do not like daylight

I have been a severe bipolar since onset of 14yrs of age.
I am now 62yrs and I do not like daytime and the sun, I prefer evenings and come alive when the sun goes down and I feel better. I work evenings and nights for one of this reasons. Is their any connection of this being related to bipolar? I also have ADHD from childhood but it was not diagnosed till now from everyone just seeing me as the "diseased" bipolar. Thats how it feels. Does anyone know about this? Thank you
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I don't have bipolar Happy Turtle but I swear given the opportunity I could live my whole life through the night time and sleep all day...I am most productive at night and in the day well I just don't function that well....especially before midday!!! Anyway I have always felt I don't fit mainstream life...and always annoyed that people want to run life in the day time LOL (how inconveinient!!)...since I have a young child I can forget any idea of night work or being left alone during the day ha ha... so I don't know if there is a link with bipolar....but interesting question. Oh by the way I want to go back in time and slap anyone made you feel bad years ago....how judgemental and unfeeling!!! Shame on them. If only they knew how strong people living with bipolar are they would eat their words.

thank you 2frogs for responding. No body has tried to make me feel guilty, it just has been a long haul and I am in the medical profession and people have come up to me (other nurses) and have said, "have you heard that so and so is a maniac depressive? I have just stayed calm and looked ignorant and said "O really, what does that mean? Then I have to listen to what they think it means. Yes, my family has frequently reminded me of my bad decisions over the years and when I did that etc. I was on ssd for it for 14 yrs, then I took myself off of it because I wanted my self esteem back and wanted to desperately work again. That has been very difficult, but I now know why, and it has everything to do with ADHD. When I learned that, all the pieces fell in together. Am still learning. Thank you

Hi Beagle Eyes! I have Bipolar 1 and I find that it does me a lot of good to get out into the sun daily. I usually go for a quick walk. Being in the sun definitely improves my mood. When it's overcast and cloudy it makes me feel a bit down. So, I operate well during the day and enjoy my sleep at night. This is how I feel about it.