Not able to sleep in new places?
I have no idea why it happens. So don’t read this post
I have often heard people complain about how they cannot sleep in new places other than their regular bed or home. I am curious why that happens because it does not occur to me.
I can sleep anywhere. I have travelled to new locations and not once did I find it hard to get some shut-eye (I wrote shit eye first by mistake. I laughed.).
Perhaps there is something wrong with me (or something right?).
It has more to do with the anticipation the switch in location brings, than the change itself. People get too hung up on how it’s going to be different, how uncomfortable it will be, how it won’t be just right, that their brain fails to relax and stays awake to count all the ways it is correct.
I remember a recent incidence: I travelled to Hampi, Karnataka a few months ago. I walked and explored the beautiful historic town and came back to the guest house after dinner. I was exhausted. I lay down, and before I could even cocoon myself inside a blanket, I was fast asleep. I woke up momentarily in the middle of the night due to cold, pulled the blanket over me, and slept again. That’s how easy it is for me. I don’t have to be exhausted each time, though.
If you have this problem, you should ignore it and relax. It’s the best you can do to sleep. Our ancestors slept only when they were sure of their safety. You cannot sleep because you are making your brain think that there is some danger. There isn’t.
The worst that can happen is a monster residing under your bed will devour you in the new location.
