Why am I still awake

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When I struggle with sleep it’s more commonly waking after falling asleep and feeling wired or panicky even. Like my body will be exhausted but my brain is going nuts.

I usually try not to look at any screens, I get up out of bed and do something simple like drink some water then wash my cup. Then I go to the bathroom and lay back down. Sometimes it’s enough to kinda reset going to sleep. Other times I just have to wait it out.

I know it sounds silly but do you have a bedtime routine? Sometimes setting a routine where you have an unwinding time with no screens or stimulating things (doing something soothing) it helps ease you enough to relax and drift off

Quit daydreaming about mountains

No rest for the wicked

I've got a list of posts you can read until you drift off.

https://similarworlds.com/self/about-me/corvus-blackthorne/4681292-Good-news-everyone-The-galactic-government-has-stopped

https://similarworlds.com/outer-space/4682655-My-interstellar-vacation-begins-tomorrow-but-rest-assured-I

https://similarworlds.com/outer-space/4683594-The-first-day-of-my-vacation-did-not-go-as-planned

https://similarworlds.com/outer-space/4683672-The-view-from-my-hotel-room-is-even-more-beautiful-after

https://similarworlds.com/self/about-me/corvus-blackthorne/4683845-I-think-perhaps-the-pan-galactic-gargle-blaster-may-have

https://similarworlds.com/nature-outdoors/4684128-The-view-from-the-mountain-this-morning-was-absolutely

https://similarworlds.com/outer-space/4684643-My-first-destination-today-was-a-disappointment-for-the-most

https://similarworlds.com/outer-space/4685131-I-grow-weary-of-Ursa-Minor-Beta-and-so-my-journey-continues

https://similarworlds.com/outer-space/4685290-Planet-Hollywood-Orion-is-everything-I-hoped-it-would-be

https://similarworlds.com/outer-space/4685544-The-Rigel-system-is-the-first-destination-on-my-journey