TOP 5 THOUGHTS THAT KEEP YOU FROM FALLING ASLEEP

Michael Ganley
2 min readMar 2, 2021
Photo by Alexandra Gorn on Unsplash

We’ve all been there. Lying in bed, nodding off, just about ready to get a good night’s sleep. Then it happens. Your brain decides there’s one last thing it wants to say before bed.

Did you lock the door?

Maybe you did. Sure you did. You must have, you do it every night. Have you ever forgotten to lock the door? No, but you don’t actually remember doing it. You’re sure it’s locked….but what if it isn’t?

That fight from that time a while back

Ok, that fight was from like 10 years ago but you were right! You’re mad just thinking about it. This is dumb. It’s so long ago no one cares anymore. They for sure aren’t in bed thinking about it, so why should you? Right? Who cares? Grrrrr…..you are so mad right now!

What if your heart stops beating?

It’s quiet. As you lay in bed you can hear your own heartbeat. It’s relaxing. But what if it stops? Would that be the last thing that happens before you die? Would you hear your own heartbeat stop? Should you change positions in a way so you don’t feel your heartbeat no matter what? Wait…why can’t you hear it now?

Did that person like you?

Remember that time you were talking to that person? Were they hitting on you? Oh my god, they were hitting on you. How did you not see that? Ugh, you are so dumb.

Should you pee?

Sure, you have to go, but it’s so warm under these covers. Maybe you can fall asleep and go in the morning. You should go now, why is this even an argument? But you’re in your perfect position. Do you know how hard it is to find your perfect position?

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