I can't sleep until atleast 2am...

I am exactly the same way. I have been all my life. Cant figure it out. I’ll be exhausted alll day long wanting to just go home and sleep. Once 10–11 hits WIDE AWAKE, until at least 2.
2:15am right now :P

I’m definitely a night person as well. I often don’t feel sleepy until well into the AM. A friend of mine with similar tendencies recently told me that this is known as Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome. It’s good to know we’re not alone. :-)

Totally normal. I’m the same way. I just consider 10 pm – 2 am my productive time, and get as much done as I can then. I’ve worked my schedule around it. So I just try to work with it. I feel the most productive, clear, and centered at that time of day. You’re normal.

nothing that a bottle of beer wouldn’t cure ^__^

or a glass of wine or cup of warm milk. Or a turkey sandwich.
Are your late nights interfering with your days?

I have had insomnia for a decade so every night I take Excedrin PM and either read a boring book, like a cheesy crime novel, or watch something really boring on TV, like Law and Order. The opening music alone is enough to knock me out.

I’m frequently awake until 4 or 5 AM. Have had insomnia my whole life…guess I’m just a night person.

Yeah, that is the problem, I cant wake up for work ha, im lucky they let me come in when i want as long as i stay 8 hours but at somepoint ill have a job that wont let me do that and it scares me. I dont mind staying up late in fact i love it! ha but the rest of the world doesnt seem to work on my schedule haha

Well it appears most of fluthers users have DSPS lol
<is just waking up, 3PM>

Try taking melatonin.

I used ot be an insomniac and that stuff puts me right to bed. I haven’t had it do anything weird to me either.

* twitches uncontrollably *

I have the same problem, flexible work/school and chronic insomnia that has me forcing myself to wakeup at 8AM some days and staying in bed ‘till 4PM other days.. Read up on sleep hygeine which are a series of hints on your lifestyle and actions that can help you sleep.

But here are the 2 things that have helped tremendously with me:

-Taking melatonin before bed, a natural supplement you can get off the shelf at the drugstore

-Wake up earlier and at the same time every day. Seriously, there’s a lot of crap you can do to help you fall asleep but if you wake up consistently the rest will take care of itself. Wakeup early. Wakeup at the same time, everyday.

Or how bout this…

We could all work together at the same company. What could the hours be? Of course you could come in any time you wanted… but maybe the hours would be 5 pm – 1 am?

Something like that.

@TL: “come in”?! Noooooooooooo…we should telecommute! As soon as you start such a company, let me know. I’m in!