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[spoiler]Quick background info: Just came out of depression caused due to leaving a previous school last year around July(Lasted about 3 and a half years, was incredibly numb this period), and found motivation/goals in life and had a generally awesome few months enjoying all the things I missed out on and enjoying LEARNING things, woohoo! <3
Fast forward to November, and I had started drinking coffee a lot more than usual, this is where my issues started.
They got worse as time passed, and I freaked out wondering what the hell was happening, sadly I didn't know how important sleep is at that time.
Thought I was slipping back into depression and even considered other mental issues and caffeine/sugar sensitivity before finally having the bright idea of looking up what sleep does to you this May(after REALLY bad sleep)!
I know, I am brilliant!(sarcasm~)
Anyways, that's all well and good, and I have been trying to get out of this, rather unsuccessfully. It was good from June to August 14, but then I left the country for a bit and the schedule got messed up again.[/spoiler]

So what exactly is this thread for then, you ask?
I basically want some advice on how to keep a steady sleep schedule and how to deal with the no doubt massive sleep debt I may have incurred in this 1 year!
That and advice on how to deal with the psychological and emotional up and downs that come with this, they are highly severe and interfering in my case, and caused me to fail an exam in April, not to mention I can't enjoy anything properly or play games or W/E properly while I am stuck in this, my performance is ridiculously poor. Let's not even mention memory issues~!
(Which sucks because Doctor Who's 50th anniversary is coming up ;-; )
My over-active imagination literally tends to weave carpets of negativity.
Parents/relatives who (sadly, probably a bit rightfully so) think that I am just making excuses and just being lazy don't exactly help.
Basically I seem to have a lot of cognitive distortions at times when sleep deprived.

Also, my mind seems to love just bringing this up again and again no matter how much proof I find otherwise, but let me ask nonetheless:
There's no chance that all of this may have screwed my emotional etc. wiring completely and permanently right? I can go back to how I used to be and work/play properly...right? ;_;
Seriously, any chance this could have permanently altered my personality?

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Uh, no edit function here as far as I can tell(Or spoiler tags), so now that my post is here I just want to make some minor corrections:
"That and advice on how to deal with the psychological and emotional up and downs that come with this, they are highly severe and interfering in my case"
I may have exaggerated here, it's not severe as in literally makes me stay in bed or anything, it's not that bad. But it is pretty bad and makes me miserable in general at times and has me wasting a lot of hours just in my head, until I snap out of it using various tips or just by establishing a good sleep routine, after which I immediately start stabilizing(Though I still don't really have good performance or fun with stuff).

Also, I am completely certain this is due to sleep deprivation, in case that question pops up. As I started feeling better in June-July till August 14 when I had established a proper routine again, not to mention the various up and downs since then, every time happening when my sleep changed AND the ones before I even knew it was sleep related.

Also, I don't seem to have mentioned this in the OP, but I am still quite positive overall not counting my imaginations carpet weaving hours, and know for a fact that's what I am actually like after having come out of my depression, so yeah, would really appreciate any help that would allow me to be my (what I like to consider) pretty good self :3
Aaaaaaand I think that's it, hope you guys can help!

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Another bit of info, which I just discovered:
...It's actually been more than a year. I was unsure of when exactly this started so I realized I could possibly learn from my internet history, since I use it a LOT, AKA 90% of my day.
Since August 2012 there have been frequent days where I -
1. Stayed up past 12, some near 3AM
2. Stayed up till it was nearly 12
3. Also frequently woke up early to boot!
I also clearly remember having to take quick naps very often then but not thinking much of it then.
Christ, no wonder my entire year has been horrible, this is the stupidest thing one could lose an year over(Both an actual year and a school year!), I feel so stupid...and slightly sad, though also oddly amused >3>; Guess after 3 & 1/2 years of depressive numbness I really couldn't help but enjoy everything I missed out on then...

Oh well, sorry for bumping guys, but I really could use some advice here.
I realize it may be a bit confusing in the original post, so here's the question again:
1. How do I maintain a steady schedule, and more importantly, what can I do to recover from my massive sleep debt?
2. To help with the first objective, how do I effectively deal with emotional issues such as anxiety(The absolute main and restrictive one!) and self-doubts/low confidence?

All I can come up with for the second one is to watch positive uplifting shows and read uplifting/self-help stuff, which certainly helps, but obviously there are more things I could be doing to aid myself...though I have no idea what.

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I found this site helpful for analyzing my sleep problems:

Sleepdex - Sleep, Rock Thy Brain

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Sorry for bumping, but is there any more advice I can follow? Not just regarding sleep but for the emotional issues that come with it?

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Bumping one last time on the offchance someone has any new advice to follow.