u/Effective-Public-763

▲ 3 r/sleep

I can sleep perfectly fine at my friends house, but not mine.

I have always had trouble sleeping. I thought maybe it was the fact that their beds were just more comfortable, or that I get more tired since I'm hanging out with them. But it's always been like this. I go to a friends house or I have to sleep anywhere else but my bed and I'm asleep in seconds. But when I come back to my own room to sleep, I physically cannot. I'm either laying there for hours on end or I'm on my phone. It drives my mom crazy, and I'd like it if I didn't have to hear her complaining.

Extra info.

-I have severe depression, but I recently starting taking medication for it. I'm a month in.

-My own bed has memory foam and soft sheets

-It's harder to sleep without music, which I never go without.

-My house is old, so there is mold in my room.

-I do have anxiety, but it's mild and I'm able to manage it.

-I am not a morning person, I've always been a night owl but thats most likely because I can't sleep at night.

-I use a Squishmallow as a pillow (I always have and I usually take it to other people's house to sleep)

-I'm going to be honest, I am on my phone a lot.

-I don't get much physical activity in.

-I've told people I have no desire to fix my sleep schedule but it's mainly because I can't sleep anyways. But honestly it'd be nice to.

-My room honestly is always a mess.

It sounds like I pretty much know why I can't sleep, but I'd still like to hear what other people think, and why I am able to sleep so easily at someone else's house as opposed to my own.

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