Discussion Anyone else suspect having Non-24-Hour Sleep Wake Disorder (N24)?

[_Gollum_]

For those who don't know, Non-24-Hour Sleep Wake Disorder is a sleep disorder where your circadian rhythm is longer than 24 hours. In practice this means that if you were allowed to sleep naturally with no alarm clocks, you would wake up and go to sleep at a different time everyday, essentially running in a cycle. So for a simplified example, if yesterday I went to bed at midnight and woke up at 10am, today I'll go to bed at 2am and wake up at 12pm, tomorrow I'll go to bed at 4am and wake up at 2pm, etc. etc. I suspect that I have N24 but it has not been officially diagnosed.

Do any of you also think you might have N24, or alternatively, delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD)? I also suspect that people with N24 or DSPD have higher incidences of depression...

 

[nux_walpurgis]

This exact thing happens to me whenever I don't have a routine to force me to wake up and sleep in specific times.
I didn't know it had a name
I thought it happened to everyone lol

 

[astr4]

yeah i do this but i don't label it as a disorder because it's more a symptom of my lifestyle

 

[_Gollum_]

Bump

 

[Blurry_Buildings]

I think I do, I never feel tired at night, and usually stay up too late :(

 

[Pluto]

 

[vampire2002]

i did not even know this was a disorder, but i've noticed in myself before. it's incredibly difficult for me to maintain a consistent sleep schedule and i do the exact same thing. interesting.