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Environmental inputs:

• Location: Room/bed
• Activity: Attempting sleep
• Context: 22 minutes post-first attempt

Thought emergence:

“It is a struggle”
“What’s my chance of success in online fitness?”

Biological cascade:

• Sleep state not achieved
• Probability calculation activated
• Success doubt emerged
• Struggle acknowledgment
• Cortisol likely elevated

Observable patterns:

• Stimulus: Bedtime + business uncertainty
• Response: Mind generating success calculations
• Similar to #163: Optimization Access Anxiety Before Sleep
• Pre-sleep = vulnerability window Immigration + economic precarity underlying

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