Insomnia. Me too. Rx drugs were helping for a time. Then melatonin, valerian, magnesium glycinate.
Sleep deprivation can kill us, glacially, or instantly (distracted driving, car wrecks).
I'm sorry you're going through this, Vincent and Aishlynn.

'Try staying awake - try telling yourself you must not close your eyes, lest you fall asleep' - reverse psychology has worked for me a few times, but most of the time, no.