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[-] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago

I have Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome… light has no effect on me. Checkmate scientists!

[-] weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

Me too!

Question: does your schedule slowly morph and change over time or does it stay consistent?

Because I think I have non-24 on top of it and I was wondering if it was part of the normal symptoms or not.

[-] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

If I let myself I will easily fall into a 28-30 hour cycle and end up only going through 5 or 6 “days” in a week.

[-] weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

Yep. Sounds about right! Sucks, I'm sorry.

[-] doctordevice@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 months ago

I have a strong feeling I do too, inherited from my mom (both of us self-diagnosed). I also appreciate you calling it a syndrome and not a disorder. It's only a "disorder" because society decided to only accommodate one type of circadian rhythm. Humans have needed people on night watch forever, my money is that this was an advantageous phenomenon.

[-] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

How were you diagnosed? I've experienced a similar difficulty keeping a consistent sleep schedule but I'd always assumed it was screen related

[-] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

When it didn’t go away when I was temporarily taken off my adhd meds as a teen. Before that they thought it was just because of the meds. That was apparently also the earliest indication that I would have adult adhd. If you have an adhd doc talk to them about it, it’s pretty common to have both.

[-] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

More evidence that confirms my personal theory that I do have at least a touch of ADHD. Not sure going through the whole process of diagnosis would help me any though

[-] weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Not OP but I was diagnosed by being sent to a sleep specialist. I complained of fatigue to my PCP so they checked me for sleep apnea and during the initial meeting I described my schedule and what is typical for me. At the end of the questioning I said "yeah, I've suspected I have a sleep disorder or something" and she said "you definitely have delayed sleep phase disorder" and BOOM it was in my chart.

Easiest diagnosis ever. It helps if you keep a sleep log for a little bit. I can't guarantee the ease of your diagnosis but mine was just being honest instead of lying and pretending to have a normal day walker schedule.

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