No one is understanding the impact chronic sleep deprivation is having on my general wellbeing, physically and mentally. I function to the absolute minimal day to day, often not actually functioning by evening and my mind goes spiralling off down a very dark hole. My partner resents me because of the impatience and short fuse I've developed, the GP thinks I'm just depressed, and my family don't really seem to notice. I've tried explaining to people how I'm not coping but because I seem to be, the extent of how badly this is affecting me isn't being taken seriously at all.