OK, so I couldn't sleep tonight (morning now, I guess), and I'm wondering- I know from experience that going a long time with out sleep is bad for you (heck, the main reason I'm up now is because I start thinking I'm starting to have insomnia again and it's making me paranoid), but I'm wondering if I should just stay up now at like 2 in the morning (I have to get up at 5 either way), because trying to force myself to fall asleep is just making it worse... I guess my question is does anyone else start getting paranoid when you can't fall asleep right away? I really do so much that on some nights (like this one) I end up sleeping maybe half an hour in short 5-10 minute nap things until I either a.) Finally drift off (bit late for that now) or b.) get up. I mean, it's like I get so paranoid and upset about not being able to fall asleep that I literally make it that way (self-fulfilling prophecy?).

I'm sorry if this makes no sense, it's hard for me to explain myself because it doesn't always happen, it's just really upsetting to me when it does so I thought I might as well ask. The worst part of the whole thing is that I get thinking that I'm the only one that's ever had to go through a day on no sleep when that's simply not true... It's all argh, if you understand that feeling, haha.