Sometimes I feel extremely tired, like my body just wants to shut down and rest.
But the moment I lie down, sleep doesn’t come.
It made me realize something…being tired doesn’t always mean being ready to sleep.
Physically, the body might be exhausted, but mentally, there’s still so much going on..Thoughts, stress, or just a constant sense of alertness we don’t even notice.
I used to think rest was simple, just close your eyes and sleep. But now it feels like rest is something deeper… something the mind also needs to agree to.
This “tired but awake” feeling is often seen in patterns related to insomnia, where the body asks for rest but the mind doesn’t slow down.
Maybe true rest isn’t just about stopping physically, but also about learning how to pause mentally.
Have you ever felt this? being completely tired, yet unable to sleep? What do you do in these situations?
MBH/PS