Listening to heavy metal in a brightly lit room will almost inevitably put me to sleep within 30 minutes. One of my friends only produces melatonin when exposed to sunlight or full-spectrum bulbs. Not everyone’s body responds to “night = sleep, light = awake”.
Wow. Really? Those are.… exceptional observations. Should I take them at face value or be confused?
I can’t say for sure whether things like full spectrum bulbs actually help us sleep, or if that’s just psychosomatic, but there definitely exist people who naturally sleep during the day and wake up at night. Left to my own devices, I go to bed at dawn rather reliably, sleep ~8 hours, and wake up feeling incredibly rested. Any other sleep cycle tends to leave me feeling restless and tired, but I’ve learned to force myself to conform to “normal” society.
Wow. Really? Those are.… exceptional observations. Should I take them at face value or be confused?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder
I can’t say for sure whether things like full spectrum bulbs actually help us sleep, or if that’s just psychosomatic, but there definitely exist people who naturally sleep during the day and wake up at night. Left to my own devices, I go to bed at dawn rather reliably, sleep ~8 hours, and wake up feeling incredibly rested. Any other sleep cycle tends to leave me feeling restless and tired, but I’ve learned to force myself to conform to “normal” society.