Living with Delayed Sleep Phase SyndromeThis section is a place to share stories about Living with Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome. Below are entries of those who have already shared their stories. We hope that you find their experiences helpful to your own situation. You may also Help others by sharing your story. To quickly access health information from your website's browser, download W/DSPS and happy 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. I generally go to bed between 3-6 am and get up 11-3 pm.My problem is even worse b/c I sleep usually up to 12-13 hours.I can function on 4-5 hours of sleep ,but then I have to catch up and I sleep about 18 hours. Past 20 years I had night job and P/T home busines.I do everything at night. Including weeding and mulching, laundry, sewing, shopping etc. I am a homebody and I don’t mind live this way.My boyfriend is same way. I was thinking if someone w/dsps would benefit by relocating-for example:from East Coast to Alaska.The time difference might help? I am originally from Europe and it didn’t seem to help me any.I am again on the “night owl” time -wondering why those 6 hours didn’t do anything. I tried to reprogram my sleep patern many times, only to get grouchy and miserable.I don’t make any appointments before 2 pm and try to schedule everything around my lifestyle.And I am O.K. and productive. Comments
March 2008
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