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You are not alone, mb! I often find that when I wake up in the middle of the night – which usually happens 1.5-2 hours after falling asleep as well as a couple other times after that – I feel wide awake, both mind and body alert, even if I haven’t slept much the past few days. Staying up later as part of sleep restriction and taking an extra long wind-down period before sleep (about 2 hours) with no screens and relaxing activities like reading/listening to a meditation or sleep story to the point I’m about to nod off, has helped my body and mind feel less alert when I DO wake up in the middle of the night now.
If I wake up in the middle of the night and feel particularly energized, getting out of bed to read/listen to something relaxing for a while can help me bring back the drowsy feeling again. It’s taken about a month of consistent effort with this, but for struggling with insomnia for years the time trade-off seems worth it so far.
