For Those of You Who Have Reached Acceptance, What Did You Change?
45F business owner who can set her own hours more or less. No young kids, all are grown. Schedule is very controllable.
I’ve struggled with DSPD my whole life and have tried every possible drug, method, regimen and practice to both get to sleep early and wake up at a normal hour. I tend to feel sleepy around 3-4 am and am sleepy until around noon. If I need to wake up early (7-9am) I am a zombie and confused, sluggish and irritated until I get stimulants in me (usually sugar, Adderall, coffee). Even on stimulants, I could fall asleep on the spot before noon and I feel serious depression during my desired sleep hours because it’s so hard to function.
Anyway, I have decided to stop fighting it and embrace my vampire ways. I need to make some changes to my relationship expectations and schedule, but I’m not sure where to start since my sleep time eclipses half my work day and I can’t stay later than 3 due to traffic, so my day needs to be thought out.
So curious what schedule or lifestyle changes you made to accommodate DSPD once you decided to embrace it? Looking for stories of success. Tired of failing!