Open or Closed / myLot

United States

April 7, 2019 7:16am CST

Do you sleep with your bedroom door opened, or closed? At home we always have ours open. Here at my brother's house, the guest room is right off the living room, so it is often closed. No one is here except Dad, and Bob and I. I left the door open last night. It was the best night's sleep we have had since we came to visit. It just promotes better air flow throughout the house. I know that I was always told that it was safer to sleep with the door shut, in case a fire broke out, it would not spread as quickly. Again, it is the air flow principle. I know that for privacy, and to keep noise and light out, it is a good idea to sleep closed, but for me, open doors are best. I know, this is a strange early Sunday morning thought, but it is me.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (129966)

• Israel

8 Apr 19

@GardenGerty I sleep with the door a little open so my cat can come in and out if she wants to.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (158131)

• United States

12 Apr 19

A lot of us accommodate our pets this way.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (129966)

• Israel

12 Apr 19

@GardenGerty I cannot speak for anyone else. I want her to be able to get to her littler box and water if she wants to get out. I also want her to be free to leave if she does not want to stay in the bedroom all night.

changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16576)

• China

10 Apr 19

I always sleep with the bedroom door open,which airs the bedroom out and is conducive to sleeping well,especially benefits people with heart problem.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (158131)

• United States

12 Apr 19

I would agree with you on this. Once the weather settles down, I will also have windows open in the house.

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

8 Apr 19

I cannot sleep if I know that the door is open. So with my husband. We always make sure that our doors are closed. For security reason- a precautionary measure for burglars.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (158131)

• United States

12 Apr 19

Our outside doors are closed, as you say for security. Our door into our bedroom is open, though for good air circulation in the house.

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yecall

@yecall (208)

• United States

8 Apr 19

Closed and for that matter locked and protected by my guard dogs. I’m a bit paranoid at times haha

John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109848)

• Los Angeles, California

7 Apr 19

Always closed.

Debie R. Balatero

@Jehagirl (90)

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8 Apr 19

my room is open cos my puppy jeha so noisy if i close the door of my room..

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (158131)

• United States

12 Apr 19

@JohnRoberts you must not have a noisy nosy pet to insist on coming in. @Jehagirl it seems many people leave doors open for their pets.

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Simone

@Janet357 (75651)

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8 Apr 19

We keep our door closed. For privacy reason, though there is none but us and our nosey dog. Lol

bonnie

@bunnybon7 (50973)

• Holiday, Florida

7 Apr 19

i usually sleep with mine half ajar in case i need to holler for something if i need help.

last night i left it wide open because in a new place not sure how it was going to go.

May2k8

@May2k8 (18156)

• Indonesia

8 Apr 19

I let it open, but sometimes the mice tried to enter the room.

Sanna_S

@psanasangma (6323)

• India

8 Apr 19

My bedroom is always closed

Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

8 Apr 19

If anyone else is at our home I close the door, otherwise, it is open.

Angie

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

8 Apr 19

I sleep with mine closed unless Tony is having a bad night, then I leave it ajar to hear him calling me.

DEBJANI BASAK

@debjani1 (7203)

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8 Apr 19

Our bedroom doors are always closed during night time while sleeping.

Emily Becktold

@Emmrbecktold (4)

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7 Apr 19

I sleep with mine closed. Just because my two year old likes to wake up and see if she can sneak in our room when she wakes up lol

Strenjia Pshilippines

@Strenj (120)

• Baguio, Philippines

8 Apr 19

I often closed the door of my room before going to the bed. I have this feeling that I am not safe if I don't close the door. Also, it became my family practice since my childhood.

much2say

@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

7 Apr 19

We keep all our doors open - unless we need privacy (like when we use bathrooms). We have young kids in their own rooms - I want to be able to hear them.

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@Lolaze (5093)

• St. Louis, Missouri

7 Apr 19

I keep hearing about the closed door thing also. I sleep with mine open though. One of the dogs goes in and out throughout the night and she would wake me up scratching at the door if it was closed. My bedroom is also always horribly warm except in winter, so I’d suffocate with the door closed.