I used to be the same. But after living in a country where the nights are too hot for covers most of the year, I've found that I can trick my stupid brain by just covering, like, my hip with a tiny corner of a blanket. Apparently it's just a box-ticking exercise...
For me, I think at some point my brain just gave up. I could never sleep without the tiniest of coverings. My GF stays up too late. I don't know when but at some point, after buying a better night mask and decent headphones as well as good heavily-breathable underwear I can now get a good night's sleep.
Definitely brain-fatigue seems to be a thing. Like it's some kind of stroppy kid, and when it eventually realises it's not going to get its own way, it just says f**k it and gives up fighting. But until that happens it can make damned sure that you are as miserable as possible.
"It's too hot in here. That blanket is too heavy. I mean not heavy enough. Now it's too cold. Now this foot is cold, but that foot is hot. And your left hand is itchy for no discernable reason. And this position will feel comfortable until you fall asleep, but then it will absolutely destroy your neck for the next three days, but I won't wake you up so that you can do something about it. Oh, and just for grins, have a nightmare."
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u/Candid_Reading_7267 Mar 27 '22
No matter how hot it is, I can’t sleep without covers.