Over the last few months I have developed an annoying problem.

I will go to sleep at the regular time, then wake up after 2 or 3 hours and not be able to to get back to sleep. I can barely function the next day.

Has anyone else gone through this?

This has happened to me beforre. the best thing to do is try and not get stressed about it or you will never get back to sleep. I still don't know why it happened, but my sleeping pattern did return to normal again after a while. I think it was just because I was so tired that I slept through the night again.

Welcome to my life Amanda. I have had this problem since the age of 9. Sometimes I can't get to sleep at all and just stay up the whole night, and other times I fall asleep fine at first and like you am up after an hour or two and can't go back to sleep.

I can understand if this problem occurs to someone who is 55 years old or more. For I believe that at around 55 a normal person's strength is declining. But for a nine year-old, it should be unsual, except if it runs in the family.