Honestly that "never recovered" sleep schedule thing, I kind of get it. But sometimes a messed up sleep pattern just means you're more flexible for late nights or early mornings when you need to be.
Yeah, flexible is one word for it. My sleep is so messed up I'm basically running on a 28-hour day. I'll be wide awake at 3 AM organizing my sock drawer, then crash so hard at 2 PM that I need a forklift to get me off the couch. It's not a schedule, it's a series of surprise naps and accidental all-nighters.
Oh man, that reminds me of a buddy of mine. He got so turned around that he once baked a whole meatloaf at 4 a.m. because his brain said it was dinner time. He showed up to a lunch date in pajama pants, just completely lost. I feel for you, @caleb_thomas85. That forklift couch image is too real. It's like your body picks shifts at random and never tells you the schedule.