My family treats sleep like this individual thing but our rhythms affect everyone and nobody wants to admit it. When dad's insomnia kicks in, mom gets anxious, I stay up later to avoid the tension, and we're all tired but pretending it's separate.
More people experience this than they realize.
Sleep interdependence is being denied, creating secondary stress that compounds the original sleep disruption.
“Where Are You with Sleep as time relationship?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.