I worked from midnight last night until 8 this morning. I am exhausted, but I have a hard time sleeping after this shift, regardless of how tired I am. I went to the gas station to get what’s called “dream water” which is just melatonin and some other supplements. When I went to check out, the guy behind the counter picked it up and looked at it funny, and I said “I just got off work and I just want to pass out.” Then he said “that’s when you get some beer or a bottle!” It’s funny because that’s what I absolutely would have done a couple years ago, but the thought of drinking didn’t even cross my mind. I just laughed it off and left. What went through my mind was “I would wake up with a debilitating hangover or get no sleep at all and probably not make it to my next shift. Hard pass.” There were days where at the beginning of my shift I would swear I wasn’t going to drink when I got off, then as soon as I left work I was hightailing it to the liquor store. I’m so grateful I’m not caught in that vicious cycle anymore.
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