Night Time Lonliness

I was just wondering the same thing. What if you can't sleep, and only have 8 hours? I am not a trucker yet, but I like to watch my health.

Recently, on 1/24/2018, Coast to Coast AM had the excellent depression researcher Johann Hari, who says depression is not a chemical imbalance, it's a sign of personal needs not being met. Maybe someone will upload the C2C interview onto youtube.

"Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression | Johann Hari | RSA Replay" https://youtu.be/k-MgYy2hfaU

General health tip, just sent to me by my buddy -A simple 30 min walk a day- "23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?" https://youtu.be/aUaInS6HIGo

As silly as it sounds, you just gotta find a way to sleep to be safe. Being an Army vet I learned very quickly how to sleep when able, even when my mind and body said "I Don't wanna sleep!". Turn off any lights, stay away from phone screens, TV's etc. The blue light tricks the mind into thinking it's not sleep time.

Find your triggers that keep you awake and try to avoid them. Hell, I still jump up throughout the night cause my truck decides 3am is a great time to regen...Grrr..

People pay good money to have a vibrating rocking bed and a white noise generator. You get those for free!!!

It is kinda silly but I have a rain maker in my cab. Basically a sound machine that plays rain, thunderstorms, lightning, etc. Helps me sleep all night long. You can find many really good apps on your phone.

Other tricks are melatonin about 45 minutes before you go to bed. Helps you sleep! Same thing with Walmart version of Benedryl with antihistamine in it which makes you sleepy. You just gotta find your niche.

Im sure most folks already know this, but be very careful with any meds/sleep aids, even over the counter that have a sedative effect... some are banned and could put you of service for a couple days.

Just hang an I’m lonely sign in your window at night. I’m sure you’ll get plenty of offers for company. 😂

@ParrottHead

Just hang an I’m lonely sign in your window at night. I’m sure you’ll get plenty of offers for company. 😂

"Lonely and I gots lotsa $$$"