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Warpy

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2. You're right. Delayed sleep phase disorder is a real phenomenon

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 01:51 PM

Jul 2012

and people who have it would likely experience the same increase in cardiac issues and other morbidities if forced to adhere to a strictly daylight schedule.

A lot of us on night shift described ourselves as natural night people who couldn't cope with mornings. Natural day people had a miserable time on night shifts.

They're just beginning to acknowledge delayed sleep as a real phenomenon. I doubt this study acknowledged any of this.

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I am not convinced everybody has the same inner clock, tho. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #1

You're right. Delayed sleep phase disorder is a real phenomenon Warpy Jul 2012 #2

I am a "swing shifter" by nature dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #3

I always thought I was a night owl until I was forced to work a true graveyard shift NickB79 Jul 2012 #4