How do you sleep at night??

Ireshgurl
Ireshgurl Posts: 559
edited October 2 in Chit-Chat
With or without......... noise? I CAN not sleep with out havin music going because it's just too creepy silent. I'm the same way if I'm on the computer or reading a book. I HAVE to have background noise.

Door open or closed?? It depends. If the puppy is in the spare room on the bed there, I leave the door open so she can come in and cuddle, which she eventually ends up doing, other wise it's closed.... one more noise maker is someone breaks in my house, lol.

There's one other question I was considering asking...... but the way things have been going lately.... I'll leave it alone for now.
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  • jp09m
    jp09m Posts: 89
    theres nothing wrong with that, ever noticed how quickly you wake up from light tho? your very slightly noise sensitvie, but your eyes are highly senstive to light when you sleep.

    the relivence... your body produces a hormone called melatonin while you sleep, but it can only be produced in darkness. it regulates your circadian rhythm (internal clock). the more you can produce in your sleep the more rested your body will be. so, this makes sleeping with a tv or lights on somewhat "unhealthy." with a tv on its tough for your body to produce melatonin. ever notice how you feel groggy after a night with the tv on?
  • bry_all01
    bry_all01 Posts: 3,100 Member
    unless I fall asleep with the tv on, I do not like noises, because I like to hear anything else, plus, I like silence. If I am on the computer or reading, also prefer silence, so I can hear anything else going on.

    I do not like closed doors. They freak me out when I am sleeping for some reason. I guess I feel too closed in that way, suffocated almost. I prefer the couch, alone, open space and no snoring.

    If out on the couch, clothes, if in the room, no clothes. I know that was your other question, lol.
  • I have my fan on all the time. I need a little noise or everything wakes me up.
  • I have to have complete darkness and quiet. I sleep well this way yet light enough that if one of my kids wake I hear it.:tongue:
  • SKP1986
    SKP1986 Posts: 392 Member
    I can sleep anywhere at any time of day in any type of dress as long as I have some kind of background noise. I usually sleep with the television on as well as a fan.
  • unless I fall asleep with the tv on, I do not like noises, because I like to hear anything else, plus, I like silence. If I am on the computer or reading, also prefer silence, so I can hear anything else going on.

    I do not like closed doors. They freak me out when I am sleeping for some reason. I guess I feel too closed in that way, suffocated almost. I prefer the couch, alone, open space and no snoring.

    If out on the couch, clothes, if in the room, no clothes. I know that was your other question, lol.


    I agree with the no snorning. MY hubby and I sleep in seperate rooms because he snores soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad I can't sleep anymore if he is there. I know crazy
  • clothes always! I have marvelous visions of myself stark naked on the front lawn after the fire is put out. And while that might be a fantastic way to meet hot firefighters it would do horrible things to my ego.
  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    I like silence. Helps me concentrate. When I'm trying to sleep though, I don't like complete silence but it doesn't keep me from sleeping. I prefer a low-tone constant sound... say the hum of a fan or something like that. That helps me sleep. I guess stress might play a part in somebody's sleeping habits? There's not much of it in my life right now so I sleep like a baby.
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    I can only fall asleep on the couch with the tv on. hehe In my bedroom, Its total silence and darkness. Door open incase the kiddies get up. Always with a leg out of the covers. And like a kajillion pillows for snugglin
  • dumb_blondes_rock
    dumb_blondes_rock Posts: 1,568 Member
    with my eyes shut....


    In all seriousness im sleeping in the living room at the moment until i can get a new mattress because it bends in at the middle and makes be have horrible back pains in the morning. No matter what, i have to have a tv on, unless im drunk and just pass out
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    I can do either way. When I'm at home the TV is always on. When I'm at school I'll sleep in silence if I don't feel like messing around with the headphones. Headphones are hard to sleep with!

    As for the door, of course in the dorm it's closed. At home I sleep in the living room so there's no door to close!
  • kapeluza
    kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
    The closet door HAS to be closed. I must have a little light and no noise!

    Also my feet have to be covered, I thank horror movies for my weird scary issues.
  • I'm a light sleeper and have my quirks when it comes to sleeping.

    A) It has to be completely dark....even that annoying blue glow from the alarm clock bothers me.

    B) It has to be the right temperature in the room or forget it, I won't sleep well.

    C) Lately I have discovered that playing my ambient pandora station helps me fall asleep faster.

    D) I sleep with some pjs on because I never know when one of the little people might make their way to our bed.

    E) I have this thing about the top cover, it has to be kind of heavy not one of those lightweight comforters you buy in a bag. I like to feel that I have something covering me up.

    F) I prefer our king size bed over any others, king size pillows are a must. I need room to move around I guess. =)

    Oooh yeah as a few others above me wrote.... Closet doors have to be shut, feet always covered unless I get hot then one leg is partially thrown out, and I always sleep on the right side of the bed.
  • chorgi
    chorgi Posts: 221
    I like a very dark room with a little background noise at night (though I'll often wake up in the middle of the night and turn the tv or radio off). I usually don't need any noise if I'm napping during the day, though.

    I don't really care if the door is open or closed.
  • unless I fall asleep with the tv on, I do not like noises, because I like to hear anything else, plus, I like silence. If I am on the computer or reading, also prefer silence, so I can hear anything else going on.

    I do not like closed doors. They freak me out when I am sleeping for some reason. I guess I feel too closed in that way, suffocated almost. I prefer the couch, alone, open space and no snoring.

    If out on the couch, clothes, if in the room, no clothes. I know that was your other question, lol.

    Lmfao, you're too smart for your own good. I sleep wit clothes on. I've never been comfy naked, lol.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I'll admit my deep dark secret. My eyes will sometimes open while I'm asleep so I will sleep with a pillow over my head to block out light. This usually blocks out sound too. I don't have to worry about noise because I'm usually too busy thinking during that time. All of these are bad sleeping habits, I know. But so is staying up past my bedtime to post on MFP threads so I think I will go to bed now. Good night all! Interesting convo! And yes, I live by melatonin. If I could go to bed on time, I could get my circadian rhythyms straight. Oh well! Rambling means I'm sleepy. Nighties!!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    If out on the couch, clothes, if in the room, no clothes. I know that was your other question, lol.
    I'd like to visit your room...................
  • Maybe I'm just a chicken but I need some sort of light source (example, my patio light shines through my window otherwise I like my lava lamp) when I sleep. XD Being in complete or almost complete darkness makes me paranoid. I like the door closed, locked preferably, and sometimes I like music but it really depends how tired I am. LOL sometimes I don't even know I fell asleep. Oh and pillows! I need pillows to hug and rest my head. Wow, I seem OCD
  • I can only fall asleep on the couch with the tv on. hehe In my bedroom, Its total silence and darkness. Door open incase the kiddies get up. Always with a leg out of the covers. And like a kajillion pillows for snugglin

    Same here with the leg and pillows!!! Though my puppy makes for a very good pillow when she lets me, hehe.
  • kapeluza
    kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
    clothes always! I have marvelous visions of myself stark naked on the front lawn after the fire is put out. And while that might be a fantastic way to meet hot firefighters it would do horrible things to my ego.

    ROFL That is the same exact reason why I wear clothes... ALWAYS!
  • foodforfuel
    foodforfuel Posts: 569 Member
    Wow! That is great!!! ....toot toot, puff puff....
  • CallejaFairey
    CallejaFairey Posts: 391 Member
    i prefer full on silence, but can sleep with noise. when i was younger i used to sleep with music playing, but i grew out of it. now, during the summer, i have one or 2 fans going in my room, so there is always noise. i prefer door opened, always have. now even more so, cause if i even think about trying to close my door, my cats give me dirty looks! lol. seriously though, i have one cat who will scratch at the door and the carpet, as well as meow outside the door if i dare to have my door closed. oplus i like to be able to have my cats come and go. i don't wear much, just undies, and i prefer to be as cool as comfortably possible, meaning very light blankets that at times only cover my butt. even when it's stupid hot at night, still have to have that bit of blanket covering my butt, idk why, but i do.

    oh, and it has to be dark. my ex had to have a light on when sleeping, so i bought myself a sleep mask cause i would sleep terribly because of that light. i can even tell when the light at the back door has been left on, and that is all the way down the hallway and through the kitchen.
  • Sararainmaker
    Sararainmaker Posts: 48 Member
    I prefer to sleep in silence... but I can usually sleep with white noise as well. My husband, however. HAS to have a big-ol fan going all the time. He also prefers it to be arctic in the room when he sleeps, which to a born-and-raised California girl, is torture!

    The door has to be open... otherwise our cat will literally get super-clingy once we wake up! It has nothing to do with sleep, just the cat. :D
  • The closet door HAS to be closed. I must have a little light and no noise!

    Also my feet have to be covered, I thank horror movies for my weird scary issues.

    Totally forgot about that one. I can NOT have any appendage hanging over the edge of the bed and all closet doors must be closed. Hubby laughs at me when I ask him to close them, lol.
  • if my hubby is working i have to have the tv on low, dog n the room,
    if he is home idc if the llight is on, tv on, where the dog is

    ALL DOORS MUST BE SHUT no matter what I am very much a chickens**t
  • Enforcer25
    Enforcer25 Posts: 350 Member
    Door closed unless everyone is gone, fan on, lights out.
  • Scott613
    Scott613 Posts: 2,317 Member
    In my birthday suit with a bunch of pillows on the bed.
  • unsuspectingfish
    unsuspectingfish Posts: 1,176 Member
    Ligjts off, earplugs in, no TV or music, blinds tightly shut (I'm a day sleeper), and door locked, relocked, then checked several times. I'm thinking of getting a sleep mask, too, for the rest of the summer.
  • Have to have the fan on, or in the summer the air conditioner. Door closed, cat out of the room and dog in the bed. NO light! Cover the cell phones, clocks etc. Lots of pillows (4). No closet door, so thats not an issue. Must sleep on the right side of the bed and usually on my back or on my right side. No clothes...but they are close if need be. Melatonen taken before bed helps...sometimes. Good Night MFPers..don't let the bed bugs bite!

    When I'm not home,,,lol my husband has the pistol next to the bed and loaded..Like I'm gonna protect his *kitten* when I am home..
  • Apryl546
    Apryl546 Posts: 909 Member
    Mostly silence.
    I have a fish tank so the sound of water trickling is always there.
    No tv preferably, but I have fallen asleep watching tv.
    Window open, or else I get kinda claustrophobic and start having a panic attack. During the winter when it's too cold to have the window open, I have to have a fan on. MUST HAVE MOVING AIR.
    Bedroom door open because my cats sleep with me.
    Left leg out from under the covers.
    I have to have 3 pillow or I have trouble sleeping.
    In pj's.
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