Ever since I can remember I've been late to
bed sleep and late to rise. I can remember back at junior school being quizzed on my bed time, as part of a study, and responding with a question "do you mean bed time or the time I go to sleep?". I just got bored lying there so read until silly o'clock.
I can go to bed at 8pm, but lie there tossing and turning till 2am. Other nights I just forget to go to bed
But it's getting silly. I need to change this.
This morning I can't remember having a shower. I can remember Mrs Nutty getting cross and trying to wake me up. I can remember waking up again later lying on the bed and wearing nothing but a towel, I assume I showered. Later I woke up at 9am, then 9:10, then finally at 9:20 when I think I panicked and fell on the floor. Yes I do have a 9-5 office job.
So, having staggered out of the front door a bit after 9:30, woken up at my desk, and then wanting to sleep all day... why, at 01:37 do I feel wide awake and dis-interested in going to bed?
Bed times so far in the last few days have been in the 02:00 to 03:35 time range.
I know that if, when feeling really tired, I go to bed at 22:00 and immediately fall asleep, I'll be awake and fully recovered by 22:30; so not able to go back to sleep until 03:00 onwards. The same for an earlier to bed situation.
Yes I currently drink coffee, but I was in the same boat when aged just 10 and hating any hot drink (including tea and coffee). Cutting back to 0% caffiene won't make a difference.
How can I re-adjust my body clock?
In the past I've tried holidays abroad (timezones include Europe, Canda (East and West coast), North America (west coast), New Zealand, carribean) but always within days of getting home I'm back to going to bed in the early hours and not getting up again.