Because you went from being prone or partially prone in a comfy place to Doing Stuff, even if the stuff was brushing your teeth and getting ready for bed. You got up, you moved around, you probably thought about the next day, you at an alarm, you changed clothes, you brushed your teeth – all of those are signals for you to wake back up. Then instead of laying down and relaxing to TV or a book, you probably focused on Going To Sleep – without any of the wind down you had before you started drifting off on the couch.
This is slightly out of scope for eli5 – but if you run into this issue a lot, try changing into PJs and brushing your teeth and setting the alarm like an hour before actual bed time, and then hang out on the couch in your pj’s. When you get tired, you can just go straight to bed without any of the extra steps that wake you back up (other than moving around a bit)
This is why I make sure to be ready for bed (teeth brushed, skin care etc.) before getting in the recliner 😅 that way if I fall asleep there, I just go straight to bed
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Because you went from being prone or partially prone in a comfy place to Doing Stuff, even if the stuff was brushing your teeth and getting ready for bed. You got up, you moved around, you probably thought about the next day, you at an alarm, you changed clothes, you brushed your teeth – all of those are signals for you to wake back up. Then instead of laying down and relaxing to TV or a book, you probably focused on Going To Sleep – without any of the wind down you had before you started drifting off on the couch.
This is slightly out of scope for eli5 – but if you run into this issue a lot, try changing into PJs and brushing your teeth and setting the alarm like an hour before actual bed time, and then hang out on the couch in your pj’s. When you get tired, you can just go straight to bed without any of the extra steps that wake you back up (other than moving around a bit)
This is why I make sure to be ready for bed (teeth brushed, skin care etc.) before getting in the recliner 😅 that way if I fall asleep there, I just go straight to bed