For many years I had insomnia. I was in a VERY busy job which was on the go all the while; I would either not go to sleep or would wake after a few hours - one night I thought 'Oh I'm awake again, but I didn't die last time' and didn't have problems after that.
In more recent years if I get a night when I am awake I read; listen to the radio; make a cuppa; doze. I believe that sleep should be taken when the brain requires it. 'experts' say to keep to a strict routine but I have never agreed with that. Babies sleep when they grow or when they are tired.
Humans are now kept to a strong regime of having to wake by the alarm clock, probably before we are 'ready' to wake - in order to keep our jobs, get the kids to school etc.. Instead of being able to have an afternoon kip if necessary we have to keep 'going'
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……. so our brains are often fighting sleep which impacts on the rest of Life.