The night starts with good intentions.
You tell yourself: “Tonight I’ll sleep earlier.”
So you get into bed at 11 PM. The lights are off. The room is quiet. You are tired enough to want sleep, but not sleepy enough to actually fall asleep.
Then the waiting starts. You turn over. You check the time. You try not to think. But the harder you try, the more awake you feel.
Then, almost like a switch flips, sleep finally comes around 2 AM.
Maybe it’s timing.
Because if you sleep fine when you are allowed to sleep late, the story may be different. You may not be “broken.” Your body may simply be running on a later clock.