I’m struggling to keep up, genuinely. I work 60hr 6 day work weeks, all night shifts. I am always exhausted. I struggle to fall asleep. Once asleep, I struggle to wake up. I don’t hear alarms or phone calls. When someone attempts to wake me, I will unconsciously say things I can’t recall. I sleep HEAVY.

My son is in kindergarten, he is so very smart and charismatic. At the begging of the school year, he struggled in school. Shortly after this he was diagnosed with adhd. This has resulted in him going from being suggested an IEP, to being migrated to a gifted class.

I live with my mom and financially help support the household. I pay her monthly roughly 2/5 of the mortgage, and I buy all of the groceries. I have help watching my son from my mom (who works a standard day job) as well as my son’s grandparents from his dad’s side. His dad lives with his grandparents and is unemployed and mentally unstable.

I feel immense guilt from him always being with someone else because I have to work to provide for us. I am struggling with how to handle everything. My home tasks always seem to build up and up and up. I’m always so so tired, but I’m also afraid to sleep because I’m scared I will oversleep and miss things like appointments or just spending time with my little one. How do I manage my time better? How do I improve my sleep quality? I need something, because I feel like I’m crashing and burning and I want to fix it before I dig myself a hole I can’t get out of.