I previously felt that I had overcome issues with hyperawareness when trying to fall asleep a few weeks ago, but the problem has recently returned.
Last night, I went to bed around 11pm feeling very exhausted after a long and demanding day at work. I expected to fall asleep quickly, but each time I began to drift off, I became aware of it and my brain seemed to “wake me up” again. It felt like a sudden awareness of falling asleep, almost like my mind was interrupting the process.
This cycle repeated many times, which made me feel increasingly stressed, especially as I knew I needed sleep for work the next day. I eventually fell asleep around 3–4am and woke up at 8am.
Today I feel a little tired but also oddly alert but not as bad as I thought I’d would
I’m concerned because this is a mental/awareness issue rather than a physical inability to sleep. I know I can fall asleep, but it feels like my brain is interrupting the process repeatedly. This also makes me worried about going to the doctors that if there’s anything they can actually give me since it’s all physiological
I would like advice on what might be causing this and whether there are strategies or treatments that could help get rid of the “I can feel myself falling asleep” and stop my brain from taking me out of the drifting off stage before sleep and making me non stop think about the whole day “will tonight be another sleepless night”