I think I have a sleep disorder

You probably have to retrain your internal clock. Rather than allowing yourself to sleep until 1 pm, set an alarm and force yourself to get up a half-hour earlier each day until you're waking up at 8 or 9 am. The earlier you wake up, the easier it will be for you to fall asleep at night at an earlier time. The first few days you'll be exhausted. Don't give in to it, keep waking up and making yourself get out of bed. Don't take naps during the day, make yourself stay awake until bed time.

If you drink a lot of caffeine during the day, cut back on it at least until you've retrained your sleep patterns.

You might also look into getting tested to see if you have sleep apnea. Some of the things you describe are symptoms of that. If you do, it is easily treated.

I am working through the same issue. I lay in bed unable to sleep sometimes all night. The next day I am exhausted and I sleep but wake several times. I would have said that I could not be stressed nor do I find any specific thing keeping me awake. I watched some TED videos that were very informative - Dr. Alan Watkins - Being Brilliant Every Single Day (Part 1) and Part 2. In the last three days I have worked on my mental state and my sleeping patterns are improving. Not being able to sleep is a very challenging thing. Hopefully, the videos will help you as well.

Thanks, everyone for answering, I will try what you guys suggested and Butrflynet, I do not have sleep apnea, I've already been tested, but I might look into retesting if nothing else works

I have been drinking alot of mountain dew, which has alot of caffine in it, I'll try cutting back on that and see if it helps

Jane the Mentalist's idea: Count breaths, it distracts. With his ultra-simplistic scheme: 1, inhale; 2, exhale; 1, inhale, etc

I like six myself: 1, inhale; 2 exhale;……5 inhale; 6, exhale. Now take one deep no-count breath. All sorts of variations are okay; Then eg: 7, inhale; 8 exhale, etc

Or: A, inhale; B, exhale; C, inhale;…..etc

Even: alpha, inhale; beta, exhale…..
Jan, inhale; Feb, exhale

Etc ad infinitum


Important: Each time you wake go get a drink and pee

Usually, Sleeplessness is caused due to various reasons such as stress, bad food habit, etc.,. Too much of sleep during the day time can make you go insomniac at night. Consumption of sleeping pills might put you to sleep for a while, but in the long run it will eventually spoil your health. Several studies have been conducted to find a natural remedy for insomnia, one of that is using nutmeg. Powdered nutmeg in milk or hot water can relax the nerves and induces peaceful sleep in a natural way.

Stay Healthy! Stay Happy!