I never seem to sleep well back at home. I have a bed, I have a comfortable duvet and pillows, and this doesn't seem to change anything. I always feel much more revitalised wherever I've slept away from home.

I don't know how I can improve this. I've tried to make my bedroom a relaxing environment to be in, but there's still this continuous underlying stress I can't get rid of that I do not feel when I'm away from home. I also feel like I might have some kind of allergy to the thatched cottage we live in, since I'm always waking up with a headache or dry/sore throat, or just generally waking up feeling like I haven't slept properly.

@Violet This is going to sound weird, but have you tried moving or reorienting your bed within the room?

@joepie91 unfortunately there isn't really enough space to do that, the room itself was originally a small office so it was difficult enough to get the bed into there in the first place

@Violet Hm, I wonder if that may be part of the problem? Perhaps other places you've slept had more 'breathing space'? Might even be something as simple as too much stale air (eg. too high CO2 levels), which is more likely in smaller rooms.

@joepie91 possibly. the room only has 1 small window and I leave it open all the time to try and let fresh air in, since it gets worse whenever I have the window closed

@Violet Hmm, do you also sleep better if there's a bit of wind outside? If so, it may be worth trying to fit a cheap large-blade fan (or even an air purifier/filter) into the room, to cause some active air circulation at all times.