I can not for the life of me stay awake and alert in class, because my body will not go to sleep until after 4 am. please would some dear experienced vamp tell me this is just a phase

i have the exact same problem...

it sucks...i mean i love the night and i absolutely dread school but still i hate getting in trouble its not my fault that they are so boring when its interesting i can at least will myself to try to stay awake...

precisely my point, but the thing is they dont tend to see it my way. They usually think i was out partying or something, i mean give me break partying seven days a week id be dead by now

i know then they start giving me bad looks its annoying...

I would dearly love to oblige you ladies, but I'm afraid I can be of no help or comfort to you.
I am rarely if ever in bed and asleep before 4am, and if I could it would be later and I would stay in bed until well past lunch time, (although of course that isn't possible, which is a great shame, lol).
I have never needed much night sleep, relying much more on day time naps, and have always been like this, so if it is a phase for me it's taking me a long time to grow out of it.

maybe they are jealous because they can't party 7 days and still look good when they are done.

Would catnapping in breaks then exercising after college help.
I have heard several people say that not sleeping can be helped by exercise. Apparently raising your fitness and the way you use the energy you take (food not prana) can help you sleep better and raises your metabolic rate so you get less tired overall.

Obviously I don't know how fit you are but I thought it might help to mention it.
I sleep like the dead at night but then I am extremely active because of my job.
Mind you I daren't fall asleep during the day. I would probably get munched on by a passing mountain goat
Wild

Another cat napping light sleeper here.

I am not sure if the light sleeping at night causes the need for cat napping, or if the cat napping is the reason I don't sleep at night, and it's been like this for so long I can't remember which came first.

I nearly always sleep very well, and get around 7-8 hours most nights.

I don't do cat napping, even at the weekends, and I've never taken sleeping pills or anything.

i've always had sleep issues. my body wont let me sleep even when im tired until like 4 am or at least 3...and i always sleep in the day time...i cant help it!

I never feel up to exercising when I get home after a busy day Wild.
It's as much as I can do to drag myself home, throw some beans on some burnt toast and flop into bed to get my nap in before I go out partying into the small hours of morning.
Ahh it's such a hard life.
Can you remember that far back?

My body falls sleep in lumps... one minute I am talking and the next it's sound asleep and won't wake up.
I am alright but the body is just absent. then I stay awake till late and wake up early.
Sometimes I stay awake all day and sometimes I don't.
Psi feeding and eating properly help a lot though.

Zygo

PS no I can't remember that far back Obsidian. the parties I went to were wholly unmemorable for the most part.

I am a world champion cat napper. I can curl up and sleep anytime of day, but that doesn't usually stop me from sleeping about 6 - 7 hours each night.
I am usually alert at other times, I don't wander around yawning all day or anything like that, but I could still fall asleep anytime I want, and I love cuddling under a fluffy blanket and just dozing.
I think that even though I'm not a completely lazy person, I may have quite a lazy personality.

Maybe it will just be a phase for you Serenity. I've got my finger's crossed for you.

Darkness.

well ive been taking cat naps after school its been working pretty well