[livingwith]

For years I’ve fought frequent bouts of depression guilt, stress and all of the stuff that goes along with being considered “lazy” and having issues with work and school due to my “awkward” sleep habits. So many times in my life I’ve been told to “Go to bed earlier!” It’s so hard to get people to understand that “I just can’t!!” I hate the way people frown upon me , especially my family when I’m still awake or just ge...Read the full article

[goblue]

Hey, I just read about DSPS and then in researching more about it came across your post here. Everyword of what you said, I can relate to. Tonight (this morning, actually it's 4 a.m.) I too feel like I could have cried. There is something so reassuring knowing #1. I'm not the only person dealing with this and #2. There is an actual diagnosis for what I have. I have always hidden the fact that I sleep until noon or 2 from people, except for those closest to me because it is considered socially unacceptable. Being able to potentially say that I have an actual condition (that I've been dealing with for almost 12 years now) will be very vindicating. I have an appointment with a doctor tomorrow afternoon (this afternoon, technically). I am hoping that, with what I know now, I will be able to move forward with some hope for overcoming this.