I have this problem, too.. I'm always up at crazy hours and I wish I had a normal schedule, but I'm so used to this sleeping pattern. When I try to go to sleep earlier, I end up just laying in bed for hours til my usual time. Smoking helps me fall asleep faster (sometimes), but it still never puts me to bed early enough.
if your trying to change your schedule, I found that instead of trying to sleep earlier, just go to bed your normal late time, and wake up very early, even if you've gotten like just 3 hours of sleep, just force yourself to wake up, then the same night you'll be super tired and go to sleep earlier and your schedule may change..and become less nocturnal, still sometimes it doesnt work and you just fall back into the same pattern. Its really hard to change your sleep period.I have this problem, too.. I'm always up at crazy hours and I wish I had a normal schedule, but I'm so used to this sleeping pattern. When I try to go to sleep earlier, I end up just laying in bed for hours til my usual time. Smoking helps me fall asleep faster (sometimes), but it still never puts me to bed early enough.
Oh, i have tried that several times and it just doesn't work for me. Even if i wake up super early and sleep only 3-4 hours, I still manage to stay up late that night not being able to sleep til close to morning. I've tried lots of things and I'm never succesful at fixing my sleep schedule. Theres been times where it improved for a few days, then its like I relapse back into my old schedule. I've done a lot of reading and I recently found something that I believe is what my problem is.....if your trying to change your schedule, I found that instead of trying to sleep earlier, just go to bed your normal late time, and wake up very early, even if you've gotten like just 3 hours of sleep, just force yourself to wake up, then the same night you'll be super tired and go to sleep earlier and your schedule may change..and become less nocturnal, still sometimes it doesnt work and you just fall back into the same pattern. Its really hard to change your sleep period.