I usually fall asleep around 22:30-23 and have to wake up around 6 for school. I’m a night person so I can’t really get to sleep before that. Also, the sound of my alarm is physically painful so I tend to be half-awake a while before it in anxious anticipation. High schoolers (I’m USian) need more sleep than most people, so I feel miserable on less than nine hours and deteriorate throughout the week. Idk how some people do it on even less sleep. My head buzzes and I can’t focus most of the time during the school day. On weekends I used to get 11-12 hours to make up for my sleep debt, but I haven’t been able to since daylight savings time. I can now barely get ten hours a lot of the time, leaving me tired enough to have a strong tendency to go on social media without much energy for else.
Any advice? I can provide more information if necessary.
The best recommendation for sleep hygiene for me was to stop all caffeine consumption after lunch. Caffeine can really mess with your ability to get restful sleep, even if you're technically sleeping, as can other substances that you're probably not taking (like alcohol, other stimulants, etc). Exercising is also good, but you have to find the most effective time of day for you.
I definitely struggled with sleep problems as a teenager (and adult), and I wasn't able to really fix it until well into my 20's.