Hello AncientMelody: I'm an older person now & no longer working. But I've always been much like you. I've always needed allot of sleep to feel rested. When I was young, I could sleep for 10 to 12 hours straight... no problem. As I'm aging, getting anything resembling a decent night's sleep is becoming more-&-more of a challenge. I've pretty-much just come to the conclusion that this is the way it is. When I can't sleep, I get up & do walking meditation. I've actually come to enjoy this so much that, if I don't do it for a few nights, I start to miss it!