[hinkley]

Chronically tired people with ADHD or on the spectrum are kind of ticking time bombs. I can’t imaging telling them to intentionally get less sleep.

Tied to the buzzing you mentioned, another model of insomnia that is tied to this is intrusive thoughts. They don’t have to be dark to keep you awake, and even a little dark can lead to spiraling. I knew people who would stay up late doing things like play video games and the pattern there was staying awake until exhausted and falling to sleep five minutes after their head hit the pillow.

You could say they were addicted to video games but they were really doing anything they could to stay out of their own heads.