Night Owl to the Max

I cannot sleep during the night.

I went to bed at one in the morning, got back up at five in the morning, and was still up until seven the next morning.

I'm so tired of being tired.
And definitely tired of sleeping all day.

It's making my head hurt. :/

Could this be a big factor to my increasing anxiety?

Just a personal opinion, but I think it could be. Because you also sound like your troubles in it is stressing you out (which who wouldn't be stressed out over it). I hope your sleeping schedule starts going well!

Oh, I'm so sorry! I'm having troubles similar with my sleep but probably because I'm getting "elderly" :-) Have you tried working for a week on setting a new schedule, making sure you get to bed the same time each night (and, hopefully, get up around the same time each morning)?

Yes, I've read that sleep can mess with anxiety. How long have you had this pattern? Have you tried to fix it and failed and/or talked to your doctor about it? I like this site:

http://www.sleepeducation.com/

I used to struggle with this too and tried everything other people suggested. In the end I realised worrying about it just made it worse so I decided to stop worrying about it and just go with the flow. I am a night owl, I can go for two days without sleep and then fall into bed and get a decent six or seven, sometimes ten hours sleep. Used to concern me a lot, especially when the kids were younger and there were schedules to keep. Not getting a decent sleep can be a sign to me that I’m not doing as well as I think I am but I refuse to worry about it and just sleep when I’m ready to fall into bed.

Setting a specific time that I go to bed stresses me out. I'm so worried about missing it or not being able to sleep once I lay down. It would keep me up longer, I think.

I'm planning to go with the flow, as Korin has suggested. And once things get settled out I'll start setting a bedtime.

So thank you both. Any and all advice is helpful. =)