[phoenix_crow]

Today, after not being able to sleep, I started to look for a job. Being a night person I am I did a Google search for "jobs for night owls". I ran across an article about the top 10 jobs for night people, in it was a small paragraph about DSPS.
I had never heard of such a thing so I wiki'ed it, and then I finally understood that this is a real problem. I never gave it much thought in the past, I just thought of myself as a night person. I didn't feel like it was a real physical problem before. It now makes sense as to why I can't sleep at night, even if I am tired. It's not because I don't want to go to sleep, it is because I can't.

It puts reason behind all the days I missed school/college. And why I feel like I have jet lag during the day, even when I do get some sleep at night (only happens if I sleep deprive myself).


My mother woke up and asked me when I woke up, I told her I never went to sleep. She gave me the same disappointing look she usually does. I told her about DSPS, and she laughed...
I am quite angry that she didn't take it seriously. And now that I think about it no one I know will take it seriously, even if they do they won't be able to understand what it is like. To them it would just be an excuse I am using. Maybe I shouldn't mention it to anyone else. I don't see much point in doing so now, I can imagine similar reactions to the one my mother had from people I know.

[phaniebangs]

Hey, ur post basically mirrors exactly how i feel. when i tell people about my sleeping patterns thyre like "you really sort that out and get your body clock back in sync" and it's like, well actually i only sleep 5 nights a week in trying to 'sort that out' and a year and a half later it still hasn't worked for more than a couple of days.

My mother flat out doesn't believe in it, altho some of friends get it. Im at university at the moment and miss most of my lectures and have to stay up all night before early tests and exams which kinda affects my performance, as you, its like the equivalent of some1 else doing an exam at like 11pm at night or something.

I have two alarm clocks and usually sleep through both of them. My usual sleep time is bout 8am - 4 pm, but sometimes its worse. this last week i havent been up befor 6pm.

I used to be ok at school and stuff because my mum would wake me up and bring me a coffee in bed ( i so miss that) and then i would just run off like 4hrs of sleep a night till the weekend, and work was never a problem cos i only took night shifts (it was a very convenient job). But now i live in a different city to my parents and feel stupid asking my flattmates to wake me.

Anyway hope all works out 4 you.