Am I the only one up this time of night?

[fNord]

I see my screen name on all the top threads, or at the bottom of the top posts....doesn't anyone else in the lounge have insomnia? Fuck, there's not enough bourbon in Kentucky to put me down wile the stars are out.... my boyfriend is snoring next to me and the dog is singing a duet with him......am I the only one awake on this hemisphere at 4am?

[bravenak]

1. No. I'm always up

[Glamrock]

6. You are!

But so is this vampire!

[bravenak]

17. LOL!

[fNord]

9. Awesome sauce

Nice to know in in good company

[bravenak]

18. Yay!

[Warpy]

2. Nope, I have delayed sleep phase disorder

and dealt with it by working nights for a few decades. I keep lousy hours, too.

[fNord]

7. Dose that mean you can't sleep at night?

I'm shite during daylight hours, but at night I'm awake.....

[Warpy]

10. It means this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder

Mine is particularly severe and has persisted since I was very small, drove my parents nuts.

I always gravitated to night jobs at the Fed, in show biz, in retail, and in health care.

[fNord]

21. Thank you!

And can I also say holly shit!

I'm in my late thirties and I'm just now finding out that I'm not actually lazy or a freak, I just have a condition.

Believe it or not, that is reassuring. I have made an appointment with a psychiatrist at my boyfriend's request....not about this, but I'll be sure to bring it up!

Seriously, since I was a little kid! My poor parents, they tried to understand, but none of us could figure it out. School sucked(I did well) jobs have sucked (also did "well&quot but my whole life I've felt like I was in a dream......

Until last November, now it's more like a nightmare......

But that actually helps a lot.......accept the part about no known cure.....

But at least knowing what the score is, well, that does make me feel better

Thank you, and solidarity Jackson

[LibraLiz1973]

24. I just thought the same thing. I've been like this forever

I managed to work a 9-5 job for 20 years... but on VERY little sleep. I'd come home from work and nap, then stay up til 4. Now that I work from home I'm up til at least 5am if not 8, and I sleep until sometime between 2 and 4.

[Warpy]

37. Every time I post this

A lot more people see themselves. I think it's more common than "they" think it is.

When people asked why I went into nursing, I said it was so I could work at night in comfortable shoes. It really wasn't that far from the truth.

[cilla4progress]

3. Nope!

Can't sleep 1 am on the west coast. Free zone for my internet!

What's shakin'?

[fNord]

5. My hand and yours.....

Nice to not be alone.....

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. I just got up. Morning!

[Arkansas Granny]

8. I don't have to be up this early, by if I wake up after I've had four hours sleep,

I might as well get up and make coffee. I can't get back to sleep and tossing and turning just wears me out.

[Warpy]

12. That happens to me if I try to go to bed before 3 AM

I'm up and very awake 4 hours later. Then I feel like shite and go back to sleep 4 hours after that and the whole day is kind of wrecked.

Thank goodness for the web and people in Australia.

[Arkansas Granny]

16. My alarm is set for 4:00 for work, and I try to get 6 hours a night, but that doesn't often happen.

I'm usually awake before the alarm goes off. Weekday, weekend, makes no difference. I'll be up early.

[In_The_Wind]

11. I've been up since 3.

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[fNord]

15. Nice one!....I'm a Barry's man myself.....

Gold blend:

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[In_The_Wind]

35. I've never been a tea drinker. But give me a good cup of coffee anytime and I'm happy.

Well, as happy as anyone can be this month.

[Skittles]

13. I am always awake all night, every night

[Rhiannon12866]

14. That's one great thing about DU, there are always DUers around 24/7

I remember the first Christmas I was on DU, I wished a Merry Christmas to a homesick American who was in Egypt - obviously in an unusual time zone for most DUers. Later on, I remember seeing a post from the same DUer, saying how much it meant that he was to find kindred spirits when he needed them when he was so far from home on the holiday. Somebody's always awake somewhere...

[irisblue]

19. hello! I'm up, the cats aren't.

[pinboy3niner]

20. We are Legion

[LibraLiz1973]

22. Right on!

We really are

[fNord]

25. That's more comforting than you can possibly imagine.....

Or maybe not......I'm not putting anything past the DU lounge ever agin.....


But still, thank you

[LibraLiz1973]

23. I'm up.

It's almost 2am here on the West Coast and I'm wide awake since I normally go to bed between 5-8 in the morning. I'm a big time night owl.

[fNord]

26. Oh, how I miss the left coast....

S.F. Was amazing when I lived there.....
Intellectually the left coast is STILL 5 years ahead of the right coast
But all the action is happening right here in D.C.......

......For better or worse.....

Good night/morning

[FrankfurtCat]

27. The best time to be awake...

...Is usually when most others are asleep-unless you want to sleep and aren't able to.
🐱

[fNord]

28. I once heard that....

70% of the world's problems are caused by people who can't sleep at night. Of course I've also heard that 82% of statistics are made up on the spot, just like that one.......so

[TexasTowelie]

29. I'm here almost every night

unless I'm sick or have a medical appointment during the day.

[Lunabell]

30. I am awake.

I work nights.

[Kittycow]

31. I usually only sleep 5am-9am PST due to chronic pain.

I read DU all night and day too for that matter!

[irisblue]

36. I've been falling asleep for the last 4 months to the sound of the 5:30am traffic report.

Sometimes it is hard to find a comfortable sleep position.

[Callmecrazy]

32. I just got home from work...

It's my Friday, and I have jury duty Monday morning so I'm off Sunday night.
Three night weekend.

[fNord]

34. Please hear this PSA....

https://m.

[CottonBear]

33. Hello! I'm up too.

I go to bed at 9PM but wake up around 2AM. I've got to be up at 6AM to get my child ready for school. Sonetimes, I go back to sleep around 4 or 5. I usually read DU.