This is the issue that brought me to this forum to begin with...
I've been experiencing a really odd version of insomnia, and I'm not sure what's going on or how to best deal with it. Honestly, it sounds like a hypomanic episode to me, which is strange as I am not bipolar. Although I suppose it is possible to experience a single hypomanic episode and not be bipolar.

At any rate, I've been having this issue where I am fully functional and don't need sleep for my function. I'm still sleepy as in my eyes feel tired, but if i close them without sleep, I feel fine. I am fully energized and at work yesterday, my boss told me I looked better and more energized and worked better than I have in a month. He didn't know, but I'd only slept for an hour the night before work and 2 hours the night before that.

I spent the whole second half of the day attempting to sleep because I felt like I should and even though I was fully functional without sleep, my body must need it... I could only end up sleeping for one sleep cycle at a time, and it would take an hour to get to sleep... because I'm just simply not tired.

I'm explaining it as sleepy but not tired.... but I don't know... Because I do feel the sleepyness in my eyes. I have no vision problems with the sleepyness in my eyes as I often do... but I feel sleepy in my eyes. But I'm not tired at all.

Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any tips? Do I force myself to sleep or stay active? I really hate sleeping aids, I've never had positive experiences with them...