httpjamesHow long does it take for you to fall asleep?
jeffwI don’t get in bed until I feel my sleeping pill kick in, so not lonf
bigkahuna1986Usually 5-10 minutes
PrivateNoobDepends how stressful I am. Sometimes it’s less than 5 minutes, other times I struggle to obtain the eepy stage even after 3 hours.
Transient PunkPersonally, I always find you extremely stressful
I turn on a YouTube video in the background and pass out before it’s even through the intro. That’s about 2 minutes generally.
VeniconOnce I put the Skyrim OST on it’s usually within two songs but sometimes it’s all the place.
Probably about 5-10 minutes most of the time.
Your brain chatters to itself all the time, so if you stfu with the inner monologue and instead just try to eavesdrop on what’s going on in the background, that leads pretty much directly into a dream state.
ℕ𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕕𝕪 𝕆𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 ✔️interesting, i might try your suggestions
☂️-Thats called WILD!
Wake Induced Lucid Dreaming, hard to do but pretty cool if you can pull it off.
KazuyaDarklightSame, I have sleep tracks I listen to as well that usually start with a relax/disrupt your self-think exercise and then start describing a scene, like a train ride through pastures, this is not the same as leaving the TV or YouTube running, or an audiobook; it’s intentionally boring and low engagement but it gives you something to focus on listening to so that you don’t get caught up in your own thoughts, similar to the eavesdropping.
May I ask for some suggestions from your collection?
My local library gives me a free subscription to Headspace, so I use their Sleepcasts a lot, if it turns out that yours does too; Cat Marina 1&2 are good times, as is the Slow Train, Rainy Day Antiques, and Temple Rain.
Otherwise, I haven’t tried them myself, but my sister is a big fan of www.sleepwithmepodcast.com
Thank you!
Interesting. I basically do this to myself by counting two breaths and repeating that count while focusing on the darkness behind my eyelids. If I catch my mind wandering I go back to the simple count and staring at my eyelids again. Works pretty well most of the time as I’m not picturing anything nor am I allowing my inner monologue to run away on me.
Surprised I haven’t seen this response yet:
I say awake doing things until I am on the verge of passing out from being sleepy. If that means I only get 3 hours of sleep, then so be it.
What if you don’t feel that tired the whole night? Would you not sleep and go to work after that sleepless night?
Yuuuup. It’s happened at least once in the last month.
Usually, though, I end up getting between 5-8 hours a night. (5hrs for the late nights, 8hrs for the next night when I’m so tired I could sleep in a warzone).
Finally! Someone who does the same thing! People look at me like I’m crazy when I say I don’t have a sleep schedule. I let my body do the scheduling. Like you, when it comes to staying up all night, I just tell myself I’ll get some bomb ass sleep tonight. Lol
Probably about half an hour or so.
Occasionally get a bad where it takes me 2 or 3 hours to get to sleep. But it’s only if I’ve had a bad day in work or something that my head won’t quiet down about but it’s pretty rare and i can usually sort it out with some white noise earphones
It usually tak… Zzz zzz zzz
Anywhere between an hour or never. I have a small window of opportunity to fall asleep, if I miss it or my sleep gets disturbed, I’m screwed and there’s nothing I can do. I’ll just be tossing and turning the whole night.
dan1101Less than 30 min if I turn the TV sleep timer on 30 min and listen to something quiet/boring. Not sure that’s the best way to do it, but it works.
10ish minutes. Less if im tired. Never if im not tired.
As far as I can tell most nights I fall asleep immediately. Occasionally I’ll have some trouble but not so often that I can remember the last time.
Usually about 20min? I set a sleep timer on podcasts for 30 min and i usually don’t hear it stop.
When i can’t fall asleep quickly, it’s maybe an hour? Eventually sleep happens.
panCatEIt takes me an hour or so !! Once i am in bed , i play some video and fall asleep to it !
3 to 10 minutes, depends how sleepy I am
FlashZordonMy wife is appalled that I’m asleep the second i hit the pillow. She could be in mid conversation with me in bed then she’ll just hear snoring.
It’s a gift and a curse.
TiritibambixDamn dude, what about cuddles and stuff :o
I’ll fall asleep during the cuddles as well lol
HousePantherSometimes two hours.
starman~1h, 30min if I’m lucky. And it have to be absolutely quiet or the timer will reset 🙃
I’m sharing that pain with you.
On hot summer days, like now. I can find myself up for 2-3 hours due to the discomfort.
kratoz29As long as it takes.
I have discovered audio books can help me fall asleep in minutes. Just set the timer to shut off in an hour.
Same here.
10 to 20 minutes if I am not super tired.
If I’m really tired, sometimes I’ll just dose off in the midd
99% of the time, 5 to 10 mins and I’m out for the count. A marching band could walk through my bedroom and I wouldn’t have a clue.
Usually like 5 minutes or less.
I sleep worst when I have to get up extremely early and would benefit by falling asleep as early as possible. In situations like that, it takes me about two hours to fall asleep.
sadbehrFuckin hours wooooooooooooo!
Five or ten minutes; but that’s called Ambien, and only if I hide my phone from myself.
derrgUsually 10 minutes. Reading a book helps if it’s taking longer.
jbrainsSome nights 15 minutes and annoyingly frequently 1-3 hours. It used to really worry me, but I’ve learned to make peace with it.
Usually between 6 and 8 hours
Like 5 min. But then I typically only try to fall asleep when I’m actually getting sleepy or when I’m edging close to some 6h of sleep until the alarm goes off, at which point I’m usually already pretty tired even though I hadn’t been aware before.
5 minutes is pretty damn low: are you sleep depraved? If so, you must be exhausted at the end of the day or constantly tired throughout the day.
The average and normal time (when just being tired and not exhausted at the end of the day) is about 20 minutes.
You might want to checked on that and get a better sleep quality as you seem to say you have 6 hours of sleep per day, which isn’t ideal but good enough.
Well I certainly don’t feel tired during the day or exhausted at the end of it. I also sleep in on weekends and basically feel the same as during weekdays so I think I’m good
Well good for you if that’s the case, but be careful, you’re better safe than sorry. Lack of good sleep is a big problem in today’s society and one of the sign can be falling asleep very fast, so
considering it can have serious consequences on one’s life, it’s always good to keep an eye on that.
Anyway, take care
thanks, I will!
You guys sleep?
ren (a they/them)Fast. It’s staying asleep that’s the hard part.
Minutes, to hours, to not sleeping at all. It sucks.
YⓄ乙 When I am stressed , atsleast 3-4 hours but when I am not usually within 30mins.
Ages 0-38: one hour to 3 days, sleep 1-4hrs/session.
Ages 39+: 5-10 minutes. Sleep 7hrs/session.
I’m so tired all the time now.
MatengorI don’t understand the first part.
They mean they sometimes went multiple days without being able to fall asleep.
dbilitatedbefore ritalin: 2 to 5 hours, or not at all
after ritalin: 15 minutes.
note I take the ritalin during the day, not to go to sleep
Initial bedtime sleep takes a few minutes or so. If i wake during the night, it could take me hours to go back to sleep. If this is a daytime nap, that takes me like 20 minutes.
Between <1-3 minutes. Occasionally I’ll feel a little restless but still manage to fall asleep in 10-15 minutes. I’m just always tired :/