Does Watching TV Put You To Sleep?

By Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

Philippines

February 23, 2016 9:10am CST

Last Sunday I eagerly waited for the late night replay of the Presidential Debate. But instead of watching in the living room, I watched in our bedroom. Unfortunately, even before the first round of debate started, I fall asleep already. I thought because I was excited to watch the Presidential Debate, I could stay awake but I was wrong, I fall asleep just the same. Watching TV does make me sleepy. My husband has this same tendency, but unlike me, he always wakes up shortly to switch off the TV then sleep again. What makes you fall asleep easily?

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

23 Feb 16

I set my TV to turn itself off in an hour since I almost always fall asleep.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

23 Feb 16

I don't think my TV set has a timer. I hope it has.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

23 Feb 16

@BelleStarr I checked the menu in my remote control and I found the timer

thank you. I can now use this.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

23 Feb 16

@salonga Mine is built into the menu on the remote. Its called timer.

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

23 Feb 16

If I'm on the couch watching tv I almost always fall asleep. Not sure if it's the couch or the tv doing that to me lol.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

23 Feb 16

Maybe both

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

23 Feb 16

@salonga That's what I'm thinking lol.

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@rosekiss (30413)

• Eugene, Oregon

7 Mar 16

Oh yes it does. i get so relaxed in my easy chair, and if I am not soing someting like corcheting, I will fall asleep. It sucks too, as I don't want to fall asleep early, as I know when I do, I won't fall asleep when I want to. So, now, I try to keep my hands busy, so that I don't fall asleep when I am not ready too.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

8 Mar 16

So i think i will try to make my hands busy next time around while watching tv if i don't wanna miss the show.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

8 Mar 16

@rosekiss thank you for that tip, i will try crocheting too next time around.

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@rosekiss (30413)

• Eugene, Oregon

8 Mar 16

@salonga I find that when I crochet or knot while watching tv, then I won't fall asleep.

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@gudheart (12659)

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23 Feb 16

It does for me too. I like watching something before bed as it does help me to get into sleep mode. Unless it is something scary!!

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

23 Feb 16

Scary show will most likely bring nightmare not good sleep.

@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

23 Feb 16

I often find myself falling asleep in front of the tv regardless if the show is exciting or not.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

23 Feb 16

At least i am not the only one

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@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

23 Feb 16

Watching TV with the sound low can take me to sleep better than silence. Don't know why.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

23 Feb 16

Maybe white noise also encourages you to sleep easily just like me.

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@dodo19 (48119)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

24 Feb 16

There are nights when I fall asleep while watching TV. I'm usually up early with my kids, so at the end of the day, I'm usually tired. So, there are night when I'm not able to stay awake, and watching TV just puts me to sleep.

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@dodo19 (48119)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

25 Feb 16

@salonga It really is. It seems that a lot of parents tend to be tired soon after the kids are in bed.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

25 Feb 16

That's so typical of a Mom.

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@SIMPLYD (90717)

• Philippines

24 Feb 16

How i wish i am like you .

But watching TV can make me wide awake though , I have read that it's because of the light that activate the brain . And that goes with cellphone too .

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

24 Feb 16

So you are the opposite of many of us here.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

9 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD So your eyes is so sensitive to light then.

@SIMPLYD (90717)

• Philippines

24 Feb 16

@salonga Yes . Even when i am travelling to Manila and the bus has a lazy boy , i can't sleep or if ever i slept , i would be awakened when my eyes seemed to see a light . I can only sleep if i have my blindfold .

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@wiLLmaH (8801)

• Singapore, Singapore

24 Feb 16

Please put on the tv and turn off the lights. For sure I will be asleep in no time. Haha!

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

24 Feb 16

That is exactly how we do it.

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@wiLLmaH (8801)

• Singapore, Singapore

25 Feb 16

@salonga And when someone turned off the tv. We will be awake! Haha!

@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

24 Feb 16

Watching TV at night will cause me to go to sleep also. I am on different medication and one of the side effects of one is drowsiness. It always hits me at night when I am trying to watch one of our shows on TV.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

24 Feb 16

Some medicine has drowsiness effect but me I feel drowsiness even by merely watching tv.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

26 Feb 16

@simone10 Maybe I can stay awake if I stay sitting and eating at the same time.

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@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

25 Feb 16

@salonga I used to be able to stay awake no matter how tired I was if I was watching a show that was really good. Not anymore.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

23 Feb 16

I only fall asleep at my normal bedtime. Out like a light!

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

24 Feb 16

You have the most normal sleeping habit.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

24 Feb 16

@salonga But it puts my husband to sleep! Lol!

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@birjudanak (14316)

• India

7 Mar 16

Yes it make you sleepy and while sometime cant sleep in bed then play game so it make me sleepy....

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

9 Mar 16

Playing on the phone makes my hubby sleepy.

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@birjudanak (14316)

• India

9 Mar 16

@salonga its nice because work on me....

@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

23 Feb 16

Most of the.time..tv..maybe my eyes get tired and make me sleepy. Lol

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

23 Feb 16

So it could be one of the reason. The light it emits makes our eyes tired.

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

23 Feb 16

@salonga especially when you lie down while watching

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

24 Feb 16

yes, sometimes, the TV is my "sleeping pill", and when I nod, my son and sister laugh at me. My head moves forward, backwards, and left and right sideways. With mouth ajar and eyes half open, my son would shake me up and say,'go to bed now, mama'!

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

24 Feb 16

lol, that's funny but it happens to many of us.

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

24 Feb 16

@salonga and our little secrets are always visible when we get drowsy.

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@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

8 Mar 16

All kinds of things make me fall asleep. Things like riding in the car, watching television. If I am really tired I fall asleep at the computer.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

9 Mar 16

It sounds like you are a good sleeper.

@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

17 Mar 16

My mother in law always fall asleep while watching television at night. I guess it is her lullabye song.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

17 Mar 16

lol, i think oldies do really have this tendency.

@mom210 (9170)

• United States

8 Mar 16

Sometimes it is the first time I have stopped all day and it just hits me, I do fall asleeep

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

9 Mar 16

That sounds like a much needed sleep.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

9 Mar 16

@salonga , I fall asleep in front of the tv too sometimes, especially after a busy day :).

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

10 Mar 16

After a busy day, i'd normally lie down on a sofa for a much needed rest then soon after i'd fall asleep

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@paigea (36143)

• Canada

8 Mar 16

That is how I get myself to sleep every night. the TV is on a timer so it goes off and leaves me sleeping.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

9 Mar 16

I just discovered our TV has a timer too, thanks to Belle Star for telling me so.

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@AkoPinay (11496)

• Philippines

6 Mar 16

I fall asleep when reading paper books :)

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

6 Mar 16

I think reading tires up our eyes so we fall asleep easily. I also do read book and fell asleep many times.

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