Do you ever sleep?
Yes, but not in a traditional sense. I take catnaps, usually a couple of times per day.
My current working theory is that I may have fucked myself up, during my early years, by trying to force my body into a routine of sleep whoring at prescribed times, which never worked. Having a "normal" sleep routine has never fit me. Sure, I could pass out, just fine, with alcohol and get six or seven hours of sleep, everyday, and I did that every time I had a regular day job, but I don't drink alcohol anymore and I'm much stronger against stresses for lack of it. I am a problem drinker.
You know, there are two kinds of problem drinkers in this world, those who drink too much and those who drink too little. I drink too little, in the sense that I am very sensitive to alcohol, so a beer or two or three almost every night was a strong dose to me, and I did it regularly, over the years. Usually seven or eight within five or six hours (a big night out, for instsance ) is enough for me to pass out. I could never have kept up with the likes of Kevv or Dragonshagger, the Night Knight.
Following with my theory, it seems that my body clock ignores the sun to a large degree, or maybe fights it, and takes its own course. I think, that I have a roughly thirty two to thirty four hour cycle (really a drag trying to work a nine to five job) and during that time I need to get about six to eight hours of sleep, when I'm healthy, which sort of translates into about three, two or three hour naps. I can't ignore the sun, completely, though, because it's too loud to sleep through during the day.
Without drinking alcohol or taking some kind of powerful sleep drug, I have never gotten more that five hours straight sleep in my entire adult life. I used to try sleeping pills over and over, until I realized that my body was fighting them with enough adrenaline to give me the shakes. After giving up all that doctoring crap and letting nature rule, I have been much better off. Usually after three or four hours downtime, I'm good again for another twenty or so.
