Help me stay awake

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Help me stay awake please!
I am on my second night shift 8 to 8 I am so tired. I don't want to (I can't) fall asleep. Any tips? Anything entertaining to help.. pike me if my eyes close!!

Oops it was meant for aibu. I have reported it.

I worked nights when my children were little. The only thing that kept me awake was keeping busy. If I sat down I ended up asleep

Unfortunately I work in respite care. So the house has to replicate bedtime. So I am very limited, can't make noise etc.

You could look at houses for sale online.

Oh that is a good one..

Download Bubble Wars, Pop Time With Simon's Cat and Plague Inc.

That should stop you sleeping for a few weeks.

Just downloaded I'm going insane.. .

Flow free is a good game too- quite addictive

It must be difficult trying to stay awake if you need to be quiet, I find it I sit down during a night shift that makes me want to sleep.

Do you have a phone or tablet? If so, binge watch something on Netflix, download some games to play brain test 1 and 2 are good, or something like sudoku to keep your brain working.

Do some paperwork or have a coffee.

I'm still here, no coffee too noisy, paperwork all done but feeling like the end is in sight! Roll on 8 am!

You can’t even make a coffee? Jeeze it must be a very long night for you

Be careful driving if you have to drive home OP. I hope you don't, window down, coffee.

I hope you made it through op. I once had a job of nightshifts sitting with quite elderly vulnerable folks at the end of their time. If i had to be in the room (i.e. they were in a care facility so there was no other space for me to be) it was easier as they'd be restless so i could interact with them, soothing/tending etc., but i remember one woman was in a suite of rooms and i had to spend the night in a very comfortable living room type space outside of her bedroom with the door closed. I think i had that gig for a few nights (this was 30 + years ago so reflection is hazy). It was one of the hardest things i had to do! Every now and then she'd need me but the bulk of the time i was on my own in the dimly lit quiet, pre mobile phone.

Sort all of your emails. Delete them.

Look at your finances.

Look at holidays.

I need to take my own advice

Create one of those album books online/app and choose the photos to go into it along with the captions and layout. Or create a photo calendar for 2021