I have a problem with my DSPS. For those who don't know what it is, which is probably the majority of the world :P, it means Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrom. It starts at a young age and gets progressively worse throughout your life. It makes it near impossible to go to sleep unless you are bone dead tired and about to pass out, and the main part about this disorder is your internal clock is set differently then most people. For me, my internal clock is set to where I want to go to sleep in the morning time and wake up in the evening. This condition is all mental and is not fixable. Your mind is also set to filter light differently then most people as well. Most would see the morning sunlight as welcoming and a sign to wake up. My brain sees morning sun as draining and a time to go to sleep, as well as sees the evening light as welcoming and time to wake up. I am also most comfortable and invigorated in the night time where most feel this way during the day. For me to be awake during the day feels very strange. The most you can do is manage your schedule to where you sleep at night instead of the day. It is very hard to fix and once you do fix it your internal clock constantly works against you to try to put your schedule back on its time. In other words, every night you will find it impossible to sleep until later and later times until you are back on where your internal clock is set. I have gotten better with keeping it on track, I was able to keep it fixed three weeks whereas its usually only fixed for a week, maybe two, so I am very proud of myself. This condition has other things with it but nothing I can think of right away. I will post about these as they come to mind or if people ask.
Mainly I started this thread as a place for me to post my thoughts on my condition and others to comment on it, ask questions, support, or just a discussion about the condition. I also want to know if there are others out there who have this, if anyone in my family has it they are not letting on or they don't know they have it as this condition tends to be genetic. Talking about it will help because I feel very alone in this, the only person who wants to talk with me about it is my mother and even she tends to change the subject. I don't get why at all.