Hello John and sorry to hear about your recent difficulties with sleep. The key to recovery is to act as though your sleep hasn’t been disrupted. In other words, don’t try to compensate for the bad nights of sleep. Don’t go to bed earlier than normal, don’t nap during the day, don’t stay in bed later than normal, and don’t cancel plans or try to conserve energy.
If you trust your sleep system to get back on track by itself, I am confident it will do so. Sleep drive always wins — you will not be able to go without sleep indefinitely. Sleep will happen.
Remember that you have experienced seven months of good sleep. You know you are capable of sleep and so, in the grand scheme of things, this is a very minor setback. Concentrate your attention on all the good nights you had, don’t try forcing sleep or doing things like sleeping during the day, and I think your sleep will get back on track sooner rather than later.
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