Hi all

I would have posted this is in another thread here but they seem to be inactive...as I write this it is 4:53 AM....and you can usually find me up at this hour...since becoming unemployed (and somewhat more depressed and scared but also excited and hopeful) I cannot get to sleep even close to before midnight.
I've always been a night person but lately when I try to lay down around 1 or 2am even if I'm tired, I cannot fall asleep. Instead the longer I lay there the more my mind kicks into overdrive thinking about all kinds of things or I might just toss and turn there for a bit.
And in the morning when it's time to wake up...forget it...I'm in bed till at least 2pm...usually till 4pm (thank god Tivo tapes Oprah and Dr.Phil for me hehe) and I feel like crap...even though I have all night to do stuff I hate that the day is over...I can't make it to the gym or really do anything that requires being up in the daylight hours.
I'm going to start making warm milk and trying to get back to the gym...I really don't want to start in with Ambian but that might have to happen when I see the doctor at the end of the month...anyone else going through this??

Yes. For me, it's a combination of being off ADD meds and having no structured schedule. I can literally sleep about 16-18 hours a day, for no good reason.

sounds like your (Mozfan) circadian rhythm is off. instead of turning you body clock backwards and trying to get to sleep earlier, try turning your clock forwards and stay up way past 5 a.m. try to stay up until a decent bedtime your following day so you'll be up for a day and a half in total. (let's say from saturday at 4p.m. until sunday at 9p.m.) or if that's too much, go to bed at 7a.m. then 9 a.m. then etc. until you manage to get to bed at a time you think is ideally appropriate for you. then stick with it. you may be able to re-set your internal clock eventually.

Good idea solitary bee. I might have to give that a try. I have the same problem Mozfan (I stayed up til 6:30 last night, on this site actually...woke up at 8). Having to wake up at a certain time definately helps me though. Some nights I may not get much sleep, but at least I'm not sleeping too much (which actually makes me tired).

Good luck with the job hunt.

sounds like your (Mozfan) circadian rhythm is off. instead of turning you body clock backwards and trying to get to sleep earlier, try turning your clock forwards and stay up way past 5 a.m. try to stay up until a decent bedtime your following day so you'll be up for a day and a half in total. (let's say from saturday at 4p.m. until sunday at 9p.m.) or if that's too much, go to bed at 7a.m. then 9 a.m. then etc. until you manage to get to bed at a time you think is ideally appropriate for you. then stick with it. you may be able to re-set your internal clock eventually.Hi there people.Hi solitary bee! Wow I guess I am not the only night owl huh? and that tip seems to be a good idea, to increase the time going to bed to reset the clock...
I seem to be ok for a week waking up at a decent time in the morning, then, after a week or so, I end up going to bed at 4 am and that triggers my cycle of staying up late into the morning (sometimes I stay up until 8 or 9 am...
I basically have been getting away with it because business has been slow for me, but I know I will not be able to once I start generating more calls, customers and jobs...