I can completely relate. I'm starting to see some signs of mixed mood in myself, and lately, I'm up until 3 AM (or the other day even 5 AM). Naturally, it causes a lot of irritability and really throws off the next day and becomes a cycle.
I don't see my pdoc for a few more weeks, so I'm trying to see if maybe I can take some steps towards adjusting my sleep cycle. I talked to my therapist about this today, and she's trying to get me to take small behavioral steps. For instance, turning off electronics at a certain time, taking certain medications earlier each night, etc.
The struggle though is that my racing thoughts and all the ideas in my head cannot be shut off, so it's easier said than done. All we can do is try our best, but definitely tell your pdoc if this continues.
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