When it goes beyond 3-4 AM I usually stay up the entire night and by daytime I am so tired I sometimes drop and fall a sleep for an hour or two.

I don't want my sleeping habit to be this way but mysteriously for some odd reason I the time which I get tired always is changing... CONSTANTLY.

I have no job, I've been living in my parents house for about a year now since I graduated. I also am on the computer every night.

I refuse to believe these 2 things could be contributing to this because when I get tired I ALWAYS get off the computer and sleep. I am no addict to the computer I know this for a fact.

So what is going on with me?!

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"There are analogies for everything, but that doesn't make them all relevant."

The good news is this: while I am absolutely not a doctor, this doesn't sound like any sleep disorder I've ever heard of. It also means it probably doesn't have DANGER OF DEATH written all over it in capital letters. Hooray!

One thing that you didn't mention is how long you normally sleep for. Obviously you're not in school at the moment, but I'm sure you'll remember that horrible night before the first day back after the holidays when you decide to go to bed early and can't fall asleep until 2am or whatever time you've been crashing out because your body is used to it? One of the reasons for that is that your body can only handle so much sleep. If you get up at 2pm, it's going to be difficult to go to bed at 10 because you just haven't been awake long enough. How long do you normally sleep? That could be part of what's playing havoc with your sleeping schedule.

The other thing I thought of is that while you're not working or going to school, you don't have times to stick to. In school or full-time employment, you have to be up by whatever time so that you can get to work/school on time and then you have to go to bed at whatever time because you need to get up in the morning, and it doesn't change much. You're currently in the situation where you can sleep as and when you like, which could be contributing to your sleeping problems.

My advice is to think of a schedule and stick to it religiously for a month. Think of a time to get up in the morning - 8am? 9am? Then think of a time to go to bed in the evening - 11? I'm just pulling numbers out of the air: think of some that suit you, and then stick to them. Even if you're not tired at your going to bed time, go and lie there anyway. Even if you can hardly open your eyes when the alarm goes off (yes, set an alarm!), get up anyway. It's very likely that sticking to a rigid routine will help you sort yourself out. The first few days will probably be very difficult but after that, your body will probably work out what's going on.

The BBC produced a useful quiz to help you work out what kind of sleep you need. It's mostly geared towards routine but you might find it helpful.

If you seriously believe you have a serious problem, then go to see a doctor. However, I would first try sticking to a routine to see if that helped get things back on track.

Good luck!

-Fern

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One drop is lonely
Two drops okay
Three drops can make a spray
Four drops get carried away

Yeah I'm beginning to think as well not having a regular routine/schedule for the past year or so has been contributing to this. I'll try doing what you said on sticking to a religious schedule. I have tried this before and it's extremely hard for me to wake up in the morning regardless of how much sleep I have gotten, I know I've always been that way. But I'll try as hard as I can to wake up. I'm thinking about setting my alarm clock across the room so I am forced to get out of my bed lol

I'll post back in this thread 2 weeks from today, with my results. Thanks again!

EDIT: I normally sleep (lately) 12-14 hours. I don't know exactly if this is how long I naturally sleep, because I've had this sleep problem for over a year now and haven't slept on a regular schedule since I was in school last year.

Post edited at 11:33 am on Oct. 6, 2008 by Uniq0ne

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"There are analogies for everything, but that doesn't make them all relevant."