Do you fall asleep easily?
By steney
@steney (1418)
Philippines
May 29, 2007 12:21pm CST
Are you the type who falls asleep one minute after hitting the sheets, or while sitting on a chair watching TV? Or maybe the type who spends half the night tossing and turning, messing up the bed, doing special rituals before finally dozing off? Sometimes I can't sleep easily even without the lights on and just the lamp turned on. I'm just lying there with eyes open wide, with thoughts running in circles. There is an old saying that maybe someone is thinking of you that particular night. Sweet. But then again, maybe it's just the steak you had at dinner that's having trouble being digested in your tummy.
How about you? Do you have trouble sleeping or do you sleep like a baby?
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65 responses
@gwenmari1029 (1481)
• Philippines
30 May 07
i sleep like a baby :) most of the time but when i get interrupted in the middle of the night, i alreay have troubles sleeping again. i think i sleep really straight at night because of my schedule. i wake up at around 6-6:30 and my day begins right away. i don't have any idle moments during the day so i get tired. i have a routine that i should be in bed by 1030 to maximize my sleeping time. when i have to go home late, like during saturdays, i sleep a little longer to compensate for my late sleeping time.
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
30 May 07
i envy people like you. i hope that someday i will be able to enjoy these good sleeping hours at night. that 8 straight hours of good sleep is something which i have not experienced yet. as far as i can remember, a good 5 hours straight sleep is rare but it happens sometimes. these the the days when i will feel excellently good and up about.
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@sassybratky (872)
• United States
29 May 07
used to i could lay down and have no problem sleeping at all..at any time day or night i loved naps lol...about 3 yrs ago when my dad first got sick and then later after we lost him seems like sleep is almost a fantasy for me anymore..i stay awake until i cant stand myself then try to sleep for a hour or so at a time if i manage that long...so somedays i stay awake for 30-35 hours and others i am sleep by 7pm and up at 11pm ..maybe one day i will get straghtened out again
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
29 May 07
sorry about what happened to your dad. it has been 3 years ago but you still bad about it that's why you still can't sleep enough. i hope one day, you can get back into healthy sleeping habits.
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@steney (1418)
• Philippines
30 May 07
It must really be hard for you. I had a hard time sleeping too when I lost my uncle to cancer 15 years ago. It's hard to cope, but then I'm sure wherever your dad is today, he wants you to be at peace and rest both your mind and body so as not to put your health at risk. I hope you get back to your usual sleeping habit the soonest. Goodluck and take care. :)
@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
24 Jun 07
Before it was my problem I can hardly get sleep that was when I have more stress and I can't manage my emotions when there's a quite problem that really bothered me. But now since I already know how to cope up with my stress and I can esially manage my feelings anout problem I can say it is really a nice relief to me coz I can easily sleep now even the tv is on.
@321633wy (1795)
• United States
29 May 07
I have no probem to fall in sleep unless it's too noisy.It dooes not bother me even the light is on for the entire night.It won't take to long for me to fall in sleep .
It's true if you having your dinner too late at eight or nine o'clock will lead to difficulty to fall in sleep due to the undigested foods in your stomach .Thefore i always try to eat before seven to avoid from this problem .
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@stribijev (229)
• Poland
30 May 07
It's just the same with me! And I live next to a cross-roads, and it's very noisy when a tram or a bus brakes before the red light!
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@11BIGATOM11 (196)
• Australia
24 Jun 07
Yes when i am tired it takes me less than 5 minutes to fall asleep. However, there are times where it takes hours before i doze of.
Usually it takes me from 15-30 minutes to fall asleep
@xbrendax (2662)
• United States
30 May 07
I always fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow and NEVER fell asleep doing anything else, however two nights ago while being on the computer, I fell asleep on the keyboard and had square key imprints on my nose, that hurt! I guess I was more tired then I thought! Ha ha ha ha!
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@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
24 Jun 07
I take forever to fall asleep. Sometimes I spend hours lying there waiting for something to happen. Usually, it takes well over an hour, maybe two to finally drift off. Other nights, during those extreme cases, it takes forever to finally fall asleep. Sometimes I even have problems staying asleep.
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@Killamurk07 (67)
• United States
30 May 07
Umm well I do but I wake up easy too..I like that just in case someone is breaking into my moma house
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@charms88 (7538)
• Philippines
12 Jun 07
I can't remember the last time when I have a long and peaceful sleep. It feels like ages, LOL! Since having my two little girls, sleep always delude me. I tend to exhaust my mind and body before hitting the bed.
I'm a night owl. My sleeping schedule is very erratic too. No specific time really. I have this unusual habit of napping when I'm staying in the car while someone is driving for me.
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@steney (1418)
• Philippines
12 Jun 07
My five year old daughter sleeps with me and I can't make her sleep when she knows I'll be staying a little bit late. So she often sleeps the same time as me. I have to train her to sleep early again as classes will soon start and it's really hard to wake her up!
@nielcdg (709)
• Philippines
11 Jun 07
Sleep is my greatest weakness and frustration, I can never fall asleep quickly I would sometimes be just half asleep and toss and turn all night. This is detrimental for my job sometimes since I am a teacher. I want to sleep quickly so even if Im sleepy I dont take coffee which keeps me away for two days straight.
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@miaolin (397)
• China
30 May 07
It depends on.Not every day I fall asleep easily.If I'm so tired that day,I will be easy to fall asleep;but if I'm so activity that day,falling asleep is so misable to me.Just the same as you,when I can't fall asleep,my thoughts are running in circles.But usually,I take advertage of this time to make some plan of future or think of some important things.I don't command this way to you because it will make you not fall asleep for all night possiblly.If I drink coffee at that night,the situation will be more terrible.So sorry,I have no effective solution to this problem.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
30 May 07
i take a lot of time to sleep and i will have to have lights off and proper silence. however, best way is to read a book and i get to sleep wthout even knowing.
this is how it works for me everytime.
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@beaniegdi (1964)
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30 May 07
I fall asleep vey easily although when I was youngerI would be awake for easily an hour before I dropped off to sleep. When I go to bed I plan what I am going to do the next day and make a note of it, then I read a book for about 10 minutes, then I have some tapes, self hypnosis tapes, that I listen to as I am falling asleep.
@zizzie_joyce (65)
• Philippines
30 May 07
I always have difficulty sleeping. Maybe because I drink coffee everyday. Like 2-3 cups. My day is not complete without it. Sometimes I try to read a book to help me sleep but I end up finishing it and stay awake till 3am. But it's ok, got used to it already.
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