Posted by cumulative on April 30, 2008, at 6:26:22
In reply to Re: Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome, posted by undopaminergic on April 29, 2008, at 2:45:37
>Nowadays I no longer let Earth's rotations around its axis dictate the length of my sleep-wake cycle. I just stay up until I'm really tired, and sleep until I wake up naturally. Sometimes I wake up in the morning, and sometimes around midnight.
Heh, you must be self-employed.
Your method is what I have felt would be my optimal state for some time. Hopefully in the next few years I will be able to maneuver myself into a position where doing that is more possible -- and then I am quite sure that the quality of my activity will rise substantially.
In the general interest of this thread, the careful control of light cannot is critical. No bright light anywhere near, probably within 2-4 hours within, the times you want to sleep. Some form of light therapy in the morning. I've also recently wondered if some of those sunglasses which specifically block blue light (which has been isolated as the frequency of light to which your body's circadian rhythms are most responsive) would be helpful during the night-times.
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