I've always been a bit of an "owl". I find I do my best work/creative stuff late at night. I'm useless first thing in the morning. For the last 4-5 years, 2am was the latest I'd go to bed, but recently, since I split with my gf, it's gotten later. Now it's anywhere between 3am-5am. On occasion I don't bother going to bed at all. There does't seem any point as the kids start stirring and the morning rush begins. At weekends and holidays, I'll happily stay asleep until midday (although it does make me groggy when I do that).

So many people have said depression disrupts their sleep patterns and they can't get to sleep or wake up repeatedly but I just don't get tired until stupid o'clock. Is this normal? I'm sure it must be stressing the hell out of my body but I just can't get to sleep any earlier. If I went to bed at say, 10 or 11pm, I know I'd just lay there for hours so I'd rather be up doing stuff. I'm considering asking my GP for sleeping pills but I'm not sure they should be mixed with antidepressants or with alcohol.

It's 4:50am here, so I guess I'd better go to bed!