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Once I've been through the recommended deep breathing exercises, I lay still for as long as possible, and then, if I've not fallen asleep, I get up, turn on the computer and do something mindless in Minecraft until I'm tired. I might watch videos online. I have Redshift installed which reddens the screen at night, so I don't get too much blue light.
It usually takes an hour or three and then I'm ready to try sleeping again.
Or at least, that was the case until I got on new medication which helps with falling and staying asleep. Now, if I do wake up with mind spinning, it's usually three or four hours before I get up anyway, so I do all the above but don't go back to bed at the end of it. I just have something for breakfast and then carry on a normal day.
I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I've felt the need for a depression nap since I've been on them. Doesn't mean my depression is cured, but I'm almost never tired enough during the day to want to take one.