To this morning, I struggle to fall asleep unless I have a sizable Heating and A/C device nearby.
It’s a gift and a curse being a deep sleeper. I know plenty of people who have a really difficult time falling asleep or staying asleep every evening. I absolutely wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy because it sounds bad to me. At the same time, I do not think that people understand how hard it can be when you chronically fall asleep and cannot be stirred. Apparently, I am the sort of guy who can be literally shaken without ever waking up, but my bigger concern is how entirely I can fall asleep as long as I’m in the right air conditions. Literally. Since I was a kid, I have constantly slept in the room that was closest to the central cooling system. I remember several overheated and humid summer time evenings when I would lie in my bed and listen to the a/c unit turn on and off until I fell asleep. Apparently, this association between sleep and a/c effectively rooted itself in my brain and body. To this morning, I struggle to fall asleep unless I have a sizable Heating and A/C device nearby. The background sound that it provides instantly lulls me into a deep and restful slumber. The only issue is, I cannot turn off my sleep response when I hear a central Heating and A/C system chugging along in the background. The moment that I get cabin each morning, I’m almost guaranteed to pass out on the couch when the AC system kicks into gear! For the rest of the evening, my family cannot seem to wake me up… Unless they turn off the central cooling system and torture themselves with overheated indoor air.