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Going to bed, is it hard?

Stuart333

I saw something on YouTube from Mom on the spectrum a couple of days ago saying going to bed was hard as it represents a transition. I hadn't thought of it in those terms.

It struck home as I have wondered why I spend hours sitting in my chair thinking I ought to go bed and not doing it.

Do others do this?

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  • Stuart333 said:
    I have wondered why I spend hours sitting in my chair thinking I ought to go bed and not doing it.

    I find that having something worth going to bed for can make a lot of difference.

    I keep some particularly nostalgic books in my bedside table and after I've showered, brushed teeth etc I like to snuggle down and escape a bit to some favourite childhood memories.

    In the colder days I use an electric blanket (no central heating where I live) so I have a snug bed to slip into - delicious.

    I've seen me going to bed at 7pm some days just for this.

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  • Stuart333 said:
    I have wondered why I spend hours sitting in my chair thinking I ought to go bed and not doing it.

    I find that having something worth going to bed for can make a lot of difference.

    I keep some particularly nostalgic books in my bedside table and after I've showered, brushed teeth etc I like to snuggle down and escape a bit to some favourite childhood memories.

    In the colder days I use an electric blanket (no central heating where I live) so I have a snug bed to slip into - delicious.

    I've seen me going to bed at 7pm some days just for this.

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  • in reply to Iain

    This is where I find my procrastination for the transition interesting because I like to read, particularly before I go to sleep. But I often find I've procrastinated about going to bed for so long, I'm exhausted by the time I do and too tired to concentrate on a book. The brain is an interesting thing. Procrastinating even when you want to do something.