Hi @antoniaz, Welcome to Connect! I didn't even know they had a name for being a night owl. There was a time many moons ago where that was me but it was because I was working rotating shifts 4pm to Midnight for 6 months and then Midnight to 8am. It definitely messed with my sleep habits. I see that Mayo Clinic even shows some clinical trials on their Delayed sleep phase page here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/delayed-sleep-phase/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353341

To be honest I've always chalked up different sleeping hours to personal situations and preferences. For the past 10 years or so I've been an early to bed early to rise person. Mostly because I've got some pets that demand to be fed on their schedule not mine :-). Breakfast oatmeal at 3 or 4 in the afternoon is something I consider a healthy snack. I found some Sous-Vide Oatmeal Bites with coconut milk, dried cranberries, and dried apricots at Costco awhile back and they are not too bad - easy bake in the toaster oven or microwave (not as good in the microwave). I also have sleep apnea and have to use a CPAP so that adds to my need to get regular sleep.

You might be one of the latest posters 🙂 -- but you do have some competition out there, just not me. I'll bet @artscaping might know of a few of your competitors. So my thoughts are why do they call it Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome just because it's a norm for some people?...unless they don't want to sleep those hours. You mentioned that you sleep well. Are you trying to break the cycle and change?

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