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Originally Posted by kthdsn  I read something a long time ago about circadian rhythms and resetting your body clock, sorry but I have no idea where I got it from so can't paste the source.
Apparently it is a lot easier to push it forwards than it is to pull it backwards. Pulling your body clock backwards is exactly the same as having jet lag, which could be why you feel so crap.
The advice I read suggested going to sleep a little later each day but sleeping for the usual length of time. If you usually sleep 8 hours and go to bed at 3am, try getting 8 hours from 4am, then 8 hours from 5am etc. Eventually, you will have pushed your body clock forwards right through the day to a reasonable sleeping time.
Of course this means that for a while you will be sleeping through the day which isn't practical for most people, and is the reason I didn't try it. If you are able to sleep through the day, it could be worth a try. |
I gave that method a try when I had a bunch of free days to see if it worked. I was only able to fall asleep after midnight, so to start I began going to sleep around 3 hours later every day or so. I progressed to the point where I could naturally fall asleep at 9-10pm and wake up at automatically at like 6am. It was great since I was no longer tired ...but that experience was brief since not long after came a day when I had to deviate and stay up until midnight. I made sure to still wake up at 6am but felt really groggy. That night I could no longer fall asleep at 10pm, in fact it seemed like my body clock got pushed forward just by staying up late that one night....and now I'm back to where I started and seem to only fall asleep at 2am again.
So yeah, that method did reset my bodyclock but sleeping late one night pretty much negated the effects. Not sure what went wrong there...still looking for a way to get sleepy earlier.