken a couple of sips from it) next thing I know my friend is screaming at me because I've dropped the bottle straight out of my hands due to just drifting off! (Can also happen a lot at the cinema no matter how good the film is!)

Edited May 1, 2018 by googlemad

[caffrey]

Currently very, overwhelmed with work and home issues -hence me starting the staff welfare thread

 

Sleeping well at least I guess

[sippo]

If there is anyone out there who isn't shattered at the end of the day, try having kids....

[witch]

I hate waking up the morning - then I get through the day without any major issues but as soon as I finish and on the train home I find myself needing a nap, then when I get home I'll have something to eat followed by another nap, wake up about 10pm and not be able to sleep again until 1:30am - 2:00am (That would explain why I feel so bad waking up of course, but I've tried going to bed at 10pm and then just find myself randomly waking up between 2:30am - 4am so it is very hard to win!).

 

At the weekend I can happily sleep in until 12pm - 1:30pm.

 

I wish I had the secret to an earlier and less disturbed sleep, I've even tried sleeping tablets (mainly just herbal based ones however) and they haven't made the blind bit of difference, I did get checked out by the doctor a couple of years ago but they found nothing obvious. I might go back though as since about the age of 16 quite often I will start to zone out of my surroundings without realising, then suddenly my body will 'jump' and bring me back round, it happened recently at a friends house I was holding a bottle of beer (my first, I had only taken a couple of sips from it) next thing I know my friend is screaming at me because I've dropped the bottle straight out of my hands due to just drifting off! (Can also happen a lot at the cinema no matter how good the film is!)

 

Presumably you have tried the brain training thing? In your case it would be NOT having any sort of nap, going to bed at the same time every day, and waking up at the same time every day - yes, even at weekends. Yes, there will be disruption to begin with, but if you really stick with it your brain will be retrained to sleep properly at night.

It isnt really surprising with your present regimen that you dont go to sleep before 2.00am - you've had two naps!