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I keep trying to get back to a normal sleep routine, setting alarms and trying to stay awake until a reasonable time when that doesn't work and nothing is working.
It's too lonely to be up all night and sleep all day 😩 Today I woke up around 6. PM. So that's how my day is going.
Have you tried no coffee, no tea, no stimulants?
Make your bedroom dark, and without any distractions, no laptop, no phone, no TV, no music. Be consistent, we are training your subconscious that this room is for sleep.
When it's bed time, sleepy or not, lay in the bed with the lights off. Might be boring, but it's training your body.
You could pop a melatonin, but only a few times, don't want to train your body to not produce it yourself.
There is a tom Hanks quote I'm going to butcher.
Q: what do you do when you can't sleep?
A: wait