It's a skill. Babies go through this phase where they're too tired to sleep, and can't sleep because they're tired. You often have to force them to sleep early.
But as the adult, nobody's there to force you to sleep, and you can hit this point where you're tired but don't want to sleep.
One trick is just to wake up extra early. It will feel terrible for one day. You can make do with a midday nap, even 10 minutes works. Your 2 AM bedtime will move back to 11 PM automatically. Every now and then instead of waking at 5, you can 'oversleep' to 7 AM, giving you a good night's rest, and more control over your sleeping time.
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Yeah, it's common.
It's a skill. Babies go through this phase where they're too tired to sleep, and can't sleep because they're tired. You often have to force them to sleep early.
But as the adult, nobody's there to force you to sleep, and you can hit this point where you're tired but don't want to sleep.
One trick is just to wake up extra early. It will feel terrible for one day. You can make do with a midday nap, even 10 minutes works. Your 2 AM bedtime will move back to 11 PM automatically. Every now and then instead of waking at 5, you can 'oversleep' to 7 AM, giving you a good night's rest, and more control over your sleeping time.