How do we not pavlov ourselves by doing the same sequence of actions often?

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For example, we brush our teeth every night, then go to bed with the intention to sleep. How does our brain not connect brush teeth -> go to bed -> close eyes with the intention of sleeping?

I’ve been struggling to fall asleep for almost a week now, and it takes me a good hour or so to actually fall asleep.

Is it impossible for our brain to pavlov itself, or is this just another question that I came up with while struggling to fall asleep?

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Because if you are honest, maybe you don’t actually do that sequence of events 90-95% of the time.

More than likely, in some days, you forget to brush your teeth or do something else between those 3 events. so it is never “brush teeth -> go to bed -> close eyes.” it is more like:

brush teeth ->(use PC offline/watch tv/go to the internet/etc.) -> go to bed -> (masturbate/use your phone/think about your life/remember something last minute like not closing the bathroom light/etc) -> close eyes -> (remember some other shit so open your eyes again…)

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