Posted by Sarah T. on March 15, 2005, at 0:47:44
I'm not sure whether I'm posting this on the correct board. I am a complete disaster in the morning. I do have what is known as "delayed sleep phase syndrome." If left to my own devices, I would go to bed an hour later each day and get up an hour later each day, so that's part of the problem, but even when I do get a good night's sleep, I'm so horribly disorganized and upset every morning. Once I get out in the fresh air, I feel much better, but it takes so much time and effort to get there. Exercise is a great help for my depression but again, the hardest part is getting myself out the door to do it. I try to do as much organizing as I can the night before because I know that I'm incapable of doing it in the morning. For example, I'll set my clothes out and any papers, mail, bills, etc that have to be mailed. I can't write any checks early in the morning. If I do, I make the worst mistakes. As the day progresses, I do get better, but I'm not really functional until quite late in the day. I used to date a fellow who was able to roll out of bed in the morning and be in class or at work in 30-60 minutes. I was always in awe of his ability to make such a rapid transition from sleeping to waking. It takes me HOURS -- literally. Does anyone else have this problem? How do you deal with it? I'm open to any suggestions.
poster:Sarah T.
thread:471169
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