ooo :)

I'm an irritable, anxious dolphin.  Sounds really crap!

Well.  I'm no wolf.  Maybe a coyote...  

I have a sleep disorder that affects my life.  For 12 years I took the medication and forced my life into the box that society demands.  I was irritated and owly and near unto crazy.  I had mostly quit reading and in the main quit thinking because I was drug addled and sleep deprived.

About 15 years ago I decided to piss on it all.  I just quit.  Everything.  Except of course, coffee :)  

To keep this from being longer than your post, today I sleep in two shifts and generally speaking a nap.  Roughly 4 hours per shift and entirely when  I need it.  I may be up one hour between or rarely as much as 3.  I am always in bed by 8:00 pm and up sometime shortly after midnight.

When the weather is warm I drink a half liter of water first.  Today I drink two cups of coffee in the dark (no lights) while my brain synchs with conscientiousness.  Some of this time includes meditation and some is used for dog scratches.  Sometimes those are the same.

I then write a minimum to two pages in my journal with the third cup of coffee.  Coffee is then on demand, sometimes less sometimes more but I'm never far from a cup until after breakfast.  Which is around 5 hours after I wake.

Creatively I am at my absolute best between the journal and breakfast.  It get pretty fuzzy towards late afternoon and basically do nothing that needs creative thought then.

I guess my point is that I've found my sweet spot, the place where I am happiest.  

Thanks for sharing this Soyrosa.  I am so happy you've found your place!

i sometimes call it born and live in the wrong time zone. but i am sure it would be the same wherever :D
only problem that i have is that all that government institutions and banks don't want to work my working hours, so i have few days when i need to wake up earlier.
"I love being awake at 2-3 AM - being hugged by darkness I feel most alone, most focused, and most creative" 
best (most fun) ideas i get around 4AM when i should be in bed but then spend a hour doing something that just popped in my head. 
And it is 4:20 right now, should be sleeping, need to visit some "normal" working people today. 

think it would be interesting from a psychologist point, how many of that 15% are extroverts.

If your body says No, dont Go, if your mind says go and your body No, give it a Second thought.
You decide always and alone whatever the time, the place or the person!!
And I like wolves 😉 See you soon sweet

You're describing me to a T, though of late I've been having trouble going to bed before 4 AM.
My inner two year old is afraid she'll miss something.  ;-)

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Oooo, I am intrigued to take the quiz that told you are a wolf! Good for you for listening to yourself and for making changes to support you being the best and most productive version of yourself. That is very brave. ☺️

Hmm @soyrosa, I must be more like a chicken say, or the wild geese. I tend to wake with the crow of the rooster as dawn is bursting, say 6 am and feel like 'roosting' round 10 (though a bit late for the birds). 

It's good to find your natural sleep schedule as then your body is happy. Unfortunately unless you can work from home, this is often not the case for most people. 

Now I keep hearing "hungry like the wolf" playing over and over in my head. 
https://youtu.be/oJL-lCzEXgI

Apparently I'm a Wolf, too.  I fought this battle for years -- and like you, I finally said, "Enough.  I either have to find a life that *fits me* ... regardless, or I'm going to hang myself.  *Nothing is worth this misery!!"*

I could have written this article.  I salute your candor and courage.

Ha ha, it looks like my chronotype is Dolphin! Too bad I am still a minnow :)
Interesting guy this Dr. Breus and he got a few things right in my profile description but my experience says that sleeping habits can change. You see until 5 years ago, I had never been able to wake up before 9 without the help of a persistent alarm clock while I wasn't usually in bed before 2 am. And then it come the day that my partner and I decided to quit our jobs and our lives in the big city and move away in search of a more natural lifestyle. The next morning I woke up at 6 o clock in the morning. I thought I was anxious about the big decision I had just made and that it doesn't mean anything. But the day after the same thing happened and the day after that and so on! Today, about 1900 days later I think I can say, without any doubt, that my sleeping habits have changed in a radical and very impressive way. 
Maybe as a psychologist, you have an explanation on that :)

Although I never considered myself to be alone in this area of unmanageable sleep patterns, or general "night owl" schedules, I've always felt like there isn't enough hours in the day, and that its the reason I don't sleep correctly.

Wolves happen to be one of my favorite animals, perhaps even my favorite. No animal fascinates me to the level of the wolf. Really interesting association. 

So, it's always been rather confusing to me , and difficult to manage. For a while I was pretty obsessed with the idea that I'm suffering from delayed sleep phase disorder, but I've also been diagnosed with sleep apnea as well, so who knows lol. 

I just go with the flow now and sleep when ever I feel like it. Makes for a less stressful mindset. Of course life comes with responsibilities and commitments dictated by schedules, so it's not something to be ignored completely, but I don't stress it anymore. 

Btw, I just wrote a psychology based article on depression. I would really love to get your thoughts on the subject if your busy schedule permits, if not no worries, but since this is your area of expertise, I can't think of a better candidate to tell me how flawed my logic is 😀

Hehe I was thinking about your wolf story you told me about today during my walk... you know what I was thinking. Very happy 🎉😎 that you found a reason for your habbits what made you feel lazy and other weird things. Don’t think people will ever call you that but knowing and thinking are two different things🤔 but but but....i was thinking, you’re a photographer! You’re missing all those beautiful sunrisers 🌅😱

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https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Run-Wolves-Archetype/dp/0345409876

There's a book for you. I don't know how much she writes about sleep though...

I feel with you! :)
You may like one of my old <a href="https://steemit.com/science/@jaki01/the-early-bird-catches-the-worm">articles</a> concerning that exact topic ... :)

I can so relate to this. I've been a "night owl" all my life, and have never felt good waking up early. If left to my own devices, I stay up at least till midnight each night and would sleep till 9 or 10. Big yes to getting outside, too—water and nature are two of the best ways to wake up! Love this post, wolf sister. :)

It is always great when we find these pieces of information that helps us understand ourselves more as there are many factors we cannot control in our mind and bodies.  I wonder what were the other types as it seems I am quite the opposite!

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It took me quite a while to discover that there is something really mystical about being awake when the sun is on the other side of the planet. Much easier to go inward. Not long after the discovery, I found an article about the Two Sleep Cycle, that according to the author, was natural for our ancestors. Went to bed early, woke up for a couple of hours, then back to bed.

I'm a wolf too ;) That explains why I always only think about chatting with you after midnight ;)

Glad you've found a schedule that works! Damn society does tend to get in the way. 

I'll take your 9 hours and raise you 1, I like a good 10 in bed! 

I can recommend an an app called sleep cycle - or anything that monitors nose and detects when you're in light sleep and wakes you up an an appropriate point in a 20-30 minute window.