falling asleep while reading - Page 2

ShortNCuddlyAm · 04-14-2009, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by cassidym

I absolutely do not fall asleep reading in bed. Never. But, when I do read in bed, someone sneaks in through the front door, slips up behind me and smacks me with a hammer and I don't come to for hours. Got to figure out who that is.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hey ! that happens to me sometimes too !! damned hammer-smackers...

You know - until I read your two posts I was reluctant to come forward and say that - but the same happens to me! The clearly get the yeti first, because he's never aware of anything, and I must be too engrossed in what I'm reading to notice them...

Fledchen · 04-15-2009, 05:33 AM

I don't generally fall asleep reading print or ebooks, but I have fallen asleep listening to audiobooks. It's very annoying to try to find my place again after that.

HarryT · 04-15-2009, 05:40 AM

I can listen to audiobooks in my car with no problem at all, but if I try to listen to them in bed, I'm out like a light in 5 minutes. Sheep-enumeration has nothing on it as a means of falling asleep!

Over · 04-15-2009, 06:03 AM

I always read before sleeping. No matter if I go to bed at 11pm or 3am. I've never fallen asleep while reading, but it's very common to feel so sleepy that I just can't concentrate anymore and I have to turn off the reader before even finishing a chapter. Although I usually set a limit before starting reading: like read a chapter and then turn off the light. That limit is always broken, so that's why many times I don't finish a chapter.

But always wait for a text break before stoping.

If I read during day time, I don't fall asleep, but I feel somewhat sleepy. Maybe because reading so many times before sleeping induced my brain to think that reading time is always followed by sleeping time.

DixieGal · 04-15-2009, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by cassidym

I absolutely do not fall asleep reading in bed. Never. But, when I do read in bed, someone sneaks in through the front door, slips up behind me and smacks me with a hammer and I don't come to for hours. Got to figure out who that is.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hey ! that happens to me sometimes too !! damned hammer-smackers...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

You know - until I read your two posts I was reluctant to come forward and say that - but the same happens to me! The clearly get the yeti first, because he's never aware of anything, and I must be too engrossed in what I'm reading to notice them...

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Originally Posted by Fledchen

I don't generally fall asleep reading print or ebooks, but I have fallen asleep listening to audiobooks. It's very annoying to try to find my place again after that.

It must be organized crime, because the hammerer hits me also, usually after 3 pages.

And as for audiobooks, well, I've said it before on MR... the iPod needs a "dead man switch" to pause it when my hand goes limp. Usually, by the time I find my spot where I was reading, I'm already dozing again!

Fledchen · 04-15-2009, 06:07 AM

I do have a dead man switch (It's actually called a "sleep switch" but I like your term better) for a cassette player, but I hardly ever use it any more because I vastly prefer digital audiobooks.

DixieGal · 04-15-2009, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Over

[...] If I read during day time, I don't fall asleep, but I feel somewhat sleepy. Maybe because reading so many times before sleeping induced my brain to think that reading time is always followed by sleeping time.

Precisely! We suffer from a conditioned response to force sleep after just a few pages. Darned ebooks and audiobooks are altering our biochronometers! (I just coined a new word, maybe.)

zelda_pinwheel · 04-15-2009, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Precisely! We suffer from a conditioned response to force sleep after just a few pages. Darned ebooks and audiobooks are altering our biochronometers! (I just coined a new word, maybe.)

hmmm... that actually might make sense...

(also : "biochronometer" : i like it.

)

Over · 04-15-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Precisely! We suffer from a conditioned response to force sleep after just a few pages. Darned ebooks and audiobooks are altering our biochronometers! (I just coined a new word, maybe.)

It doesn't sound bad, but I still prefer biorythm.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 04-15-2009, 09:40 AM

I like bichronometer. It's now replacing both biorythm and body clock in my speech

montsnmags · 04-15-2009, 10:01 AM

Do the hands on a "bichronometer" swing both ways, Am?

ShortNCuddlyAm · 04-15-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Do the hands on a "bichronometer" swing both ways, Am?

Oh definitely!

And

This is what happens typing whilst not completely with it. But I am also now going to adopt that word as well as the one I meant to type!

Now to think of the context...

am_mread · 04-15-2009, 01:46 PM

I typically fall right off to sleep when I start reading (even good books). Only to wake up a bit later and read the same page over. This process repeats itself until I turn off my little LED booklight and put my eBook Reader on the bedside table. Not sure how many hours this may go on for.

Justy · 04-15-2009, 03:13 PM

I always read before bed, sometimes it's the first quiet time in the day where I've been able to pull out my eBook to read. I never fall asleep reading, but after reading the same paragraph 3 or 4 times in a row and still not remembering what it said I know it's time to turn off my eBook Reader, roll over and wake up Hubby so he can turn his off, and go to sleep.

I never listen to Audiobooks at bedtime anymore, I'm always asleep within 10 min and then can't find my place in the story the next day. Maybe it's a hold over from being read to at bedtime when I was a child. Hearing story being read = sleep time. In any case it works better than counting sheep.

Andybaby · 04-15-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by InlawBiker

I usually read at night so I CAN fall asleep. Unless it's a really good book, which can keep me awake all night...

Greg.

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Originally Posted by dmaul1114

I can't fall asleep while reading, but I often get too sleepy to read anymore and have to quit for the night before the end of a chapter etc.

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Originally Posted by Elsi

I read myself to sleep most nights. The rule is: if the book falls out of my hand more than once, I must set it aside, turn off the flashlight, and put my glasses into the headboard.

I have also been known to fall asleep when reading, even when sitting up -- particularly when reading in the car. If I get all cozy, I may doze even if the book is thrilling.

But, since I'm reading for pleasure and not for content/study/work, then I don't care if I fall asleep.

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Originally Posted by digitalzen

It happens to me when I'm really tired, but usually I use it as a sleep aid. I'll read for a while until I'm getting drowsy, then put the book down and pass out.

Hey thats me! your all in my heads.

Anyway, i often get cozy and just drift off to sleep, its really hard for me to sleep most of the time, ussually taking over 2-3 hours, I envy those people who can sleep right after hitting the sack.

04-15-2009, 06:03 AM	#19
Over Wizard Posts: 1,462 Karma: 6061516 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cascais, Portugal Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2", OnePlus 6	I always read before sleeping. No matter if I go to bed at 11pm or 3am. I've never fallen asleep while reading, but it's very common to feel so sleepy that I just can't concentrate anymore and I have to turn off the reader before even finishing a chapter. Although I usually set a limit before starting reading: like read a chapter and then turn off the light. That limit is always broken, so that's why many times I don't finish a chapter. But always wait for a text break before stoping. If I read during day time, I don't fall asleep, but I feel somewhat sleepy. Maybe because reading so many times before sleeping induced my brain to think that reading time is always followed by sleeping time. Last edited by Over; 04-15-2009 at 06:05 AM.

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Fledchen Guru Posts: 663 Karma: 84658 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: PB360+, Sony950, VR Stream, iPod Touch, iPad	I don't generally fall asleep reading print or ebooks, but I have fallen asleep listening to audiobooks. It's very annoying to try to find my place again after that.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I can listen to audiobooks in my car with no problem at all, but if I try to listen to them in bed, I'm out like a light in 5 minutes. Sheep-enumeration has nothing on it as a means of falling asleep!

04-15-2009, 06:07 AM	#21
Fledchen Guru Posts: 663 Karma: 84658 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: PB360+, Sony950, VR Stream, iPod Touch, iPad	I do have a dead man switch (It's actually called a "sleep switch" but I like your term better) for a cassette player, but I hardly ever use it any more because I vastly prefer digital audiobooks.

04-15-2009, 09:40 AM	#25
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	I like bichronometer. It's now replacing both biorythm and body clock in my speech

04-15-2009, 10:01 AM	#26
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Do the hands on a "bichronometer" swing both ways, Am?

04-15-2009, 01:46 PM	#28
am_mread Head Goat Posts: 74 Karma: 50 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Device: Kindle Paperwhite Gen 11.	I typically fall right off to sleep when I start reading (even good books). Only to wake up a bit later and read the same page over. This process repeats itself until I turn off my little LED booklight and put my eBook Reader on the bedside table. Not sure how many hours this may go on for.

04-15-2009, 03:13 PM	#29
Justy Fanatic Posts: 547 Karma: 27509 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver Area, BC, Canada Device: Nexus 7, Sony Xperia z3 tablet, Kobo Glo, Boyue T63	I always read before bed, sometimes it's the first quiet time in the day where I've been able to pull out my eBook to read. I never fall asleep reading, but after reading the same paragraph 3 or 4 times in a row and still not remembering what it said I know it's time to turn off my eBook Reader, roll over and wake up Hubby so he can turn his off, and go to sleep. I never listen to Audiobooks at bedtime anymore, I'm always asleep within 10 min and then can't find my place in the story the next day. Maybe it's a hold over from being read to at bedtime when I was a child. Hearing story being read = sleep time. In any case it works better than counting sheep.