The one thing about my neurotype that bothers me sometimes is my night owlness.
If I have no mandated early morning thing I will not go to sleep. Despite my best intentions to do that. Just today I had a free day, but had a morning appointment and by noon I was amazed at *all the day I have left *because I got up sooner.
I love nights. I love the darkness and the solitude, I love how silent it is and how safe and like myself I feel when everyone else is sleeping. And I've always been like this. As a kid I read books in bed until morning, as I grew up I watched whatever was on on tv until the wee hours. There were the gaming years as well and now I browse the internet.
There is no real point to this rant. I suppose it would just be nice to have more time in my freedays, but I also don't want to give up my nights of solitude or patholozise what I have always been like.
I usually fall asleep pretty early (9ish) but I have periods where my sleep cycle is fucked and I wake up at 3. Still though, like you said the solitude is so nice. The cat appreciates another night creature to keep her company too
It feels like you aren't the problem here, just the fact the world doesn't really accommodate you. Edit: but does accommodate others at the cost of you
Same. Always been a true night owl. I say true because most people think, "oh, goes to bed very late, like 4am." But for me, I naturally wake up at 8pm to 9pm. I go to sleep close to 1pm.
The world is nicer at nights as long as you are in a generally safe quiet area. Gives me time to study, read, exercise, etc. without interruptions in peace. Now if only there were stationary jobs other than Hotel Night Auditor that existed for people who naturally gravitate towards that sleep schedule.
If it weren't for my kids needing to be at certain places at certain times (e.g. school, haha, nerds!), my sleep schedule would be dictated entirely by which appointments I have this week.
i used to build miniature houses using discarded cardboard and paper up until it was time to "wake up" and go to school as a child; now-a-days i leverage my sleep apnea to make me so tired that i struggle to stay awake past 10pm. lol
