Living with Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome

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Desparately Seeking Sleep
by: M.J.F. on 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. Then I wake up at 6:00 to get ready for work. I have to hit the snooze on the alarm several time before finally dragging myself out of such a wonderful sleep. It is so aggravating. As soon as my fiancee’s head hits the pillow, he is asleep winthin 5 minutes or less and I am just laying there trying my hardest to fall asleep. He often gets irratated with my grumpiness in the morning because he is a morning person and I am not. My doctor prescribed sleeping pills that seemed to work very well, but I did not ask for another perscription because I feared getting addicted to them. This is a constant battle with me trying to go to sleep and trying to get up in the mornings is the hardest thing I have to do all day. I feel for others who have this as well as I do. But I am glad I am not the only one. Everyone else in my family as well as my friends can fall asleep easily and they do not understand why I cannot. Neither can I.

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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..]

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