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I have the same issue. I progressively sleep and wake later and later until I wake up around 1pm. I then force myself to reset my cycle and go to sleep before 2

I have the same issue. I progressively sleep and wake later and later until I wake up around 1pm. I then force myself to reset my cycle and go to sleep before 2am. I work from home and I have a lot of flexibility since I live in a different timezone from my clients so I make that work but it is frustrating for my wife. Workouts don't really seem to help much, melatonin seems to improve things slightly.

balfirevic 10y ago
I wish I could just reset it and go to sleep earlier like that. I'll either just lay in bed wide awake or fall asleep for an hour or two and then not be able to sleep again for the next several hours. Sometimes my clock gets so out of phase that I'll fall a sleep at around 10AM and sleep until 19PM or so. It's pretty tough to go back to regular schedule after that, heh.
- nicolas_t 10y ago
  Oh I make it sound easy to reset in my message but it's actually more akin to jetlag... I'm usually pretty much down for the count for 1-2 days
smallnamespace 10y ago
Have you tried strictly abstaining from LCD / artificial light usage 4-5 hours before bedtime? Might easier trying this on vacation somewhere rural. We know that blue light is a strong cue to your brain to keep delaying the clock -- perhaps your brain is unusually sensitive to it.
- balfirevic 10y ago
  Not the person you asked, but my experience was the same before I had any LCD's or smartphones. I did have artificial lighting of incandescent kind and CRT monitor.
  - erikpukinskis 10y ago
    CRT would have the same effect
- nicolas_t 10y ago
  I use flux which does restrict somewhat the amount of blue light I have. I do tend to work late at night because of timezone differences between me and my clients.
  - smallnamespace 10y ago
    One thing you could try is safety goggles that block UV: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000USRG90 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000USRG90 My experience with flux was that the screen still gave off enough blue light that it didn't make much of a difference for me.
    - nicolas_t 10y ago
      Good idea, I'll try that

balfirevic 10y ago

I wish I could just reset it and go to sleep earlier like that. I'll either just lay in bed wide awake or fall asleep for an hour or two and then not be able to sleep again for the next several hours. Sometimes my clock gets so out of phase that I'll fall a sleep at around 10AM and sleep until 19PM or so. It's pretty tough to go back to regular schedule after that, heh.

nicolas_t 10y ago
Oh I make it sound easy to reset in my message but it's actually more akin to jetlag... I'm usually pretty much down for the count for 1-2 days

smallnamespace 10y ago

Have you tried strictly abstaining from LCD / artificial light usage 4-5 hours before bedtime? Might easier trying this on vacation somewhere rural. We know that blue light is a strong cue to your brain to keep delaying the clock -- perhaps your brain is unusually sensitive to it.

balfirevic 10y ago
Not the person you asked, but my experience was the same before I had any LCD's or smartphones. I did have artificial lighting of incandescent kind and CRT monitor.
- erikpukinskis 10y ago
  CRT would have the same effect
nicolas_t 10y ago
I use flux which does restrict somewhat the amount of blue light I have. I do tend to work late at night because of timezone differences between me and my clients.
- smallnamespace 10y ago
  One thing you could try is safety goggles that block UV: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000USRG90 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000USRG90 My experience with flux was that the screen still gave off enough blue light that it didn't make much of a difference for me.
  - nicolas_t 10y ago
    Good idea, I'll try that