Circadian Sleep Disorder

[Elimills]

I have a problem being awake during the day. I am alert active and awake at night, peaking at 2.00 am. I don’t seem to have insomnia as I can sleep a good 8 hours - but from about 8.00 am only. The sleep quality is really dreadful and I am so tired. I have plans, ideas, things I want to do or get done but I miss the daytime. I miss social life, sunshine, nature, refreshed energy, doing things, joining in. Every day is a disappointment and I have recently become very depressed. I’ve had the condition all my adult life. It made working hell and affected my career ambitions: I felt too flaky to go for it.

In the US this problem seems to be better known for what it is - it’s not insomnia. Here in the UK similar symptoms seem to be called insomnia. I have found very little advice online from anywhere about this tenacious condition.

I’m about to try bringing forward bed time by 15 minutes a day until I reach 11.00 pm. I’ve no idea if it will work but I’ll give it a good try.

[Realfoodieclub]

I have not heard of this before, all I can say is I feel for you and hope that slowly bringing your bedtime forward will bring you the relief you are looking for. Rfc x

[Elimills]

Thank you. Tonight will be the third night of doing it. It’s worked for a couple of nights so far - and help from an alarm clock the other end. It doesn’t feel like a big difference each night. The idea is to try and make an 8 hour sleep routine as well, being quite strict about it.