Living with Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome

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Took Too Long To Find Out!!
by: Dishona on Mon, May 11 2009

I can’t believe that I suffered most of my life with the same symptoms I am reading on this Board and never found a group like this. I am 58 years old, have never been able to wake up like my family and friends and it has shaped the way I live my life. The only real difference I have noticed between myself and the rest of the postings is that there is a major difference in my attitude and general feelings the first 2-3 hours after I wake up - have never felt good in the morning and need a couple of hours and 3-4 cups of good coffee before I can even think about talking to someone.

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Sat, Jul 11 2009
Yup. You remind me of a night owl who signs: I'm up and dressed. What more do you want?...Read

May 2009

Took Too Long To Find Out!! - by Dishona - (Mon, May 11 2009)
I can’t believe that I suffered most of my life with the same symptoms I am reading on this Board and never found a group like this. I am 58 years old, have never been able to wake up like my family and friends and it has shaped the way I live my life. [more..]
Always Late To Work - by Coral - (Fri, May 01 2009)
I remember having problems sleeping starting when I was 8 years old. I noticed I would stay up til 12am-2am. As the years progress, it just gets worse. [more..]

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