Episode Details

Why will your body not let you fall asleep? Because it is checking you are safe. Sleep evolved to happen in a cave, and your bedroom has to convince it.

I could not function, could not think straight, and the drinking each night made it worse. The survival mechanism will not stand down until the room feels safe. So drop the temperature. And go to bed when you are actually ready to sleep, not before, because lying there awake teaches your body that bed is where you lie awake.

One thing to try: Cool the room and only get in when you are genuinely ready to sleep. Not before.

In this episode

• (0:08) Why can I not fall asleep, and what was going on for me
• (2:44) Not functioning, and drinking each night for comfort
• (4:53) The survival mechanism that has to be overridden
• (7:44) Making the cave, and making it feel safe
• (9:56) Go to bed when you are ready to sleep, not before
• (12:05) Not worrying about the mind yet. Just the body

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