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It's hard to sleep when hypomania or mania kick in that's for sure @Jenn4 @Bunniekins   I have bipolar 1.

I resort to the 'sleep hygeine' guidelines that you can google, but when that doesn't work all I can suggest is finding quiet activities that don't disturb the sleepers nearby and intersperse them with periods of lying down in the dark and doing breathing exercises such as counting my breath, slowing it down and sometimes using a mantra or visualization.  A sleep doctor once told me that doing this is almost as good for us as actual sleep.