#Circadian Rhythm

[thelandofmemes]

#funny memes #memes #meme #funny #lol #science #tweet #twitter #haha #hilarious #humor #circadian rhythm

[funpolls]

#sleep #circadian rhythm #fun polls #random polls #polls #tumblr polls

[existennialmemes]

So excited we're about to horrifically torture our Circadian Rhythms by rearranging the clock, because of something that was allegedly more convenient for people over a hundred years ago

#shitpost #shitposting #daylight savings time #end of daylight savings time #circadian rhythm #i hate it so much #i know it's ending but it fucks me up in both directions #I'll complain about it again in March

[tumbler-polls]

Please tag/comment your age, country, and gender! For the sake of this poll, we went with 7 hours of sleep, but we're aware that some people need less/more 💤

#sleeping #circadian rhythm #sleep wake cycle #tumblr users #tumblr polls #psychology #tumbler polls

[teathattast]

#memes #funny memes #circadian rhythm

[suzieb-fit]

Back to legs.

Had to add that last pic to show how tricky it is positioning that weight between my feet for the seated extension!

Excellent workout.

And it was great to get that sunrise in after that.

Dressed ready for a bike ride. Around 40 miles.

Yep, it's all about my legs today!

#fitspo #fitspiration #fitblr #fitness #healthy living #health and fitness #fit #workout #leg day #leg strength #leg training #circadian rhythm #suzieb-fit

[abyssbirds]

The fact that most of the tags under n24 have nothing to do with the disorder and that there's only a handful of posts under every single tag for it sure FEELS like ableism even though it might not be. But I have the time to talk about it so I might as well spread visibility.

(Info under read more)

N24, Non-24, or Non-24 Sleep-Wake Disorder, is a circadian rhythm disorder where your body doesn't run on a (roughly) 24-hour cycle like most people/people without the disorder itself. For example, my days run roughly 18-19 hours instead of a typical 16. My sleep gets later and later and later. I've tried melatonin, tried resetting my sleep schedule by staying up for >24 hours until a "normal" time for bed, and tried keeping ambient noise on like music or nature sounds. I've tried blue light filters. My days are just 26-27 hours instead of a normal 24, though every person with N24 is different.

It's primarily diagnosed in Blind patients, since the cause among Blind people with the disorder seems to be that not being able to see the transition from day to night makes their bodies not produce the proper sleep hormones at the right time.

Among sighted people, the cause seems to be unknown (last time I checked; just one person with the disorder should not be your only source of information!) and, since N24 among sighted people is more rare and less lucrative, it's an orphan disorder. There's not much research into how to help us sighted people with N24 because treatment is often pricey or not an actual solution, or it is aimed directly towards helping Blind people with N24.

As far as I know, there's apparently an implantable device in development. The main suggestions I see are training via sun lamps and melatonin or just trying to get on sleeping pills by lying about insomnia. There is a pill that can be taken, but if you live in the US, it is extremely expensive. So, essentially, this orphan disorder is overlooked and misdiagnosed, and those of us with it have to hope that one of the coin-toss methods of treating N24 works.

N24, even on its own, can be a very disabling disorder. You're either too-sleep deprived to do the things during the day you need to or are busy being asleep because the human body needs rest at some point. Socialization gets very difficult when your circadian rhythm is nocturnal for a couple of weeks. It's an isolating experience. It also makes it harder for people to work and make themselves money. I don't even know if N24 is something that can apply to an application for disability, though given it's not well-known, I doubt it is.

I'm not used to making informative posts like this, so I don't know how to end it, but please do some research into N24 on your own time--I am by no means a medical professional and my anecdotal explanation may contain errors. I just want people to know we exist.

#n24 #non24 #non-24 #non-24 sleep-wake disorder #non 24 sleep wake disorder #non24 sleep wake disorder #n24swd #disability #disability rights #disabled #disability pride #informative post #circadian rhythm #circadian rhythm disorder #disability advocacy #orphan disorders #orphaned disorders #poli #interesting #abysswords #long post

[sarcastic-kaz]

the circadian rhythm is what lets animals decide when to sleep and when to wake up, using blue light which is known to emit from the sun and device screens.

the solar eclipse will remove that blue light from the sky as if the sun is setting, which would make nocturnal animals wake up and have their brains decide that it's time to hunt.

imagine: inosuke only ever relys on the circadian rhythm and he panics when the sky gradually grows darker. he has his swords out as he's shouting about demons coming out and hunched up on all fours. the rest of the kamaboko squad is agitated by him but all of them still have those goofy eclipse glasses on.

someone draw that please

#annular solar eclipse #eclipse #eclipse2024 #lunar #total eclipse #total solar eclipse #solar eclipse #demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #kny #inosuke hashibira #demon slayer inosuke #kny inosuke #inosuke hashiriba #hashibira inosuke #kamaboko squad #kny fanart #circadian rhythm #solar #solar system #headcanons #kny headcanons #demon slayer fluff #kny fluff

[eatclean-bewhole]

#sleep #biohacking #circadian rhythm #health #Healthy #healthy habits #healthy lifestyle #healthy living #Healthy life #health tips

[poisonedm1nd]

Sleep is either for the weak or for a week. It likes to mix it up but there is no in between

#insomnia #hypersomnia #dysregulated sleep #no sleep #circadian rhythm #apparently my body hasnt heard of it #nightmare #cptsd problems #cptsd memes #cptsd life #actuallymentallyill #actually cptsd #actuallybipolar #systemtag #actuallydissociative #poisonedmind

[funpolls]

#sleep #health #circadian rhythm #random polls #fun polls #polls #tumblr polls

[444meat]

this post is a bit long but please read it if you do not have a sleep disorder, more specifically if you don't have a circadian rhythm disorder, i need y'all to understand something

i never thought i would have to write this, but yes, sleep disorders can be incredibly disabling. my sleep disorder is a disability.

i had to drop out of highschool as soon as i was legally able to do so. i had health issues my entire life, both physical and mental, but the brunt of my physical health issues started when i was fourteen. i had to repeat grades and certain classes due to frequent absences. by the time i was sixteen, i could not attend school without a manual wheelchair. as a young adult now, i can't leave my house without a powerchair if i'll be expected to walk more than five minutes, and even then, it's much better for me to just use one unless it's totally impossible. on top of that, i experience flu-like symptoms that make leaving my house extraordinarily difficult. by the time i dropped out, these symptoms were disabling enough to keep me home, though they were not as bad as they are now.

i bring this up to point out that i am otherwise physically disabled, and to carry on to say that these symptoms were not the driving factor to me dropping out. living in a major city, there is a significant chance that i could have found a school to attend which could accommodate me. it would not be easy and i would still have a much harder time than other students, but it would be an avenue worth exploring. i would be able to try it. considering my financial situation, i would have been able to afford a private school. i could do online schooling. there were options.

because of my sleep disorder, we literally could not even look.

my waking hours vary wildly from day to day. sometimes for weeks at a time i will wake up after sunset and fall asleep after the sun has risen. i've had weeks where my sleep schedule more closely resembled friends i had made on the other side of the world than people i knew in person. even then, i cannot properly adjust to being awake at night, because there are also times when i'm awake on a seemingly normal schedule.

i briefly attended an asynchronous online school before dropping out. it was the best one i could access. it was awful. the lessons were bad, the teachers were bad, the work was bad... not even only in quality. there was a lot of ableism and other bigotries that demoralised me. because i couldn't attend the virtual classes due to my sleep schedule, i also fell behind academically, and because of my other health issues, i didn't have the energy to catch up.

making doctors appointments is terrifying because i never know what my sleep schedule will be like when the time comes. most doctors in my area are extremely booked. i've missed a rheumatology appointment and had to reschedule for six months in the future, and because i had to stop taking my pain meds from GI side effects and my allergy meds stopped working, i had to go without any medication that entire time. i physically cannot force myself to wake up without getting enough sleep because my body is fragile and i will start experiencing severe & unbearable symptoms of my other disorders. these cannot be pushed through. i cannot even try.

the "best doctor" for circadian rhythm issues in my area — a major city, might i remind you — only takes patients during early morning hours. this is not a joke. despite the most common circadian rhythm disorder causing people to wake up late and fall asleep late, the guy who is the "best" for treating them doesn't see people after 11 am. it is easier for me to maintain a 'wake up at 3pm, fall asleep at 6am' schedule than a 'wake up at 3am, fall asleep at 6pm' schedule. i cannot see this doctor. when i briefly managed one appointment with his secretary, she just told me to set an alarm and fall asleep at the same time every day. that was all of her advice. like i have not tried that.

as far as i'm aware, there is a single medicine approved to treat the condition i have. last time i checked, it costs something like three thousand US dollars a month. 6 times as much as my old heart meds, which were already very difficult to get covered, even with really good health insurance. the meds supposedly take months to even start working.

i had a delayed sleep wake rhythm my entire life and ran on very little sleep to get to school, to the point that i started uncontrollably falling asleep at school after my health issues started and necessitated more energy than my body had. my sleep cycle started moving forwards as it does now when i was sixteen. before i stopped attending, i would frequently attend school on 0 hours of sleep, get home, and fall asleep immediately.

the world is not built for people with circadian rhythm disorders. my sleep disorder makes functioning on a normative level impossible.

i NEED people without sleep disorders to stop treating this like it's some funky and low stakes thing to deal with. i am so tired of having people tell me they 'wish they could be nocturnal' or that they 'love staying up all night' when i tell them about my sleep disorder. you DO NOT want this, and this is VERY DIFFERENT from occasionally staying up late for fun. yes, being awake during nighttime hours can be freeing. it stops being freeing when you have no choice on the matter, have to be socially isolated for weeks on end, cannot reliably schedule doctors appointments, cannot attend school or work any job with specific hours, cannot maintain an eating schedule or a schedule for taking medication because you're never awake at normal times, etc etc etc.

and it's not as simple as taking melatonin. when i take melatonin it stops working after two uses and the times it does work i get at most 3 hours of non-restorative sleep and my sleep schedule either goes back to what it was before the next day or gets significantly worse much faster than it normally would. it's not as simple as not using screens. i've been in settings without screens for months and still had it happen. i've lied down for 8 hours trying to sleep and failed. there is no easy fix. this is how my body works.

yes it's a disability. no you don't want it. it's not a quirky character trait. think before you speak please.

a note: this is not intended to state that being otherwise disabled is not also a valid or genuine reason for dropping out of school. there's a good chance i would've had to drop out anyways, and i can't attend school now with how my symptoms have progressed, regardless of the sleep schedule. i wanted to illustrate how the combination of a sleep disorder and other chronic illness makes my life significantly more difficult and how it reduces my access to accommodations and care.

#n24 #n24swd #circadian rhythm #circadian rhythm disorder #sleep disorder #disability #✂️ #words

[tumbler-polls]

Anonymous prompt:

Can you please make a poll on the average amount of sleep per night? (>5-12+, with an option for “wildly varying sleep schedule”?) thanks!

#sleep schedule #circadian rhythm #undergrad #gradblr #phdblr #tumblr polls #tambler census

[simpsforscience]

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[toothpastecleric]

The sun starting to set at 3pm just is Not A Vibe, I’m going to hibernate goodbye

#shitpost #daylight savings #circadian rhythm #why is it so dark out so early now this shit is insane

[suzieb-fit]

Ugh. No sunrise hues this morning!

Kind of interesting to note that my mood seems to match. Yesterday was the same. A snow filled sky, then a cloud/rain filled one today.

But I'm still sitting in natural morning light. That's just going to stay as part of my routine now. It definitely gives me a boost when the sunrise is actually there to see!

Another shorter fast, but still within my 14-15 hour schedule.

Upper body strength before my now daily breakfast of peanuts and home made cappuccino. I'm definitely over the two hour caffeine delay after a very bad diabetes night.

Yesterday I had my free day. No workouts and no food/macro tracking. I decided to see how an evening bowl of porridge would affect me. I cut that out of my diet several weeks ago.

Well, it was very nice whilst eating it, but I felt sluggish and overloaded afterwards. And it definitely seemed to have a lot to do with a full night of very high blood sugars! I keep saying this, and this makes it even more obvious - lower carb is my friend.

This morning I feel tired, lacking any "oomph" and just.....Pfft.

So back to my usual way. I won't give in to Monday blues, lol.

#fitspo #fitspiration #fitblr #fitness #healthy living #health and fitness #fit #workout #fiton #suzieb-fit #circadian rhythm #type one diabetic #type 1 diabetic #type 1 diabetes #low carb #high blood sugar