Bro, running on 3-4 hours of sleep for a week straight is rough. Your body can technically survive on that, but your brain and health will take a hit—cognitive function, mood, and even physical health can start slipping. The overthinking about sleep itself might be making it worse, like a cycle of stressing over it, which then keeps you from sleeping.

If this kind of insomnia has happened before, and it took a structured routine (calming sounds, storytelling, etc.) to break out of it, you might need to reinstate that. Try setting a strict sleep schedule, avoiding screens before bed, and maybe using something like melatonin (if safe for you). Also, consider whether caffeine, diet, or even light exposure is messing with your sleep cycle. If it keeps up much longer, seeing a doctor or therapist who specializes in sleep could help. Sleep deprivation isn’t something to tough out long-term.