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Hi. I will take an interest in this thread. I have always been a 'night owl all my life and have adopted an attitude half way between smugness and frustration. The best bits of both are fantastic, and I am sad not to have the choice. I have been diagnosed with constrictive sleep apnea and am therefore using a machine. It does not stop me going to sleep or staying asleep. I mention this for the purpose of 'exclusion'.
All other things being equal, I am unable to function until after about 1:00 PM. If I wake up after that time, I am fully alert within 5 minutes. This is unrelated to number of hours sleep I have had before - as long as we assume a minimum of 4 hours to combat pur exhaustion through sleeplessness.
Enough of me, though obviously I'm happy to answer with further details on this matter in my own life if you've got questions.
Now - you mention "mornings" - does that mean A.M. or are you referring to the time it takes you to fully wake up regradless of time of day? How are you those times you have laid in late, through vacation, illness etc - how is your waking-up then?
You queried causes: 'just not a morning person?' and 'mood disorder?'
"Apathetic andsomewhat depressed" during the morning. OK. Have you felt that way any other time during the day or evening? How closely are those feelings related to time?
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