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Posted by Larebear on June 20, 1999 at 16:46:09:fumi,
It is good to hear from someone who has a similar problem as mine, Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome, although this does not fix anything. I am 57 years old and have suffered many consequences as a result of not being able to be "in sync." with the rest of the world. Friends, relatives, mates, nor doctors, understand or believe that we cannot pull ourselves out of this situation. Normal comment, "well, just keep getting up at the same time every day, and eventually you will have to fall asleep earlier. Not true. I have taken many medications ( with no affect), used light therapy, excercise therapy, melatonin, relaxation therapy, yoga, "white noise boxes", etc. and nothing causes me to fall asleep until my body is ready to do so. I am told I should then take on a job that works with my hours of sleep, and that may well be necessary for my financial survival.
Most people look at me as though I am weird, and since most have a "sleep problem" of some kind, they cannot know the full extent of the problems that we must deal with.
The phsycologist I am working with right now, tells me I must, must, must, go to bed at the same time and get up at the same time every day, whatever those hours may be. At the same time I am told not to stay in bed more that 20 minutes if I cannot get to sleep. I can do the above for several days, sometimes more, but the sleeplessness overcomes me, and I then find I must make up for this sleep loss. Even after the sleep deficit, I cannot get to sleep until after "sunup".
Maybe, to survive and have someone understanding of this dilema, I need to find a mate that has a similar problem, and then I will at least be able to "live" a somewhat decent life. My last girlfriend made it clear to me, even after I foretold her of my problem, that I was "sick". Maybe so, but it seems no one has a cure for it, and she wasn't aboout to "hang around" with someone that couldn't even get out of bed in the morning. ( I just got to sleep )
Good luck to you, and all others. Will pass on anything I find that works.Larebear
- Re: DSPS Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Meg 6/20/99 (0)
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