[Alishia88]

I hope someone can tell me something about it...

It is very strange: When I am extremely tired, I tend to get very anxious and then I have a hard time falling asleep, as opposed to, I suppose, other people that tend to get very sleepy when tired and go to sleep easily.
Does anyone know this, knows why it happens and what can be done about it???

[Skeezyks]

Hello Alishia88: I don't really know anything about this in particular. But I do recall, some time ago, reading an article in our local newspaper that talked about how it is possible to become so tired that one has difficulty sleeping. So I presume that what you're experiencing isn't necessarily out of the ordinary.

I presume you're familiar with all of the recommendations that are typically made with regard to preparing for bedtime. That information is easily accessed on the internet. When I can't sleep I get up & do walking meditation walking slowly around-&-around throughout our dark & quiet home for an hour or even two occasionally. When I do finally go back to bed, I usually fall asleep.

[*Laurie*]

Yes, I understand being too tired, ending up 'tired/wired' and unable to sleep. What I do is make sure I don't get to the point at which I am so tired that I'm 'over-tired'...I go to bed at roughly the same time every night, and make sure I'm in bed before I am exhausted. In other words, as soon as I feel a little bit sleepy I go to bed.