I'm a life long insomniac which got me into working in neurotech/sleeptech about 5 years ago. People talk about CBT-I, sleep anxiety, etc etc. From what I've

I'm a life long insomniac which got me into working in neurotech/sleeptech about 5 years ago. People talk about CBT-I, sleep anxiety, etc etc. From what I've found, this may be great for people with transient insomnia, where the stress is the cause of the insomnia. The key for these people is often the CBT, which helps the I, not that the CBT is to treat the I. I've come to asking chronic insomniacs "is there something you like about being awake in the middle of the night", and I've had many responses such as "it's my time to think", "I know I should be sleeping, but my mind is enjoying the peacefulness". I'm not a very stressed person, and I can meditate in the middle of the night, and yet still be awake.