r/DSPD • u/ktfarrier • 6d ago

Preparing for the morning?

I've had dspd all of my life. My mom tells me when I was a baby, I'd never sleep at night - only in the day. Well, I'm almost 40 now and despite trying to be 'normal', if left unchecked, I revert back to my bed by 5-6am, wake up noon-2pm. That's my sweet spot. Obviously it doesn't work if I want to be a functioning member of society.

I have a dentist appointment in a few days at 10am. What are some of your methods to 'reset'? Pull an all lighter the night before? Prepare a few days prior? What I find I revert to is nap the day before from 8pm to 12-1am, and then stay up until my appointment, come home and sleep. It messes me up even more. I was just wondering if anyone had any insight?

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u/NiteElf 4d ago

OP I don’t have much to add here but wanted to thank you for asking this question, bc it’s a real thing a lot of us have to work around and it’s good to have some ideas on how. Good luck with your appt!

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u/ktfarrier 3d ago

Hey, it's my pleasure! The two most common answers were: drugs the night before, or little to no sleep - and then sleep after the appointment. Living with this as long as we have, we've definitely tried everything...

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u/NiteElf 3d ago

Thanks for summing it up! If you remember, circle back here and update!