Stubborn clock
I have not had a proper night's sleep since the end of Daylight Savings Time. My body has refused to acknowledge the extra hour. Normally I sleep from about 11:30 to 6:00, maybe 7:00 on weekends, but since the time change I have woken up shortly after 5:00 every morning with few aberrations. Twice I have been sleepy enough to go to bed and fall asleep by 10:30; both times I woke up at 3:30. Napping is impossible. My brain will not shut off during the day unless I am physically ill.
The deficit is visible around my eyes. Mostly I have not felt exhausted or depressed, just tired, impatient and worried. When will this nonsense correct itself? Sometimes looking after my brain feels like a battle to subdue a hydra.