Why is it so hard to fall asleep at night, yet I can easily go to sleep as soon as I come home from work at 5pm

I really hate this.
Feeling tired all the time

Edited to add, I did not take a nap today.
Simply saying it's easier to fall asleep at 5pm than at 9 or 10pm

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SethGreene531 · M

I'd be the same way after work; but bright eyed come bedtime.
This was also the period when the stress of the coming workday began and you're awake till 1 AM.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@SethGreene531 yea, I'm starting to combat this by taking a bath vs a shower at night. I always knew that they are supposed to be soothing but I just learned that when you take a bath and sit in the hot/warm water, it raises your body temp, then as you lay in bed, it comes down to a more optimal temp for sleep, so you fall asleep faster.
Had to Google how to fall asleep faster 🥴

SethGreene531 · M

@iamnikki Interesting, that explains why a shower never seemed to work for me. It energized, rather than soothed.
You'd think one was effective as the other.
Yea, the ways the body gets into a rhythm for sleep are surprising; and go far beyond a glass of warm milk and soft lighting.
According to google, everything I've been doing is wrong 🤦‍♂️ 🛏️

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@SethGreene531 yea showers are soothing to me too but are refreshing as well.
The human body is amazing though. Amazingly complicated