Is this because of depression?

[cindyhelen]

Does anyone here have this same thing?

I tried to find a phrase that summed up everything, so I found this: I can not sleep and can not wake up.

My mom says I do not sleep because I'm on the computer. But this is not the point.

I get on the computer because I have no desire to sleep.

I almost always stay up until dawn.

Without eating anything.

But most times I stay up until dawn, and still lie awake until dawn the next day.

And do not feel sleepy.

Sometimes I get 29 hours without sleep, and still unwilling.

But for some reason I lie down, I sleep for 18, 19, 24 hours. And when I wake up, I'm still tired as if I had never slept. But do not feel hungry.

I do not ever feel hungry, I eat once a day, in the late afternoon. And it's always something like a sandwich. It satisfies me for the whole day.

Maybe even two days.

I know this is not normal. And even with my obesity, I know this might make me weak.

But I don't feel hungry, I can not push the food into me.

What is this?

[malign]

Cindy, it's very hard to say what is causing your sleep irregularities, especially since none of us here is a professional. Depression is certainly one possible cause, and although I've never experience precisely what you describe, I know that I had a lot of trouble getting to sleep when I was depressed.

The very long cycle you describe, the possibility that you're controlling food intake as well (at least sometimes), the ups as well as downs, could mean other things. There are far too many possibilities for someone to guess over the internet. And no matter what, you would want to rule out medical problems first.

So it seems like you need to talk to your doctor, and maybe ask them to talk to a specialist.