Waking Up

[theguts]

I was just wondering if anyone else had the same problem I do.  I have a terrible time getting up in the mornings.  I often sleep until noon or later.  When I do get up early, I feel awful.  Tired, sleepy, my stomach gets upset....

I have had a sleep study but they couldn't find anything wrong.  I know I am in a mild depression right now, but I have had this problem my whole life, even when I am manic!

Also, no matter how late I sleep during the day I am ready to go to be at about 9 or 10 pm.

Does anyone have any advice?

[bernie40]

As much as I'm sorry that you are going through this, I also want to give you a big hug and say "thank goodness I'm not alone".  

Since the clocks changed I've not been getting up before 10am, I can easily go back to sleep for 2 to 3 hours in the afternoon and still go to bed and sleep at 11pm.  

If I get up earlier for an appointment or something then I a feel shattered by about 11am.

The only difference to you is that when I'm manic I don't sleep so much, I wake early, I don't nap in the day and I go to bed really late.

I've been like it all my life and have asked on here before whether I'm the only one who is so tired all the time.  It's a standing joke in my family that I could fall asleep standing up.  Trouble is I just don't find it funny.  I eat well, I take vitamins etc, nothing makes any difference.

[LetaB]

Me too. I feel very self conscious and defensive about it. For me, I know, it's simply because I hate so much of my life that I'd rather miss it.

[bernie40]

Sometimes thats it exactly Leta.  Other times it's not that at all.  I sleep as an avoidance technique but then when I do want to do stuff I'm so tired I sleep!!!

[LetaB]

Sounds like you do have this symptom to a greater degree than I do. It's kinda hard to tell. I never want to do just about ANYTHING anymore so I don't see what it's keeping from accomplishing.

[theguts]

I'm glad to know I am not the only one.  I just got up (at 3:00 pm) and I feel like going back to bed!  How do I deal with this?  Is there anything that can make it better?  I'm tired of sleeping all the time!!!