Going to bed...

October 3, 2007 12:39am CST
do you turn on the radio while sleeping/going to bed? how about the television? what do you imagining/thinking before going to bed/sleep? can you fall asleep with a hungry stomach? how fast do you think you fall asleep?
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• United States
3 Oct 07
Hiya Pixel, I read somewhere that it takes the average person 7 minutes minimum to fall asleep. My husband can break that record though! LOL He can be asleep in just a couple of minutes, and I can too if Im REALLY tired. We usually leave the tv on with the timer set to shut it off after an hour or so. Im usually asleep by then because I have no idea that it goes off. I just try and not think about worriful things, I try to listen to the tv or listen to the fan to go to sleep. Sometimes I just like it to be really quiet. I def cant fall asleep with a hungry tummy! I have to get up and eat something to stop it from growling and cramping. Bay xx
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4 Oct 07
Hiya BayleighGray! how are you?....lol.. 7 minutes to me is crazy. i guess i'm not that average person. i need more time...lol...true and also need to feed the tummy when hungry..he he he..
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4 Oct 07
thanks Bay xx. you're a nice person!
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• United States
4 Oct 07
Thanks Pixel, Im fine!! I went to sleep really fast last night, I must have been really tired. I guess I fell under the "average" category, I was knocked out quickly, probably less than 7 mins! lol I hope sleeping is not an issue for you, I have been there and spent many nights getting out of bed and getting on the PC to try and make myself sleepy. Especially if Im worried about something or excited about something. Have a good day! Bay xx
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
3 Oct 07
Given the choice, I would like to turn on my transistor/radio to listen to some soft music, instead of watching TV. Untill something extra ordinary is there, I do not enjoy watching TV. while lying for sleep, I think about the day's entire activites and remember happy moments of the day. It is not possible for me to fall asleep with hungry stomach. I fall asleep within 5-10 minutes and my partner tells me you are such a bad person, that you immediately fall asleep. LOL! Have a nice day!
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
4 Oct 07
It is not in my hand, I cannot control my sleeping, I love to fall asleep. I should thank my partner for doing me a favour (allowing me to sleep before her) :):) Deepak
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3 Oct 07
ha ha ha.....(your partner has a BIG favor before you should fall asleep..) you should slow down on falling asleep!..lol.. thanks dpk! have fun!
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4 Oct 07
ha ha ha...you're lucky Deepak. just don't disappoint her. good luck!
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• Philippines
4 Oct 07
It's easier for me to fall asleep when there is a tv or a radion playing. Normally, I pray the rosary when there is not tv or a radio, until I fell asleep. I can't sleep easily like others. But I can sleep with an empty stomach.
9 Oct 07
not a problem for the praying mind! & may God bless you.
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@ssf12ster (488)
• India
9 Oct 07
yeah body switches off.so everything goes blank from there.dreams lot for me.soi think it takes 2 minutes.nope no hungered stomachs for me i aint done anything wrong to go hungry.not tv after 10:00 pm-off
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9 Oct 07
that's right buddy! we should limit our bodies to work and have some regular rest.. and make sure the 'tank' ain't empty!..:)
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@mbrown81 (114)
• United States
4 Oct 07
I usually turn off the TV before going to bed. I like to listen to the radio but since my husband can't sleep with music on, so what i did is I listen to my Ipod. The next day i just found it under my pillow or wherever. I listen to my favorite music before going to bed until I fall asleep. It depends on what happened on that day, I could think whatever. Sometimes, my family in the Philippines. My friends...
9 Oct 07
that's good to think of others before bedtime. i think it's better to think real people than 'unreal' people (TV) at this time. TQ.
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• Philippines
3 Oct 07
i can sleep anywhere, anyway when im sleepy. I dont want a radio or a televison ON when i sleep (its a waste of energy and money). Of course i can sleep with a hungry stomach.
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3 Oct 07
you're one tough person! any secret?...lol...
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• Philippines
4 Oct 07
secret? well, just stay happy and be contented with what you have. Dont look what other people got, focus on what you can share and never stop dreaming. sounds complicated, right? that's life!
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4 Oct 07
i agree with you!
@darshakk (2141)
• India
3 Oct 07
nopes...i cannot go to sleep with a craving stomach.....i either eat sumthng or drink cold milk and then doze off........ byes tc
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4 Oct 07
he he he...that's me at times...except for that cold milk. i'd have warm milk.
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
3 Oct 07
No I cant sleep with the radio on or the tv or any lights.LOL And I cant fall asleep when Im hungry. I always must have a full belly.LOL Or a glass of nice cold milk.LOL It really doesnt take me too long to fall into a nice peaceful sleep.
6 Oct 07
wonderful...that's almost me sometimes except for that cold milk part. I always prefer warm milk.
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@rosie_123 (6113)
3 Oct 07
Well I'm one of these fortunate people who can sleep anytime, anyplace, anywhere! UI've never suffered from insomnia in my life - so literally I am out like a light within 2 or 2 minutes of going to bed, and never wake up until ther alarm gets me up in the morning! I am always rushing aroud - full time job, lots of commuting in central London, a house to run, 6 cats, housework, gardening, and a load of hobbies, - so by the time I go to bed nothing in the world could keep me awake! I certainly wouldn't want TV in the bedroom - I don't watch it much anyway - and it would annoy the hell out of me when I was in bed. By the way - I have also been known to fall asleep at a noisy AC/DC rock concert, at work in my tea-break, regularly on the train to and from the office, and on every train/bus/flight I've ever taken! LOL!
3 Oct 07
you're so lucky to fall asleep easily. But!..." I have also been known to fall asleep at a noisy AC/DC rock concert, at work in my tea-break, regularly on the train to and from the office, and on every train/bus/flight I've ever taken!.." I think it's a dangerous symptom. what do you think? Thanks Rosie. Sleep well on bed okay, not on a moving train-you might miss your destination...lol..:)
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@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
3 Oct 07
I like to have music on when I sleep sometimes, especially if I'm having a hard time falling asleep. I also like those "nature sounds" CDs and such. I intentionally start a "story" in my head before I go to sleep, in hopes that it will become my dream. After years of practice with lucid dreaming, it usually works. I continue my story even after I'm asleep, which leads to pleasant dreams for at least the first part of the night. I don't sleep well if I'm hungry. So I eat before I sleep if I am hungry. I'll even get up in the middle of the night to eat if I wake up hungry. I sometimes fall asleep right away, but sometimes it takes longer. Depends on how stressed out I am, I guess.
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5 Oct 07
that's a lot of hard work my friend. how did you manage to do that all these years? but creative too.
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• United States
3 Oct 07
I turn on the t.v I usually go to sleep to a movie.I couldn't fall a sleep on an empty stomach.I don't imagine anything before I go to sleep but I do dream in color.It all depends on my day how fast I fall asleep.If it was a long day, I fall asleep quickly. But if it was a slow day,I fall asleep a little slower.
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3 Oct 07
It's like a VCD! -it's in color -it can be fast -it can be slow Wonderful!...lol.. thanks Sarah, have a nice day..:)
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• Philippines
3 Oct 07
I turn on the TV while going to bed. And I esily fall asleep.
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3 Oct 07
i assume the TV is turned on all night till morning. (or someone is turning it off for you) thanks eric!
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• United States
3 Oct 07
Hello singlepixel I like absolute silence when I go to sleep. I do not have on any music, nor do I have on the television. I also generally do not think about anything as I fall asleep. When I feel sleep coming on me, I turn off the light, and I close my eyes and sleep almost immediately. Sometimes, when I am hungry, I still go to sleep. I don't like to eat right before my slumber.
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4 Oct 07
hello Pedro!(i'll vote for you..lol..) you sound like a robot(about going to sleep). but I'd still believe you coz' everyone is unique. And you can stand those hunger even before going to sleep. I just can't. you're really ...unique.
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@vissy10 (82)
• Philippines
4 Oct 07
I like to turn on the TV before I go to sleep, the voices on the TV make me sleepy, then someone like my children or maid would just turn it off when I'm already sleeping. When there's nobody to turn it of, it stays on until midnight or dawn until I wake up to turn it off, then I go back to sleep ^_^
9 Oct 07
it has become automatic around the house, eh? thanks you & take care.:)
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
4 Oct 07
I've been sleeping with the TV for years so I can't imagine sleeping without it, and it has to be loud enough for me to hear what's being said or it will just drive me crazy as I'll try to hear it. My mind is usually going in a dozen different directions, depending on my day, that's why I need the TV as a distraction. I can fall asleep with a hungry stomach and sometimes when I do I'm no longer hungry when I wake up. Since I have arthritis, back problems and restless leg syndrome sometimes it seems to take me forever to fall asleep, in fact I often get back up for awhile after turning in. I take medication to help me sleep sometimes but I hate to take it all the time. Annie
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9 Oct 07
i'm sorry annie. just take care. remember to take your medication and drink a lot of water. (you're on medication so, you need water as medium to clean those waste)
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• United States
3 Oct 07
Do you turn on the radio while sleeping/going to bed? No I do not. How about the television? I don't turn it on either. What do you imagining/thinking before going to bed/sleep? Different things like frogs, lizards, aliens, time travel and etc. Can you fall asleep with a hungry stomach? Yes but it takes longer than with a full stomach. How fast do you think you fall asleep? I say it takes me an hour or two.
6 Oct 07
you really like reptiles - is it the reason for your username? i mean, that's cool! there is one time when i couldn't sleep for more than 3 hours. maybe my brain was on 'strike'....lol...
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
4 Oct 07
Hi!I turn the t.v on in the bedroom to listen to the music max channel with easy listening songs.It helps me to relax and just before falling asleep i turn it off.Oh boy there are many things i like to imagine,ha,ha,sometimes of other nice looking guys and romance,funny moments with my daughter and relizing how much i love her(sigh)and things that might have to be done the next day.I have to eat something small before going to bed like toast or cup a soup.If i do not eat something,i will wake up in the night with hunger feelings.I fall asleep quite fast because im worn out from the day or on here too long,lol.:)
6 Oct 07
hi! too!! ha ha..that must be a lot of nice looking guys running around your imagination like 'slaves'..lol...every night.. and that must be wonderful sleeps you're having. thanks.:)
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
6 Oct 07
Hahahaha,naughty,naughty!lol.And my boyfriend wonders why i always wake up tired in the mornings and its not from him,lol.Oh boy,its friday night so lets see,hmm,i think its a freaky night dream for me,haha.I think its called "sado"dreams,(++) -^^- !!
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
6 Oct 07
(++) -^^- !!
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@tanyusha (112)
• Moldova
3 Oct 07
Thats a lot of questions!:) when going to bed I turn off the radio or the TV, there was a time when I could sleep with them on, but as I began to work more in the day time I realized that sleeping with any noise or sound won't let my brain rest well. we think we do hot heat anything while sleeping, but it's not true - our brain receive all the information it can. About the hungry stomach - I usually drink a tea half an hour before going to bed - eating late is not so good for health. How fast? it depends what I an imagining / thinking before. Sometimes I just don't get to think of anything cause I'm too tired.
3 Oct 07
yeah, each person differs individually when it comes to sleeping. If I fall asleep, that's it - no one can wake me up even with a loud bang!...lol.. thanks tanyusha!
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@Amberina (1541)
• United States
3 Oct 07
First I use the bathroom, brush my teeth and so on. The I get my dog ready for bed by making sure he has done all he needs to do outside. Then I turn on the tv and jump under the covers, I snuggle up to my dog and watch TVLand sometimes I let it run all night and sometimes I will turn it off just before I drift off to sleep. Depending on how tired I am I usually fall asleep in about 20 minutes.
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5 Oct 07
very natural... and you have great company too! Dogs are just great. they're very loyal. Thanks Amber!
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• Philippines
9 Oct 07
Before going to bed I turn on the TV and set the time for 30 min then Ill sleep....I enjoy the light of TV before going to sleep ...i dont watched I just turn it on have my good night sleep.
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9 Oct 07
and also as a 'tool' to determine how long you fall asleep, right?(within 30 minutes for sure) . I used to do that in the past.