Insomnia: Can't shift bedtime

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I've had chronic insomnia for about twenty years. Usually I get no more than five or six hours of sleep each night.

Lately, my insomnia has been worse because I cannot shift my bedtime. I will lie awake all night if I go to bed before about 2 AM. So I have to wait until 2 AM, but then I get little sleep because I wake up early no matter how late I go to bed.

Has anyone had experience with managing inflexible sleep times? I've already tried several prescription sleep medications and melatonin; either they don't work or the side effects are awful.

Have you tried valerian root?

No, but maybe I'll have it with the CBD+CBN I'm planning to try. My insomnia is so intense that I don't expect a mere herb to help me sleep.

Idk about that, but for some people 5 - 6 hours sleep seems to work

I never have had that problem, and i enjoy sleeping
if there's unrest, usually i concentrate on breathing and drift off easily
White or more noise doesn't bother me (music band repetitions is quite calming as well)
When i grew up there was lots of unintermittent industrial noise going on, maybe that's a reason to that!

D. daughter has that too, i can't really relate, be more active at daytime, hmmm, idk its hard too empathize with
people who rather get up after noon, i can't relate, it's weird

Instant sleep, this herb does it: common hop
don't go the processed alimedication way though, find some real dried hops

strange engl wiki*, shift to eg, french or german for medical use
(*how does "a wolf strangle a sheep"? this is lunacy in language)

Valerian root is a chemical relative to prescription benzodiazepine like Valium. The fact it is in a weakened form and has a strong taste make it legal for over the counter purchases. If you know a chemist, they would probably know how to refine it into pure benzos.