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Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
by: br on Fri, Nov 06 2009
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I used to think I had insomnia. I remember being 5 and sitting in my dark room wide awake at night - I have had this my entire life! I usually get tired around 3 or 4 am and sleep soundly to 11 or 12 when left to my own devices. I am currently in high school and get very little sleep as I am UNABLE to sleep before 3, so I took a spare morning block, which is nice. Sometimes if I need to wake early the next day (appointment or something)I take melatonin around 11 pm and it helps me sleep earlier (although I tend to have nightmares so I don’t take it often) anyway I am glad this disorder has a name because it makes me feel like less of a freak!! and I am glad to know I am not the only extreme night owl out there!
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November 2009

  • Breakthrough - by LR - (Tue, Nov 17 2009)
    Though I haven’t actually been diagnosed with DSPS (I have actually just wiki’d it…), it seems to answer all the frustrations, sneers, and irritating why-the-heel-can’t-I-sleep questions which have been bugging me since I can remember. [more..]
  • DSPS- hard on families - by mas - (Thu, Nov 12 2009)
    I actually am the mom to two boys that have DSPS. They both actually developed it around 17 after a slight bout with depression Now they are 23 and 19. [more..]
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome - by br - (Fri, Nov 06 2009)
    I used to think I had insomnia. I remember being 5 and sitting in my dark room wide awake at night - I have had this my entire life! I usually get tired around 3 or 4 am and sleep soundly to 11 or 12 when left to my own devices. [more..]
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome “sufferer” - by HK - (Tue, Nov 03 2009)
    I just found out that I had this syndrome, though I’ve been this way since I was born. I think my mother also had DSPS. I never thought it was a problem, but I did hate having to get up early to go to school! [more..]

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