Do you fall asleep with the television on?
By Johnnypenn
@Johnnypenn (237)
United States
June 18, 2008 8:34pm CST
Okay, weird I know. But, must you have the television on just so you can fall asleep? I don't know how I started doing this, but when I write I must have something on, either music if I have to be with the family or the tv when I am in my bedroom.
Also, I have to have the chanell on some sort of police documentary, if not one of my Johnny Depp dvds.
9 responses
@startstop123 (435)
• India
19 Jun 08
Very often. I usually watch tv late nights. I sometimes tend to sleep without my notice while keeping tv on. Its a regular thing I do when I watch tv at late nights and also when I feel exhausted.
@Johnnypenn (237)
• United States
19 Jun 08
To me, it's not right if I don't have it on. It's part of my night time routine. I let the dog out, get his treat, get a snack and save any documents I'm working on. The television is usually always on as well.
@luvstochat (6907)
• United States
19 Jun 08
Now I am completely opposite I can't fall asleep if the tv is on. I can't fall asleep if there is noise in the background I have to have it quiet and dark to be able to fall asleep.
@hellcowboy (7374)
• United States
19 Jun 08
When I was little and up until I met my fiance and she moved in with me at my parents house,I always slept with the television on,because I used to have trouble sleeping,and the television was like the only way I could actually fall asleep at a decent hour.
@doubloonie (535)
• Canada
19 Jun 08
If I'm watching tv at night, I never fall asleep with the tv on because I don't want the tv to be on all night. I never use the sleep function on the tv because, more often than not, the tv will turn off before I'm ready. However, if I'm lieing on the couch in the evening and have popped in a movie, I might fall asleep on the couch while I'm watching. But when I wake up, I turn everything off and head to bed.
@Johnnypenn (237)
• United States
19 Jun 08
Last Christmas when my my parents and siblings went out of town to spend with family. I had to stay because I had to work. Anyway, I fell asleep on the couch a couple of times as well.
But, I can't listen to music because it doesn't keep my head occupied. I have to think about something. Cop shows are the best for me. I know its sadistic and dark what these criminals do. But I like to imagine it in my head as a story and I'm one of the characters.
I fall asleep and dream black all night.
That's about it.
@jimonokata (560)
• India
19 Jun 08
never been so careless..i do watch a lot late nights but i dont forget to switch it off
@latriciajones (846)
• United States
19 Jun 08
that is the only way i can go to sleep,and that causes alot fuss between me and my boyfriend because he can only sleep with the tv off. and every night before he goes to sleep he asks me if i am going to turn the tv off before i go to sleep and i am like yeah babe of course but it never happens. and then he wakes up the next morning talking about how every night i say i will turn the tv off but i never do.
@Johnnypenn (237)
• United States
19 Jun 08
And yet, he still sleeps through the noise!
Maybe its growing on him and yet he doesnt' want to admit it.
Sometimes I have a dvd on and when I wake up to the annoying noise the menu makes, I change it to a channel before turning the dvd player off. Usually, I was watching the comentary on it too. *lol*
@Trace86 (5030)
• United States
19 Jun 08
If my husband wants to watch a movie and it is lateish, I will invariably fall asleep! He gets so irritated sometimes and flicks my nose. I guess the answer is that I don't intentionally fall asleep with the tv on, but do it nevertheless.
We do need to have a certain type of music CD on to go to sleep. That is one of our favorite pastimes, finding a great new "sleeping" CD. My current favorite is a Gregorian Chant CD. It is so peaceful and soothing. It lulls me right to sleep without being boring.
@Xdrowninghavocx (3117)
• United States
19 Jun 08
Not weird to me. I've slept with the TV on since I was twelve. I don't know how I started it either I just did, lol. Also when I'm writing I need to have something on too. My concentration levels go way up so I can focus on my task better.
