I haven't really been able to establish a normal sleep pattern since my days as a musician. Even when I stopped playing and worked a regular 9-5 I had problems forcing myself to go to bed at a decent hour. And when I was my mother's caretaker I developed a knack for sleeping with one eye open
Back in the days when anxiety and agitated depression were intense I could go days without sleeping. I think my record was 10 days. Seriously.
Really it's been a long time since I had a normal sleep pattern. I'm not sure that I ever will. I do understand the importance and though I take that into consideration I don't seem to have the ability and maybe not the desire to change. Sleeping too much is more of a problem now. If I'm very depressed/discouraged I can sleep for a long time.
I think maybe the reason I don't talk about my problems much may be due to the fact that I don't want to do some of the things that most people would consider necessary. Like... go to bed at 11 and wake up at 7... unless it's absolutely critical. And honestly I'm not sure I do then. I may get up at 6 or 7 when it's necessary but it isn't likely I will be in bed by 11 the night before.
I'm a terrible patient