Cannot sleep at the station anymore

[u/c00kieduster]

15 years in, company officer at a suburb dept of 4 stations, 100ish people, 48/96. We average 4-5 in a 24 hr period, sometimes 1-2, sometimes 12-16.

It’s not all that uncommon for us to get to sleep through the night. However, in the last year or 2, I simply cannot sleep through the night. Even without calls, I’m getting up 2-3 times. Usually it’s a toss and turn, occasionally I’ll get up to go to bathroom but that’s not the reason.

When I’m at home, my head hits the pillow and unless something wakes me up, I sleep like a baby.

Anyone experience this? Got any tips?

[u/the_falconator]

I started doing an afternoon workout on shift and that seems to help. Also I try not to do coffee in afternoon.

[u/c00kieduster → u/the_falconator]

I have my 2 cups in the morning, but never in the afternoon. MAYBE if it’s cold outside. But that’s happens like 5 days out of the year around here