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Originally Posted by jimi...
I bet since you are a non 24 you can well relate to the DSPS and understand how absolutely frustrating and even disabling this can be.
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Yes, I can relate. Circadian rhythm disorders are
definitely disabling.
My sleep cycle moves around the clock in about 6 weeks. If I don't fight it, the cycle is about two weeks shorter. This makes life very difficult, because the majority of the world operates during the day.
Classes and appointments are scheduled around my sleep patterns. Making late afternoon and evening commitments are easier on me, since it usually permits me to sleep at least 6 hours. I need at least 9 hours of sleep, but I will sacrifice this when I need to.
If I don't work around it, I end up attending commitments on minimal sleep. A few times last semester, I went to class on 90 minutes of snooze. This makes it very difficult to concentrate. A fog invades me head and remains in it, until I go to bed.
Sometimes, when I'm up all night, I will go to shopping. There is a huge 24 hour grocery store nearby. Shopping late at night is great, because the store is quiet and I don't have to wait in line.
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Originally Posted by jimi...
When I was one year old, my mom could not make me fall asleep until 10 pm! Even if I did not nap...
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I believe this is evident in early life. I never ever slept well, even in early childhood. Usually, it took me hours to fall asleep. By the time, I was 10, sleep did not come until 1 or 2 am.
Do you know the name of the protein that reacts with different cues in the environment?