Sleeping all day-up at night

[irene79]

I just wanted to ask if sleeping during the day and staying up all night has any symptoms. Now that it is summer my sleeping time is pretty crazy. I fall asleep around 8:00a.m and don't wake up till about 5:00 p.m. Can it also be effecting me in any way? I have also been having headaches and tingling around my body. For some weird reason I keep thinking someone might attack at any moment so I have to be alert (now I carry a pocketknife and papperspray with me). Please help I don't think my behavior is normal.

[Rothlyn]

I do the same thing but without the knife and spray what helps is takeing walks before and after bed and when you wake up next time at five pm
get something that really interests you and work on it from when you wake up to when you normally wake up again im doing it right now then that tingling and other sensations will return to normal well this is what works for me so try your best and ya i thing its a symptom of that

[blueclare]

Irene,

If you're not sleeping during the day as a result of work scheduling needs, there's a simple way to reset your clock and go back to a nighttime bedtime that you want.

You need to stay up all day, all night, the next day, and then go to bed at the time you want to be bedtime. So today is Monday. You'd need to stay up all day Monday, and through Monday night, then stay awake Tuesday, and go to bed Tuesday night at the desired time. It's hard to do it, since you just want to collapse after staying up all night, but it works. Sounds to me you're just on a weird sleep schedule, got stuck in this sleep routine that you don't want to have. It's probably not a sleep disorder because you're sleeping the full night--during the day.

This is a doctor-prescribed method, so try it out. It's worked every time I've done it.

[Unregistered]

tingling is usually anxiety .in your case it could be to do with the thoughts of vulnerability you have been having.it is an ancient mechanism related to our animal past when making fur stand on end was a way to seem bigger to an attacker.small,vestigal muscles that used to control individual hairs are being triggered and stimulating the nerves next to them.you have probably seen cats and dogs doing it. therefore stop the (surely needless)thoughts and so stop the tingling .iagree about staying up allnight.but i have a feeling there is something more.if there was something exciting and profitable for you to do,then the day would not be something to avoid .i think you need an exciting project .organise one.the thing about days is that you only get so many of them! top tip ,if you cant be useful to yourself ,be useful to others!

[Unregistered]

You should have a GI doctor discuss these symptoms with you. These sound like symptoms of celiac disease! Many doctors are unfamiliar with it, but GIs should know. These are not "classical" symptoms, but they happen if your body is not absorbing the proper nutrients, as in celiac disease.

[lozcon]

hi. id just like to say do not listen to the person about the 'staying up all night and then go to bed at the proper time'. this does not work. your body clock is clearly out of wack and your body is doing what it feels natural to do at the moment. i suffered this for months on end and had to stop going to school for a few weeks because i had to reset it. my body felt it was normal to go to bed at 3am and wake up at 11am. to fix this i used 'light therapy'. light is the key to setting up a good sleeping pattern. when you get light (natural light) in the morning this pushes your body clock backwards. so this is what i had to do. in your case, it seems you would have to receive light at night. you can do whatever works fastest. you need to do this for a two-week (around) period and each two-three days receive light (for an hour) either half an hour earlier or half an hour later (depending on which way you want to push your body clock).
i used a light box but if you live where there is enough light (or are currently in summer) you can just go outside and go for a walk for an hour.

please reply to me if you dont understand. im pretty sure this is exactly what you're suffering from. if you go and see a sleep specialist they will diagnose you very quickly.

Regards

[Unregistered]

Irene,

If you're not sleeping during the day as a result of work scheduling needs, there's a simple way to reset your clock and go back to a nighttime bedtime that you want.

You need to stay up all day, all night, the next day, and then go to bed at the time you want to be bedtime. So today is Monday. You'd need to stay up all day Monday, and through Monday night, then stay awake Tuesday, and go to bed Tuesday night at the desired time. It's hard to do it, since you just want to collapse after staying up all night, but it works. Sounds to me you're just on a weird sleep schedule, got stuck in this sleep routine that you don't want to have. It's probably not a sleep disorder because you're sleeping the full night--during the day.

This is a doctor-prescribed method, so try it out. It's worked every time I've done it.

Can this also apply if you stay awake all night and than then the next day and than go to sleep at a usual hour or does it have to be 2 full days and one night? Thanks

[sugaree401]

Hi... I'm still the new girl here...
I'm a psych major in grad school, focusing on the cognitive reprocutions of sleep deprivation (because i'm a Type-A insomniac!)

I just finished a pretty intense behavioral modification class, and the professional approach to insomnia and sleep disorders involves a serious regime of rules and steps...
1) turn your bedroom into a sleep sanctuary. Don't read, watch Tv, talk on the phone, get into arguments with your signifigant other, knit, etc. You have to train your mind to view the bed as a place of sleep. (luckily, the professionals behind this plan say sex is ok)!! Other that that, here's the plan:
devise a schedule that works for your life (i.e. job, responsibilities, meetings, etc. ). Set a bedtime and a waking time that gives you 7-8 hours of sleep. Then, stick to those times wheter you sleep or not. For example, if you set your bedtime for ten, then at ten pm you crawl into bed. If, after ten minutes, your mind is still spinning and you're wide awake, get up and go into another room. stay there for as long as you need. when you decided to try sleeping again, repeat the cycle. lay down, and if you're not in sleep mode after ten minutes, get up and repeat.
the kicker is that you have to wake up at the set time (say, 6am) regardless of whether you ever actually accomplished falling asleep well. It will suck, at first... dead tired and trying to function. It's expected. But, this is a long term fix for a worthwhile goal. so stick it out. Do not take any naps the next day to compensate for any lack of sleep from the night before. That evening, start again, attempting to go to sleep at your set (ten pm) time. If necessary, get up, and repeat.
The point of this is to "reset your sleep cycle", but in psychological terms, it will actually modify a maladaptive behavior through consistent non-reinforcement of that behavior (i.e. staying up late) and reward only the more productive adaptavive behavior of falling asleep. in a few weeks, you should find that not only has your sleep cycle reset itself, but you are more productive, less irrritable, and will experience a good night's sleep that's not dependant on sheep counting, drugs, booze, or exhaustion.
You can turn your mind off in bed if you teach your mind, as you would a child, that some things are inappropriate in certian environments. Make restless mind this thing, and your bed the environment. It's a scientifically proven and accepted fact- all you need for guaranteed sucess is disclipine.
Good luck!

[hmmm]

just for the record. staying up all night and day and all night and day again just made me too tired and uncomfortable to fall asleep on that third night so just a word...
one thing worked for me though..
i slept instead of til 5...i slept till 1 i know that's a lot of sleep but i was able to sleep the next day at 11?

i might be special..my sleeping issues i noticed after i tried to quit heroin? i went initially four days then three days without sleep and ever since then i have to be EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE inorder to fall asleep at night..also it helps me to have my light on dim?

[bobwick]

I just wanted to ask if sleeping during the day and staying up all night has any symptoms. Now that it is summer my sleeping time is pretty crazy. I fall asleep around 8:00a.m and don't wake up till about 5:00 p.m. Can it also be effecting me in any way? I have also been having headaches and tingling around my body. For some weird reason I keep thinking someone might attack at any moment so I have to be alert (now I carry a pocketknife and papperspray with me). Please help I don't think my behavior is normal.

Sleeping during the day is not a disease, and what you describe is not medically relevant. I think you're a hypochondriac.