I am now one full week into the worst insomnia of my life. It appears I can be tired at any time other than when attempting to sleep. If anyone has tips on dealing with this they’d be greatly appreciated.
@jon 😔 This sounds much worse than I've experienced, so I'm not sure I can offer anything you won't already know.
The best advice I got was not to beat yourself up when you can't sleep. Just accept it as an inevitability - if you let yourself think about how annoying being tired will be etc. then it just makes sleeping harder. I listen to podcasts and just lie there 🤷♀️
And I always tried to keep going through the day to keep a somewhat regular "sleep" rhythm, even if it's exhausting.
@hugh it has thankfully mostly passed now. Sleep cycle is still a bit screwed, but making sure I got some decent exercise and cutting back on caffeine has helped a lot. Winter always screws me over, during summer I’ll naturally want to go out for a walk in the evening most days, which just doesn’t happen when it’s dark and rainy.