Hypersomnia, again.

Must be the third time I've posted this here now and every time it's got worse. I'm suffering from hypersomnia, a sleep disorder - as in, I'm getting far far too much of it. I simply cannot wake up in the mornings (or afternoons, or evenings) now. I set at least two alarm clocks and ask my mum to wake me up, which she keeps doing all throughout the day, and I still don't manage to get up. The only reason I've just got up now is because I got upset because it was so late in the day and I had work to do, the same reason I've got up every day... but, today, like every day previous for the last few weeks, I will be far too tired to get on with any work. I wish someone could just say "stop being so bloody lazy" and that would be the end of it (and my mum's done plenty of that), but to me it really doesn't seem like a case of that. Any ideas?

(And please don't tell me to go to my doctor - the only decent doctor round here is a stupid bint who keeps putting me on sleeping tablets. )

I suffer from DSPS, but your condition sounds different, I set my alarm clock at least an hour earlier than when I want to get up, then when it goes off, set it again for 30 minutes before I want to get up, then I set it for 15 minutes before, helps me gradually wake up, makes sure I don't sleep in, and gradually wakes me up.

Sounds like an idea. Thing is I won't remember I have to set my alarm clock again when I turn it off the first time. I'll see if I have enough alarm clocks lying around the room to set them all separately... thanks. Any other suggestions?

Sounds like an idea. Thing is I won't remember I have to set my alarm clock again when I turn it off the first time. I'll see if I have enough alarm clocks lying around the room to set them all separately... thanks. Any other suggestions?

Yes: hide them. All of them.

Are you still going to bed at a normal time?

The more you carry on like that though, the longer it'll be a problem.

You need to get your clock sorted - I've been doing a similar thing to you - lately it's got to the point though where I'm getting to sleep at 7am and waking up really late.

I forced myself to get up at 11am today, so now i'm absolutely shattered. Tomorrow I'm going to set my alarm for around 10. Just so I can regain some sort of sleep schedule.

You really just need to force yourself to get out of bed. I know that's a lot harder than it sounds! You will be tired at first, but keep at it.... The longer you sleep, the more tired you'll be.

Sounds like DSPS to me, get it diagnosed.

But what good would that do?

I've been to doctor's more times than I can remember about my sleep problems, but I've not been able to find a solution.

Ask about chronotherapy, basically, rather than going to sleep, you stay awake, no matter how tired you are, until the normal sleep time, so if you'd normally go to sleep at 7AM, like I normally do, you'll go to bet at 10pm that night. I can't do this though, I'm asleep by noon.

I think certain courses of drugs can help to, like certain hormones or something.

You've gotta tell your doctor you need something though, and that he/she is actually ****.

Well no, they're not **** - i've seen a lot of different ones so it's not just one guy's opinion.

I don't want to be taking drugs or hormones to sleep properly.

Like I said, I forced myself to get up today, so I should be ok to sleep tonight fairly early. Although as per, I usually go past the tired stage and become away again at about 1am.

Ah well.

I am sometimes. I was pretty much at the end of my tether around exam time - I hadn't slept for days. Uni were good though and said I could have extra time if I wanted.

Comes in phases really, but I've never had a normal sleep pattern.