If I have to work at 7 in the morning, I just lie in bed. Even if I wake up at 1:30 and know I won’t be able to fall back asleep, I just lie there. I have a bad habit of reading scary stories on Reddit and I’m also sort of scared of the dark. I’m too scared to leave my bed.

On the days I don’t work I take my 6AM meds when I wake up. Then I can usually fall back asleep until 7 or 8. I’ve tried taking my meds when I wake up really early on the days I have to work and then going back to sleep and it’s just been a disaster every time. I am too tired when my alarm goes off and I either can barely take a shower, pass out in the shower, or end up calling in or leaving work early due to exhaustion.