Anyone else have this problem?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_syndrome* DSP individuals are night owls. They feel most alert and say they function best, are most creative, etc. in the evening and at night.
* They usually have tried many times to change their sleeping schedule. Failed tactics to sleep at earlier times may include relaxation techniques, early bedtimes, hypnosis, alcohol, sleeping pills, dull reading, and folk remedies. They often have asked family members to help wake them in the morning, or they have used several alarm clocks. Or family members - especially parents - have tried to get them up on time.
* Symptoms almost always begin in adolescence, childhood, or infancy.
* They are sleepy during the day, especially in the morning, if they have had to get up early. They sleep in on weekends (often past noon and for more than 10 hours) to make up for not getting enough sleep during the rest of the week. Some people with DSPS take naps during the day and feel refreshed afterwards.
* Some people with DSPS have occasional, sudden, and temporary reversions to sleeping at earlier times.
I've been like this since I was very young. No matter what time I wake up -- I can get up at 6 AM -- I still end up staying awake past 2 AM. I'm always really sleepy and sluggish for a few hours, but after I manage to shake that it's like I can't help but try and push it til dawn every night!
I work retail which causes me to have to be at work at different times depending on whether I open or close, but on the days that I open, it sometimes really kills me and I feel like I'd do anything to take a nap at work.
I guess I've just sorta learned to deal with it. Apparently DSPS is treatable but can never be cured. I was just sorta expecting it to go away as I got older. Anyone else suffer from this sleep disorder?
