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I Always Fall Into a Deep Sleep Seconds Before My Alarm Goes Off
Like clockwork.
It finally happened.
I’m asleep.
Really asleep.
It took all night.
I tossed and turned, trying to get into that position in which I feel the most comfortable.
“It feels weird with my arm folded like this.”
“I need to tuck my toes under the blanket.”
“Maybe I should switch to the other side of the pillow.”
I kept trying to clear my mind of any thoughts.
“Can’t believe what’s happening in the news today.”
“I shouldn’t have eaten that cheese before bed.”
“When was the last time I went to the dentist?”
I tried my best to avoid the “countdown.”
You know the countdown.
When you keep checking your phone and calculating how many more hours and minutes you have till you have to wake up.
“If I fall asleep in the next ten minutes, that will give me six full hours…”
“I can still get five and a half hours if I…”
“What’s the least amount of hours of sleep a person can survive on? Let’s Google…
