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1/25/2015 5:35:29 AM
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Sleeping in total darkness.
I find that the only comforting way for me to fall asleep is for there to be no light at all and to hear the sound of my ceiling fan and humidifier.
When I was younger, even as a teenager, I felt like my house was "haunted". I couldn't go to sleep unless my bedroom door was wide opened, a nightlight on (yes, a nightlight) and music playing.
Now that I'm older, married and a parent, I've realized that I still need that sound (at least a fan) but I want it pitch black. Perhaps I feel more comfortable in the dark because I'm not alone.
I also, more times than not, fall asleep while softly rubbing my feet together. Weird, I know.
What about you?
What's comfortable to you when trying to fall asleep?
What are your before sleeping habits?
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Bedroom door closed. Window open(above the front door entrance) so I can hear if anyone's trying to break in. Gun under my pillow. My dog usually lays her head on top of my chest. Weird routine but I feel safe and I usually end up falling asleep once I hear my dog snoring. Funny thing is once my dog wakes up and stares out the window I end up waking up as well and I listen for any noise. Once she lays her head back down I end up falling asleep again.
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4 RepliesAlso, am I the only one around here who folds under the bottom corner of the blanket to make a little foot poncho for their footsies to nuzzle in? Cuz I gotta tell ya, it's spectacular.
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I used to be afraid of the dark and would have to have the hallway light on and my door open to fall asleep. Now I'm the total opposite. I can't sleep unless it's pitch black and there's no sound. Even small amounts of light, like the light of an adapter can keep me from falling asleep if it's bright enough. Same for sound. The only exception being my ceiling fan which I've adjusted to.
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Well I would sleep in total darkness but my alarm clock's display illuminates the room.
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I leave the door to my room open when I sleep. It's mostly so the cat can go use her litter box (which is hidden away in the living room) and come back to bed. She sleeps at the foot of the bed and it's awesome. I have some LED lights behind my TV in the living room and they're set to transition/fade at night so I can see that faint glow from my bed. It doesn't really bother me. Sometimes I fall asleep with my bedroom TV on but more often than not, I sleep in silence.
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3 RepliesI usually fall asleep and stay asleep but lately I've been like jerked to being awake it's weird because like idk just cause....
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2 RepliesOnly been able to sleep 3-4 hours lately. Not sure what's wrong with me.
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7 RepliesI have a Lasko fan that's been my sleep background noise since I started college. I think this thing's been on since I got it in 2009, except for when I've moved.
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Edited by Potent Armpit: 2/3/2015 5:32:40 AMI do that feet thing, also play withy hair as I fall asleep, and I'm a grown ass man. I can't sleep without a breeze, even In the dead of winter I need the window open. I put it back to my days in the army. Cold room, warm bed. Edit - listening to the rain always puts me into the most restful of sleeps..especially if it's chucking it down.
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2 RepliesTHEY HAD HUMIDIFIERS IN THE SIXTIES!?
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6 RepliesComplete darkness and silence are my two best friends at night, at least ordinarily. It's actually sort of funny, because I used to be absolutely terrified of the dark when I was a child, for quite some time I literally kept the light in my room on while I went to sleep. Not a nightlight, an ordinary lamp. I have no idea how I was able to do that now, honestly. I can't sleep in a well-lit room, even when the sun first starts coming up and the faintest of its rays start slipping through the window between the shutters in the morning, it keeps me awake if I'm awake already.
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1 ReplyYo Cam, I HATE all the light in my room from electronics but Mrs Shack never remembers to turn off the Comcast receiver. I can deal with it, though. If I'm not dead tired, I have to fall asleep with my in-ear headphones in and a familiar movie playing at low volume. Something about the familiar dialogue lulls me to sleep. I fall asleep to Aliens... a LOT. [spoiler]Shhh, sometimes I rub my feet together, too >.>[/spoiler]
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1 ReplyDue to siblings I can't sleep with any doors opened. I have a lock on my bedroom door and usually have it locked when I sleep. I can sleep with both light or darkness. I usually have my fan on to create white noise. The times I sleep with a light on are due to my overactive imagination. Because of my overactive imagination I can't watch horror movies or play horror genre games before bed.
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8 Replies[quote]the darkness consumed you[/quote]
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1 ReplyI am full of light. I don't need to worry about having a light next to me.
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2 RepliesI have to sleep under at least five blankets in a 60 below room
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The only way I can fall asleep is with my babies get kicking wildly in my back and the cats my wife had to have attacking my feet
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6 RepliesI enjoy sleeping with a belt around my neck, strapped to a ceiling fan
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Got the feet thing too, it's okay bro
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I need a humming or something as little as my wife's breathing
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I know a person that uses a night light and is 15. There's no shame in a night light.
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I know a person that uses a night light and is 15. There's no shame in a night light.
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8 RepliesI rub my feet together too.
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2 RepliesWhat's a humidifier?
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I put youtube on until I fall asleep
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In the dark with the radio on. I can only seem to ever fall asleep with some kind of music playing in the background.
