It's now 11:54pm. Been in bed since 10. Got to be up for work at 4:30 for a 6am start on an 8 hour shift, on my feet all day. Slept for about 2 hours last night. On an average night I'll struggle to fall asleep (like tonight), and usually wake up at least an hour before my alarm goes off. Most nights I get 3-4 hours sleep if I'm lucky. Work 5 days a week, operating machinery on not a lot of sleep. Some days I go to work having not slept at all since I clocked out the day before.

Been struggling with sleep issues for at least 8 years now. Tried the usual battery of remedies. Herbal. Medicinal. Alcohol. Illegal. Even zopiclone only makes me sleep for around 5 hours, & the docs here (UK) will only prescribe me a 10 day course once every 6 months.

FML

Update: it's now 6:05am. I'm now at work, & I didn't get any sleep last night.