Will i be ok, no sleep.

[bellalou1234]

Got a 13 hour day tomorrow, need to be up in under 2 hours and havent slept a wink, please someone tell me ill be ok....

Ah gosh I get this too. Worry myself awake. Seriously you will be fine.
Adrenaline will kick in and you will get through the day without too much trouble
The sleep like a log tomorrow night

Thank you, this is the worst ive ever been, feel like i just cant switch off.

Caffeine and more caffeine. Be careful if driving.

This is me, on a regular basis.
I missed my friends funeral today because yet again I was awake through the night and too bleary eyed and brain zapping to drive far.
Caffeine and all the rest stops. I keep the windows down, fresh air is your friend.

You'll be ok. Don't be tempted to stay in bed longer - I often find I start to drift off just before it's time to get up.

Get up as early as is reasonable - I usually aim for 5.30, decent breakfast and some coffee if you drink it.

Sometimes I walk to the shop, prepare packed lunch, do some quiet jobs to pass the time and make me feel more awake.

Hope you get through the day ok and a better rest tomorrow

Thank you everyone for the reassurances, this is a nightmare, feel ive loads of energy in my stomach, tried to do everything right before bed too.

I was thinking of posting something similar- haven't slept a wink!!! Now stressing how to get through the day!

I feel your pain, got out of bed about an hour ago, MNetting about to go and make coffee . I hope I am still functioning later today.

Slow down your breathing, right down. 10 seconds in, hold, ten seconds out.

I think you will be ok tomorrow, it's the next day after that, that it will catch up with you.

Deep breaths.

Red Bull and flapjack

You'll be fine.

Try and relax and breathe deeply. Accept that you won't sleep now and stop trying. Tell yourself that lying still, relaxing and breathing deeply for the next two hours will be sufficient to get you through the day.

And it will.

honestly it really depends on what you do.
if your a brain surgeon or a midwife working in the deliver unit maybe not so good to work a 12hr shift on 2hrs sleep.
if your a clerk in a pet store you will most likely be fine.
as a friend once told me don't sign any legal papers and don't speak to your children's teachers.

I rely a lot on sleep hypnosiseseses on YouTube.

I find this happens to me most on the nights when I go to bed thinking 'really must sleep, really must sleep, busy day tomorrow.'

It's the kiss of death.

If you sleep badly generally and you know you have a day coming up when a good night's sleep beforehand is essential then do four things:

No caffeine after lunchtime that day.

No alcohol.

Take a Nightol.

Don't look continually at a device screen for at least half an hour before you close your eyes and attempt to sleep.

Even two or three of these things will help but do all four and you'll sleep like a baby.

OP said she’d done everything right before bed.

You will be fine. This happens to me alot. Just treat it as a normal day

You'll get through. I used to have sleepless nights when the DDs were young then had to get up and do a 14 hour shift at work. It was utterly shit but I survived. Lots of caffeine and good food for you tomorrow will help! Hope you get some sleep tonight.

Feeling surprisingly ok, just going to plod on and not over think it. Thanks everyone

You’ll be ok. All nighters would not be uncommon in some industries or for students.

It’s noy healthy or ideal but you’ll make it through :)

You'll be ok.

Unless you're a big caffeine drinker normally I wouldn't necessarily rely on this today. I don't drink caffeine so if I try to after no sleep, it makes my heart race and I feel shaky. Not good if you're already feeling a bit out of it!

Make sure you eat at regular intervals, keep hydrated (not necessarily with coffee) and you'll be fine. Then a lovely warm bath when you get in tonight, and an early night.

Unless you actually stayed up all night you may have got more sleep than you realize. There's plenty of evidence that insomniacs sleep lots more than they think. I find this comforting when i can't sleep as it means i might cope better than i expected to. I once woke up from a dream about not being able to get to sleep!

As a one off you’ll be fine. Go easy on the caffeine though or you’ll have trouble sleeping tonight.

I’ve been awake since 3am with heartburn. Then I started thinking about the rigmarole of trying to get a GP appointment (heartburn is ongoing so needs looking into) which then set anxiety off and I had to keep getting out of bed for a nervous poo

Good luck with whatever it is you’re doing today

You'll be fine, try to eat a high protein breakfast and avoid lots of sugar as you'll crash later.

Sleep debt is accumulative. If this is your first night of zero sleep you should probably feel ok.

don't overthink or worry this is depressive and there tired or fatigue lays.
you will get through on adrenaline if nothing else.you will probably crash later.
try and eat some slow release foods so you are not fixing it with foods that hit and then go..slow release will go into your system on a constant and give you a more stable energy.have little snack to keep you going.
and on the last crash of the day to ge tyou through have some jelly babies!