Why am I able to nap no problem, but when it is time for bed I am wide awake? I’m not talking about me not being able to sleep because I took a nap. I mean I can take a nap whenever I want, i am always able to fall asleep no matter how much sleep I get, but when it’s actually time for bed I sit there wide awake for hours. Like right now it is 1:50am and I’m wide awake! I almost feel like I should start trying to trick my body into thinking l’m going to take a nap by sleeping with the light on at night.
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Think of your brain like a cat. During the day, it’ll curl up and nap in a sunbeam, on a keyboard, in a laundry basket. Literally wherever and whenever it feels like it. But when you actually want the cat to go to its cozy little bed at night, suddenly it’s doing parkour off the walls, meowing at ghosts, and acting like bedtime is a personal insult.
Your brain’s the same way. Naps? No problem. But when you expect it to sleep, when there’s pressure to perform, it rebels. It gets curious, alert, restless. So tricking it, by pretending it’s just a nap, maybe leaving a lamp or a tv on or skipping your usual “bedtime” routine might actually lull it into chilling out. This is why some people like to sleep with night lights, or white noise. You’re basically outsmarting your inner cat.