Living with Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome

March 2008

• W/DSPS and happy - by HM - (Mon, Mar 24 2008)
  I always knew there was something wrong w/ my sleep habit, but until tonite I had no idea it had a name. I am in the restaurant busines, so late nights are perfect for me.Only if I have to work in the morning couple of times a week I get miserable. [more..]
• Me too - by Autumn Spritzer - (Mon, Mar 17 2008)
  I swear, if one more person tells me to just adhere to a normal schedule and I’ll be fine, it’s going to push me over the edge. What do these people think I have been doing my whole life anyway? [more..]
• Desparately Seeking Sleep - by M.J.F. - (Mon, Mar 17 2008)
  I have always had a problem falling asleep. At first I thought it was insomnia. After looking at info on the web about insomnia, I stumbled upon delayed sleep syndrome. Every night I get in the bed around 8:30 pm or 9:00 pm and lay there looking at the clock eventually falling asleep around 2:00. [more..]
• living with dsps - by Robin - (Thu, Mar 06 2008)
  I’ve had this condition for many years. i am now 40 years old and still find it very difficult living this way. sometimes i feel like i am going insane. [more..]
• i’M RELEIVED TO KNOW i AM NOT ALONE - by Michelle - (Mon, Mar 03 2008)
  Hi. For me this all started ar around age 13 or so. I am now 24. I have been called nightowl, lazy, and other things. To top it off alarm clocks don’t work people repeatedly calling doesn’t work and noone understands why I am like this. They just think I am lazy. [more..]
• Night Owl - by Sarah - (Sun, Mar 02 2008)
  I’ve never been able to get to sleep before 2 or 3 am. When I was younger, my mom would always try to get me to go to sleep earlier, but whenever I tried, I’d just end up staring at the ceiling until it was around 2 or 3 am. I’ve learned that it’s just easier not to fight it. [more..]