Why I fall asleep in my chair, and why I wake up exhausted at 2am
Many adults are puzzled by a frustrating pattern: falling asleep unintentionally in front of the television, waking later cold and uncomfortable, then lying awake for hours once back in bed.
“I am in my early 50’s and I get off to sleep in my chair in front of the TV every night. I live alone so there is no-one to wake me. When I do wake up at about 2 am I am cold and then when I get into bed I can’t get back to sleep for maybe 2 or 3 hours. I never plan to fall asleep in the chair – it just happens." Rob Many adults are puzzled by a frustrating pattern: falling asleep unintentionally in front of the television, waking later cold and uncomfortable, then lying awake for hours once back in bed. This is not a failure of willpower, it’s biology. Your body clock releases melatonin, the