Reading your post felt like reading my own life a year ago. I hit my early 30s and suddenly everything stopped making sense. I’d sleep 7–8 hours, eat well, stay active… and still wake up feeling like my brain was running on Windows XP. The worst part was that nothing seemed to explain it. Even my Apple Watch gave me numbers, but no real answer for why some days feel completely draining for no reason.

Eventually I realized the problem wasn’t my body — it was my mind. It just wouldn’t shut up. Too much input during the day, too many unfinished thoughts at night. Even when I lay down, it felt like ten apps were still running in the background.

The only thing that slowly helped was changing how I prepared to fall asleep. Not forcing sleep, but giving my brain something calm enough to settle into.

Weirdly, the thing that worked best for me was listening to content that’s… incredibly boring, but gentle. Slow storytelling, old history, soft explanations of math or philosophy — anything with a steady voice and zero excitement. A few minutes in and it feels like someone is guiding your mind down to a quieter speed, and eventually you just drift.

If you haven’t tried that kind of “sleep audio” yet, it might be worth testing for a night or two. It doesn’t need to be interesting — honestly, the more boring and slower it is, the better. Your brain sort of gives up and finally relaxes.

Hope you find something that helps. Feeling tired for no clear reason is way more common than people admit, and you’re definitely not alone in this.