incapable of holding a normal sleep pattern

I am absolutely fucking incapable of holding a normal sleeping pattern.

I think the last time I did it was in like elementary school

I think it started mostly in high school, I got in the habit of staying up late. Sleeping like 4 or 6 hours. Sleeping through classes, taking a nap when I got home. Hated having to go to bed at a time, hated having to get up at a certain time. Hated having to do it for class, hated all of that. I think it's left a really deep imprint of distrust towards the want of normal sleeping patterns.

I've gotten myself into a position where I am generally free schedule wise and my sleep schedule is just fucked. Sometimes I'll sleep 8 hours, sometimes I'll sleep 10, sometimes I'll sleep 12, a few times more than 12. Sometimes I'll stay up 12 hours, sometimes 16, sometimes 18.... so my day fluctuates between like 24 and 34 hours. In a way that seems sort of rhythmic. Generally I'll go through a week or so were I sleep 12 hours each night, or go to bed at 4 am. Or I'll go through a week or so of normal schedule were I go to bed at 11pm, wake up 8 am.

Or sometimes I get into this really funky pattern where I'll go to bed early, at like 9 pm or something. But then I wake up at 2 am. Every night, wake up at 2 am. Then be up till like 6 am. Fall asleep, wake up at 1 pm... cycle starts over.

Anyways. Don't think I could describe all of it. But my sleeping schedule is all over the place. It's been this way for over 8 years now. I simply don't know to get it in line.

I've tried melatonin. I don't like taking that every night though. I smoke weed. Which helps sometimes in maintaining a schedule. But it does eventually get screwed up sometime.

I also sort of like the night, when everyone is asleep. So I think maybe some part of me just gravitates towards wanting to stay up all night.

I almost sort of suspect that, at some level my brain, and myself, likes getting on fucked up sleep schedules cause shaking up the cycles of sleep kind of shakes up your brain, puts me into different state of minds.... Something I try to do alot. But still sometimes I really wish I could maintain a schedule of some sort.

Anyways. Does anyone else go through fluctuating time frames for sleep time and awake time? Have you ever managed to get it under control?

 

Dis' order can not be filled.

 

It could be some kind of actual sleep disorder, especially since it's been going on that long. Maybe read about it a bit, and possibly ask your doctor for a sleep study if you can't get it under control, so they can figure out what's going on...I don't know...it sounds like it could be narcolepsy or something... (that's what I have)

 

do you drink excessive amounts of energy drinks/caffeine? if you do - cut down, if you dont, then yay =]

could be an idea to maybe get referred to a sleep clinic? describe to them what youve written up there ^ and maybe youll get some help/some answers

 

no caffeine or stimulants at all

 

Dude, I'm right there with you, ive come to conclude that it may be some sort of depression, mild, severe, i dunno...but im going to treat that and see if things look up (http://altmedicine.about.com/od/healthconditionsatod/a/Depression1.htm)
I have a lot of things that go along with it, but the inability to EVER feel rested, or to go to sleep at the right time, or whatever has caused me problems.. messed up stomach/appetite, headaches/dehydration kind of symptoms, irritability have all also played their role..but goodluck..
I dunno what else to say, maybe if we have any luck we'll post back with updates?

 

there is nothing at all wrong with you!
your sleep pattern is "normal."
anthropologist have documented this being the natural sleep pattern of our speices. your sleep pattern is found in ALL primal cultures world wide.
the thing is this though; as primal cultures move to agriculural culture our sleep patterns were forced to change to, from dawn to dusk.
as agriculural cultures become complex cultures, our sleep patterns were forced to change again; this time from dawn to dusk to, 24/7 or, production line schedule.

so, here is the problem though; what is biologicality correct, for our speices sleep pattern is, wrong for the type of culture we live in.
we live in a culture that is quite inflexable about time. however, there are places in our culture that well work with us, instead of aganist us.
you will need to learn how to go about finding them though.
i recommend most strongly to you that, you get the latest edition of a book entitled "what color is your parachute?," by, richard nelson bolles and, follow it step by step!
the book will empower you to control your own life instead, of others controling you.

 

ill check that book out, but rygoody i'll say I've seen vast improvements since i made my last post... just taking multivitamins(daily, or almost always daily) and water and an extra vitamin c pill, eat a healthy diet(focusing on delicious and fresh, not just vegan/veg or 'health' food...but 'simple' is what i look for)... and going to sleep between 10p-2a and waking up between 7a-11a seems to work for me... i still get room to be flexible but im awake quite a bit more with the rest of society, and feel more rested, yet get tired during the day, which means im actually tired at night, and fall right asleep... its pretty interesting.. havent felt like this for... ... ...years!... goodluck bro, also blackcat have you heard of humans actually being on mars time which would be closer to 32-34 hour days?... and methods to synchronize your body to that time frame? i knew a kid in college who did this thing where he went to sleep three hours earlier each night, for like 27 days, and eventually he was ' back to normal ' whatever that means... regardless its interesting to ponder over