I don't want to go to sleep at night

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I can really relate. I get anxious at night and I used to have a problem with rapid heart beat which only made things worse. However, I have no problem with taking naps at all.

Yeah, I'm the same. But mine's more like I don't want to go to sleep because the time you're asleep passes without you noticing and then it's time for a new day, with all its inherent people-related stresses.
So I think it's because I find going into work stressful. Not my job as such - I love my job. Just the interpersonal aspects. So putting off going to sleep puts off going to work. Well, obviously not really but in terms of perceived time

Yes! I heard that I was doing a treatment and thought it was for anxiety, but it was for my sleep problems. I was really annoyed because I hate sleeping.

Yeah, I have this problem too. I have no issue with sleeping during the day but, at night, I feel like I need to stay up and do stuff. I don't know why but it's not helpful. I'm tired all of the time and recently started getting headaches every day. I don't feel anxious, just that I physically cannot turn my brain off. It's thinking TOO MUCH

Going to bed isn't enjoyable. You have to quit whatever you're doing and "shut-off". I understand completely.

For a lot of people, going to bed is enjoyable. So weird lol.

One thing I'm learning is that if I can force myself to get up early every day (at or before sunrise), then I change from dreading bed to looking forward to it. And my brain works sooooo much better.

Hope this helps. Early to bed, early to rise. It's true. But forcing yourself to rise early until it becomes a habit is difficult.

:O it's kinda surprising to see how many of you have the same feeling... it's also kinda reassuring.

It freaks me out a little that the answer from SamwiseGamgee is EXACTLY how I feel every night, with the headaches and the "bad places" and everything.

I've actually tried to take some pills from my medic to help me sleep, but to no avail

I have this issue too. It gets worse when I'm stressed - the last couple of months I had something very stressful hanging over me, and was struggling to get to bed before 8 a.m.; then I'd sleep until 4 or 5 p.m.

The night is so much calmer and quieter, nobody bothers me, and I mostly prefer the way the world looks after dark too.

Nonetheless, I'm hoping now the stressful thing is over I can get back to something a little less extreme, as a bit of sunlight occasionally would probably do me some good, and I do get frustrated by how difficult everyday things (like going shopping or maintaining reasonably quick e-mail contact with my clients) get when I'm completely off track.

Same here. But not because I can't sleep, I just don't like sleeping in general. Personally I think sleeping is a waste of time and I'd prefer doing something more constructive. I used to have terrible sleeping problems, I slept only for two hours, etc, and it was terrible. But as I get older, somehow I don't have that problem anymore. The only problem I have is that I hate sleeping and I would stay up as long as I can and then wake up the next day not feeling fully rested. Ugh.

I just plain prefer being awake at night. It's much more peaceful and quiet in the world.
If I am required to participate in the "normal" daytime schedule for any extended period, I start to get extremely depressed.
Daytime is so chaotic, it really bothers the hell out of me. Not to mention the sunlight really bothers me, I start to feel sick if I am out in direct sunlight too long.

Ditto on the executive dysfunction as a source of this problem for me.
I also don't like some of the senses like teeth brushing ( fluoride on my chin from paste dripping is so gross) and the idea I could be doing something more "fun" or "relaxing" than sleep. It's actually something I'm obsessing about that keeps me up online (usually).

I tried installing an online timer that shut down my computer use at a certain time. It worked a few days until I found a work-around.

I've made a checklist for the bathroom now on the mirror in sharpie - bare necessities to reduce cognitive load of remembering the chores (even if it makes me look a little crazy). It worked well the two days I used it. At least it's there if I need it.

Melatonin gummies help and timing medication better can also help.
I find I lack the ability to take sleeping pills in a timely manner so it ends up being too late. I've stopped calling it "laziness" because I'm not lazy - I work hard and have hyperfocus at times. Unfortunately, I feel badly about the times where ASD and depression seem to suck away my energy.

I don't pretend my late nights are productive - they could be - but are mostly focused on unwinding and feeling good. Shrug.

These days, I find that I wake up thinking about all the social obstacles that I face on a daily basis. I go for a pee and than I work on my art for 45 minutes and go back to bed. Sometimes after a nightmare, I stay up until I'm really tired and go back to bed. I have dreams that I'm living in different apartments other than my apartment that I'm used to. The furniture in my dreams is also different. It's not my own. There are also nights that there are thunderstorms. I lay awake in my bed listening to the thunder and watching the lightning.