Sleeping during the day

Does anyone else have issues with insomnia at night, but manage to sleep ok either in the early morning hours (right around sunrise), or once the sun is up?
I used to be terrified to go to bed once it started getting dark, but it would only happen for a few weeks at a time, then I could sleep again for a few weeks. It always cane back. I never understood my fear til maybe 3 years ago...
Now that t and I are working more on the csa stuff, that fear is returning. Even if I can fall asleep when I go to bed, I wake up in about 3 hours and spend the rest of the night awake till close to sunrise. It feels safe to fall asleep then...
It's not so bad if I don't have to do anything that morning, but it really sucks when I have to get up again in an hour to go to work.

I have insomnia issues, period, but I relate to your feeling afraid. I don't feel safe to sleep at night if I'm alone. If I'm with my boyfriend, I feel safe.

If alone, I stay awake all night. Unfortunately, I cannot sleep during the day. I tend to not sleep for a couple of days if I'm alone and then I'll crash and sleep from exhaustion.

I'm sorry you're going through this. It must be so hard to go to work during times like that. (I'm disabled.). I hope you feel better soon.

Yes but I have to drug myself to sleep and my CSA took place outside the home and outside the family.

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That sounds painful... I guess sleeping during the day is better than not sleeping at all. I have my dogs around, and they help me feel safe during the day even if my wife isn't around. I think I'd be like you and not sleep at all if I didn't have at least them...

I'm on disability, but I'm trying to get back to working more. So far, it's ok if I only work about 16 hours a week. Any more than that for longer than a week or two and I fall apart. It's really frustrating... my t wanted me to try working full time again, but I just end up unable to function and crashing...

I used to take meds, but they either don't work at a lower dose, or knock me out for well over a 20 hours at a higher dose. There's only 1 thing I've found that will help me sleep, but it's not a sleep med...

I am committed to my 25mg of seroquel a night and 50mg if I need it which I might tonight as I had a brutal day. Caffeine to wake up . Had 12oz coffee today. Too much. Will try 8oz tomorrow .

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I to sleep better just before day break, during day, or late afternoon when it is just getting dark. I have meds to help me sleep though I don't take them unless I have to sleep to get up early the next day. Not sure if I can attribute any one thing to why this is. May be that I witness my grandfathers violent death in our home as a child, or that my father threatened to kill my mom and I as we slept, shift work, or a man breaking into my dorm room and touching me while I was asleep, the sleep apnea, or that my mind goes to traumatic memories while trying to rest to go to sleep. Just can't shut it down. It's for sure I could never work dayshift anywhere.
Even if I do get to sleep with or without meds I am up about every hour. Eventually it catches up with me and I may sleep 36 hours, just to get up and use the restroom. But even then I'm not rested. This also may have something to do with not going into REM sleep.
Have you had a sleep study?

I wish I could find meds to sleep that didn't mess me up for the whole next day. So far, there's only one thing that helps, but it's frowned-up.

I have not had a sleep study... I was supposed to get one several years ago, but chickened out. I have a hard enough time feeling safe enough to sleep at home, I wouldn't be able to sleep in a lab without heavy medication...

I can fall asleep, manage about 3 or 4 hours, then I wake up again. Sometimes I can falk back asleep, but most of the time I'm up for several hours until the sun starts to come up... I just can't shut my brain off in the middle of the night. Even though I know only my wife and animals are in the house with me, I tense at every noise.

I was thinking of investing in a weighted blanket. It was one of the only ways I could sleep at the hospital without then drugging me to a stupor. I just wish they were less expensive. I get that a lot of time and effort goes into making them, but it sucks to drop nearly $200 when you have very little disposable income.

Totally understand about lack of disposable income. I also hate the idea of drugs to sleep since I already have sleep apnea, really don't need anything else to suppress my breathing.
Shutting down the head is exactly what my problem is, but not sure why. My T said to try some relaxation exercises before bed, or the grounding exercise where you find so many things of a certain color, so many different smells, and even touch. That did help but I forget to do them.
Oh lawd, can't imagine a heavy blanket with my hot flashes. May spontaneously combust Gotta love hormones, not.