why can’t we just decide to go to sleep? like turn our brains off manually

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probably a really dumb question but think it’s messed up that in order to fall asleep we have to pretend we are until we trick our brains or something, why can’t we just do it? like flipping a switch?

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Its an evolutionary trick. The brain wont shut down until we are sure we are safe. Unfortunately real danger has been replaced with worry

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