I have the same. I need 7.30 a night, if I get more than that, I have trouble sleeping the next night, and feel terrible the next day. For a long time I was in

I have the same. I need 7.30 a night, if I get more than that, I have trouble sleeping the next night, and feel terrible the next day. For a long time I was in a cycle of trying to get to bed early because I was so tired, not sleeping well, thoughts bouncing around my head, repeating ad nauseam. I eventually found a course[1] that went through a 'sleep restriction' cycle, essentially limiting the amount of time you're allowed in bed to the actual amount of time you're asleep, according to rough measurements through an app or whatever. For me this started at 5.30 hours. It was dreadful, but each week you spent 90%+ of the time actually in bed asleep, you could give yourself another 15 minutes. Eventually I settled on 7.30 as the amount of time I needed. I now have the occasional bad night, but I don't sweat it, and stick to 7.30 hours in bed each and every night on strict hours. It's transformed my life from the insomnia I had before. 1: https://www.sleepio.com/ https://www.sleepio.com/