Lights on or Lights off?.

@patrice7 (1191)
United States
February 7, 2007 4:33am CST
how do you sleep at night?. with your lights on or your lights off?. me?. i sleep with the lights on because i cannot really sleep in the dark alone.. there are too many things that goes in my mind which scares me..so i sleep with the lights on.. but if i have a companion like my mom or my cousins then id be ok sleeping with the lights off.. how about you?. please share..
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
7 Feb 07
you are a doll, patrice. i really appreciate. i sleep with main lights off and a dim light on. this makes me feel good and safe and by the time midnight comes, the dimmed light brightens up like a normal light. however, this is not because of fear but i do it out of habit. things have been like this and i donot want to experiment with it. and guess what, no one can sleep with me for this reason alone, my family cannot stand light while sleeping! g'bye patrice
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@patrice7 (1191)
• United States
7 Feb 07
wow!. i think that imay try dim light too so that i can still see something but the light is not too bright for my eyes..
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@Thomas73 (1467)
• Switzerland
7 Feb 07
First off, I'd like to say that this is a rather strange and unusual question. It may be asked with the main purpose of getting as many answers as possible, and therefore a better pay, but it isn't uninteresting. I personally sleep with the lights off, but without drawing the curtains. So basically, I could say that I have the lights off during the new moon, and the lights on during full moon nights. I don't mind either way.
@patrice7 (1191)
• United States
7 Feb 07
well hello thomas!. actually last night i couldnt sleep because the lights were on and i really want to sleep with the lights off but i am alone so i couldnt sleep even more with the lights off.. so because of last night i thought of asking how many people ae like me.. afraid of sleeping with the lights off at this age.. because it usually happens with young children and im not exactly a child.. wow!. i like that!. the moon as the source of light!.
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@miryam (6505)
• Italy
9 Feb 07
sleep with a on lamp on the bedside table, but little light, and as I do not want to see it cover the head with the covers ... he am strange, but is a habit
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• Ireland
7 Feb 07
I used to live out in the country and I got used to sleeping in complete darkness. Now I have moved in to a little village where there are street lights and I found I couldn't sleep with them. I had to buy new blackout curtains to keep the light out, and i even have to switch off the standby lights on my tv and anything else that is in my bedroom.
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@patrice7 (1191)
• United States
7 Feb 07
wow!. i would really love to make friends with the dark and be able to sleep alone without the lights.. i guess im just a scaredy cat.. good for you alexandra!.
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@samson1967 (7414)
• India
7 Feb 07
I wont get sleep if the light is on.I Always prefer to sleep without lights.
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@patrice7 (1191)
• United States
7 Feb 07
hey good for you!. you arent afraid of the dark.. one day i might be able to sleep alone with the lights off.
@4404599 (108)
• Pakistan
8 Feb 07
I want to sleep if lights off.
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@patrice7 (1191)
• United States
10 Feb 07
ok!. good for you you sleep with lights off..
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• United States
7 Feb 07
Hi Patrice...I had to sleep with the lights on when I was younger, because I was afraid be in the dark alone and my mind was always racing with many thoughts. Now I have to sleep with no lights or I will wake up too easily. However, I find it strange that I can sleep best when the sun is shining directly on my face so this makes no sense to me.
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@patrice7 (1191)
• United States
7 Feb 07
yes well we have the same problem, only i guess you have overcome yours and i still havent.. wow.. with the sun directly in your face while sleeping?. how do you do that?. amazing!.
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• United States
7 Feb 07
I think age is what helped me to overcome the change so this may help you as well. With regards to the sunshine helping me fall asleep I've always been this way. I suspect it's because the sun helps bour bodies produce vitamins and enhances mood and I always feel happier when the sun touches my skin since I live in a city where it is mostly cloudy.
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@Stiletto (4579)
7 Feb 07
Light on - I've always been afraid of the dark. It is just a little light though!
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@magarboyz (568)
• Nepal
9 Feb 07
well i like to sleep with leghts out i cant sleep with lights.it just come in my eyes and kinda disturb me.i like to sleep in a dark room with no lights and silence.
@sechsey (1831)
• Canada
9 Feb 07
I like it better with lights off. But tehre are times when i want a tiny glimmer somewhere so it wont be totally pitch dark. In a way, i have ghost stories in my head still even until now.
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• India
9 Feb 07
I just cannot sleep with lights on. I always put off the lights before sleeping. I also draw the curtains and have absolute silence and darkness in my room before i sleep. I can't sleep with even a night lamp on !
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@maibam (142)
• India
9 Feb 07
If I am feeling sleepy it does not matter whether light is on or off. But if I am not feeling sleepy but I need to sleep then I have to switch off the light.
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@teyang (136)
• Philippines
9 Feb 07
I prefer to sleep without lights . . .
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@widjaja (39)
• Indonesia
9 Feb 07
I ussually sleep with light on. I rarely sleep with light of, except electricity is off. because sometimes when I awake in night if light off, I afraid of darkness.
@kagandahan (1327)
• Philippines
9 Feb 07
i cant'go to sleep with the lights on,especially when i sleep with my kids,they also can't sleep with lights on,they won't stop playingand kidding around.i can't relax my mind with the lights on.
@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
7 Feb 07
I used to be afraid when it was dark in my room so I kept a nightlight on...hehehe But I guess as I got older I just forgot about it. Now I like it when it's dark. I guess maybe it just comes with age.
• India
7 Feb 07
Doesn't matter whether lights ON or OFF, all i need is silence!
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• India
9 Feb 07
well it does not matter to me whether light is on or off. i am not scared of darkness. as well as i am not teased of light.
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• India
7 Feb 07
i can't sleep if light is on, so i prefer lights off while sleeping
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@gemirios (55)
• Pakistan
8 Feb 07
well... it all depends on how tired i really am ... if i'm really really tired i'll sleep even if the schandlier is switched on :P lolsss ... .. but otherwise i prefer lights OFF :) ... i'm a brave-hearted guy ;) heheheee
• Pakistan
8 Feb 07
Well i cant sleep while putting on de lights, coz it disturbs my mind n i cant make myself relax.
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