Juli, I went through a period of depression where I avoided sleep at all costs. I would stay up late every night doing everything I could to occupy myself until I was falling asleep standing up or working on my computer. I would sleep from about 3-6 am every night and be exhausted the next day. The lack of sleep further compounded my depression. It's a bad cycle. I had no prescribed drugs to take and not sure I would have anyway. I started working with a CBT counselor on my depression and just about the very first thing we worked on was sleep. Just kept chipping away at it and little by little I was able to take some sleep back. I found that grabbing a few minutes here and there during the day really helped. It was easier for me to nap for 30 minutes in the day than to get an extra 30 minutes at night. I gradually built up my total sleep and have been at 5-6 hours per night for close to a year now and only occasionally nap during the day. I consider that "good enough" to get by. My brain and memory function much better now that I get more sleep.

Maybe seeing a therapist for help with the sleep problem would give you some new ideas for solving it. (Although I did have some trauma, I don't believe this was linked to my sleep avoidance.)