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How do people sleep on planes? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I can fall asleep almost anywhere. I routinely fall asleep in the break room at work. Once, I was helping a friend fix his car, and I fell asleep on his garage floor when he went inside to get water.

But in a hot metal tube tearing through the sky, with my neck all kinked? Get out of here, man.

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[โ€“] 58 points 3 years ago (5 children)

I am gonna be honest with you here. Some of us born with a gift, given directly from god. They can sleep, without thinking embarrassing memories, without using any medicine, without finding comfort itself. But you and I... and many others... we are not welcomed to this dream world of easy sleepers. We are not gifted.

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  • [โ€“] 13 points 3 years ago

    While many times it is a gift it is a curse if we suppose to be with someone. We go on a road trip? You barely close the door I am asleep. We ride buss I am asleep as soon as I sit down. Air plane I wake up 8 hours later. Hang out in bed I am gone.

    I have to fight to stay awake but that is in vain. I will lose the fight five minutes later.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I usually have trouble falling asleep and can't just take a nap in the afternoon - never could.

    But on a plane I'll be asleep minutes after the engines started and I'll happily sleep for hours through an entire flight. Something about the engine noise and movement of the cabin is very soothing to me. Same for trains, busses, cars.

    And yet I'll regularly lie in my bed awake desperately trying to fall asleep..

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  • [+] -7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Did you not read past the title? They literally state that he has no trouble falling asleep in situations that most would have trouble with and their only issue seems to be planes.

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