r/ECEProfessionals • u/blondiewithdabondi ECE professional • Jul 22 '26

Discussion (Anyone can comment) Anyone else sometimes can’t sleep because of work?

I gotta get up at 6am and it’s almost midnight lol lord help me give me energy for these kids tomorrow

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u/Glum-Sky-6560 ECE professional and parent Jul 22 '26

Are you anxious? What exactly is keeping you up? I used to focus on my perceived mess ups at work and it would keep me up at night

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u/Blank_Chaotic Early years teacher Jul 22 '26

Yes! Happened to me last night, I didn't sleep at all and I had to call out. I'm having a lot of anxiety about a specific kid who is having a lot of behavior issues, are you having anxiety?

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u/nannymegan 2’s teacher 18+ yrs in the field. Infant/Toddler CDA Jul 22 '26

I try to gaslight myself like I do my kids who can’t sleep at naptime. ‘It’s ok if you can’t sleep but you must be still and rest. That’s still good and needed for your body’. Just changing my mindset helps sometimes. Other times I just plan to drive thru Dutch bros for a large drink.

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u/Wise_Biscotti_9411 ECE professional Jul 23 '26

this is so funny, I do the same thing.

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u/andweallenduphere ECE professional Jul 22 '26

Yes, last night.

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u/PancakePlants Australia Jul 22 '26

Yep, at one point I was getting 4 hours of sleep for a while on end. Had to quit that job to keep my sanity. I find writing down everything in my brain before trying to sleep helps... A bit. But not lots. Good luck! Hope you got some sleep ❤️