> you will have a feeling as if your face is squished against the pillow
That’s an excellent description. I watch myself fall asleep occasionally and this is indeed the case. Sometimes it’s like I’m flattened entirely or squeezed into a point. Strangely it feels expansive instead of restrictive.
To be a bit more precise, to me it feels like a point that’s behind my face just rotates to the back, almost as if it is rolling in a jar affected by gravity.
The end state then feels closer to the pillow and I guess because the point was closer to the face it feels like face is squished.
That’s an excellent description. I watch myself fall asleep occasionally and this is indeed the case. Sometimes it’s like I’m flattened entirely or squeezed into a point. Strangely it feels expansive instead of restrictive.