stackyFACTSThe harder you force yourself to rest, the more your nervous system stays wildly awake. Hyper-focusing on sleeping triggers a hyper-arousal state, flooding your system with adrenaline. It is a spectacular biological irony where your desperate desire for rest guarantees you will stare at the ceiling.
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