I wake up at 2am (a few years now on this shift at work). This means I have to be in bed and asleep by 6pm if I want 8 hours. Never happens. I have a 4 year old at home. My wife does her best to make life easier on me, trying to take him out and stuff for a bit around my bed time.

Still havent really slept a full night in at least two years.

Then I switch to a day schedule for the weekend so I can spend time with my family, then back to nights for sunday night/monday morning.

It is brutal and I have no solution. I am a mindless half sleeping zombie who is always sick and extremely irritable and depressed.

I too want a solution.