_mental_fatigue_
 

i'm tired..

again..

of everything, everyone, ...

i'm getting older, it's not getting an easier..

i used to be able to finish projects that i started,
listen to complete albums, not fall asleep during movies..

and now i complain about the neighbors upstairs
making too much noise, when i'm trying to sleep !!!

what happened?

yeah, i still try to keep up.. music/movies/tv/video games..
but its so much rehashed stuff.

being alone can do that to you...

i was working night shift for about 2 months (12 midnight-8am)..

it was awesome, no one around, got to jam out to music at work..
come in wearing jeans/t-shirts... bring lots of food to snack with..

even brought some movies/tv shows to watch during the slow period.
(shhhhhh..............) ..

i liked being there, in the dark, working alone at night..[we support
a lot of international customers, and had a big project]...

now, that i'm back from vampire shift, it's hard getting used to the
daylight...and being up/eating at 'regular' hours..

i've missed this board, and keeping up with underworld...i guess i
have a lot of catching up to do..

another birthday coming up...ughhh....42...........[cool number though]..

and i did meet a few cool girls at work, that have made things very
interesting..[ok, one's married now...interesting story about that one,
and the other has a boyfriend]...oh well...

anyways, i'm going to have through myself back into trying to get
'star wars' ep 4/5 restored from film -> HD, and beefing up my
retro LCD watch collection, and buying even more obscure ebay
items from my childhood, like old handheld mattel videogames, and
crazy rubiks puzzles..

why am i rambling on like this?

i don't know..

must be mental fatigue..

later
-1

Re: _mental_fatigue_
 

try meditation.

Re: _mental_fatigue_
 

Everyone I've known who has returned from the Nightshift goes through that same feeling(s).

Regular diet and a brisk walk after dinner/supper is the best bet to get you back on track.

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thanks for the tips...

i was always a night owl anyways (i'm still up now @ 2:39am)..

but i do have an excerise bike..

and i watch tv/movies while using it....

later
-1

Re: _mental_fatigue_
 

do a barrelroll.

Re: _mental_fatigue_
 

emergency reset of your bodyclock is required - drink all day, sleep the night...

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Sounds like Rogs ethos.

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I'm soon switching to an evening shift myself, 4pm to 1:30am, and I don't know how I'll handle it. I'm very much a day person, and I love all of the people interaction I get at work during the day; I see soooo many people. I'm afraid I'll get lonely at work at night, working with the same 3 people, who are locked away working in thier own rooms, doing thier own thing.

We'll see what happens.

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Look on the bright side, you'll have 30 minutes to get to the After Hours in your area!!!

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LOL!

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Well...if i can throw my two cents in... its 3.57am for me... and i havnt managed to bet asleep before at least 2.30am in ooo maybe 7 months (leaving out the extreme cases after festivals and the like when not even the most naked of beautiful women would be able to wake me up)...

but i have gradually come to cherish my time at night...its quiet.. and not just literally but mentally... i mean when you think that the whole world is asleep at the one time (at least in your part of the world) then you realise that there is some sort of extra space in the "collective subconscious" its like you have more space to think....and so at night time i create all my music and do all my writing...when i dont have to get up in the morning i get up about 2pm and go do whatever i have to do... i take photos, i get ideas, i have experiences, then the night comes and i process them... and i create as much as i feel necessary.. thats my Black Box...my space.... my place for expression and thinking..

so i like it... and i dont try to change it too much.... i like the silence and the bizarre that only occurs at night...

but boy do i get fatigued... and i understand that aspect...because as much as you may try to excape for most of the day there are always things that will get you out of bed earlier than you should...and its hard to live both lives..... very hard

Re: _mental_fatigue_
 

_42_

the answer to life the universe and everything..

yes, that's how old i am now!!!!
(ok, well a couple of months ago)..

it took me this long to get back...heh.

later
-1

Re: _mental_fatigue_
 

just for fun, i sent this to my friends..

Subject: __another_year_and _funny_lines_to_remember_


well, it's been another year to get older,
so now i'm 54, or was it was 63?

i forgot, because i'm too old to remember, and besides
i stopped counting 20+ years ago...

so i do hear a lot of funny things from people (ok, women) lately
(I AM NOT KIDDING, THESE ARE ALL REAL, and do you really
want to know who said them? i would tell you, but you might
be one of the persons!):
================================================== =====
me : (in store getting glasses..)
girl at counter : are you sure you're the one getting these bifocals?!
me : what are you trying to say, i'm old?
girl at counter : errrrrr.....well.....ahem...


me : so you do you remember groups x,y,z
girl : oh yeah, my parents used to take me to see them in concert!


me : (calling girl at home)
girls parents : hello? who is this..
me : asks to talk to girl
girls parents : hey, its some salesman calling for you....


me : have you seen movie x?
girl : was i alive when that movie was out?


me : so yeah, tv's used to be in black and white
girl : really, you mean they didn't have color back then?


me : i was in college when that old game system x came out
girl : yeah, i think i got that when i was about 7


me : yes, this car is still running, its from 1991
girl : you know, this could be registered as an antique?


me : now i know why my friends think i'm a 'freak'
girl : it's ok, we think you're a freak also!


and last but not least,
me : (playing with 2 year old nephew)
nephew : grandpa !


ok, now that i've perfected the art of feeling old,
i'll get back to work..

later
-1

Re: _mental_fatigue_
 

heh! i don't drink so much nowadays.......and if i do i tend not to post on any forums. But i would advocate the treatment......:D a couple of days on the piss with yer mates is a good mental stabiliser.

Re: _mental_fatigue_
 

Not sure if your "problem" is switching back from the nightshift, getting older or being alone...? Anywayz, whenever I'm feeling down I feel that the best remedy is getting together with my best friends and just having a drink, watch a movie or play some games. Then play some Underworld. Guaranteed success! :)

abd 42 isn't that old. Unless you're only interacting with <25 year olds.

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errrr..umm mm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

actually, most of the single women i run into nowadays
are in their early 20s !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and also i've been running into a lot of 18, and 19 year
olds lately !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh my GOD!!!.. cool thing was, she didn't care about the age
difference (i think, unless she was lying), and she said if i come
to Toronto sometime, to call her, and hang out !!!!!!!!!!!!

what is this world coming to????

later
-1

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I'm in -1's camp here.

At the risk of making a totally rude over generalization. . .

if they are over 30, and still single. . there is probably good reason.

then again, the same could probably be said about me, right?

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Bloody spoilsport.... :p

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you didn't fall for that one did you?:p

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i think i'm going to move all 'relationship' talk
over to the _positive_1_ thread !!!

what a can of worms that is !!

later
+1

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well, i embarassed myself on a couple of occasions so i thought that i would be more discreet in future..........:)

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3am... ah shit, im doing it again... alone with the world.

Its a nice thing, the silence of a nation asleep and the idea that you may be the only person thinking consciously for miles and miles..

you can hear the silence...

I should sleep but i dont know if i want to

Re: _mental_fatigue_
 

i've been having a lot of sleepless nights lately..
sometimes its excitement, sometimes its anxiety/fear/annoyance.

and yeah, its screwed up my appetite too..
i just can't seem to eat anymore..

i know i've been losing weight too..10 pounds in the last
couple of weeks..[well, in a way, its a good thing, but i
don't want to lose TOO much weight]....

i try it to eat, but i just lose interest..

a lot of it is related to the relationship issues i guess..

everytime i eat alone, i feel like i'm missing her...and when
i'm with her and try to eat, i never end up eating either, because
we're busy talking and interacting..

it's a weird cycle, and i'm trying to break out of it..

but i don't know how..

be seeing you
+1

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i've been having nights where i wake up at stupid'o'clock and can't get back to sleep cause i'm thinking......found out it's because of my occasional penchant for late nite cheese!....evry time i have late nite cheese i wake up in the early hours so......no more cheese late at nite for yer uncle rog! worst thing is...i love cheese, especially french cheese (with wine):D

Re: _mental_fatigue_
 

yeah I'm afraid you've caught a terrible affliction, called "love".
It tends to do bad things to one's physical and emotional wellbeing. Loss of appetite is just one of the many side effects.