Ever get sleepy while reading?

velvetstorm78 · Post by **velvetstorm78** » 05 Nov 2015, 20:47

I often read before bed as a way to relax. But if I am nearing the end of an exciting book it will often have the opposite effect and keep me awake half the night.

Hsvaenanna · Post by **Hsvaenanna** » 11 Nov 2015, 16:39

When i read late at night, or I'm already tired, it tends to relax me and cause me to fall asleep. However, when I read during the day or when I am not tired, it doesn't necessarily affect me. Often, I want to keep reading a book so i force myself to stay awake to finish the chapter, or ocassionally finish the book itself.

Amorlina · Post by **Amorlina** » 11 Nov 2015, 21:20

Actually if you wanted to sleep at night soundly it says in some research that you should read so that maybe the reason why reading can sometimes of often times makes us sleepy

AJ Bruns · Post by **AJ Bruns** » 11 Nov 2015, 23:30

I do get sleepy occasionally if I've had a long day. If I've slept in like I do on the weekends, I could read all night if I really wanted to! Reading is one of the most relaxing hobbies I believe a person can have and I'm sure a lot of us do get very tired after a while.

Rmor2189 · Post by **Rmor2189** » 13 Nov 2015, 06:18

I do get sleepy myself sometimes when I read, but I don't find it annoying. More like, a relaxation technique. I used to suffer from lack of sleep because I'm a light sleeper. Any sound and bump in the night would wake me up. I still do suffer from it. Therefore, when my eyes feel tired after reading chapter after chapter. I will always smile knowing I will get a satisfaction of gaining my sleep back as a reward and also seeing my book as a life saviour, while looking forward to my next chapter.

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 13 Nov 2015, 08:24

bh2win · Post by **bh2win** » 14 Nov 2015, 22:50

rosemarieshort wrote:If I am already tired then reading can make me more tired. I think because it's something familiar and comfortable. But if I'm not already tired then no, it doesn't affect me.

I like to read but this is actually one of the reasons I do read is to help my mind relax so I can go to sleep quicker.

Darcie-Nicole · Post by **Darcie-Nicole** » 19 Nov 2015, 17:21

My problem is not sleeping I'll get so into a book next thing I know I'm at the end and look out the window and the sun is up and I lost like 12 hours without noticing... Oops hahaha

Tealover87 · Post by **Tealover87** » 19 Nov 2015, 19:25

Reading requires focus and attention, so I think it's natural to become sleepy. One tires from concentrating on any task, really. I find that if I'm growing weary I close the book for a moment and do the *head shake, firm eye blinks, deep inhale* and return.

It's worked for me, and I actually have found that if I push through the weariness it makes me a stronger reader--like I'm training my brain not to give up.

Kharina · Post by **Kharina** » 19 Nov 2015, 20:48

Yes I get sleepy while reading. Doesn't everyone? But I always have the best sleep when I do because there's no tossing and turning. My eyes grow heavy, I close my book, roll over and I'm out. If I'm lucky I'll dream about my book!

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 19 Nov 2015, 21:20

The older I get, the more it seems to happen.

lauren0907 · Post by **lauren0907** » 04 Dec 2015, 22:45

I do as well get tired while reading. It is much worse in bed but even sitting on the couch reading a book I could just fall asleep. Sometimes I have to force myself just one more page!

Futrella · Post by **Futrella** » 10 Dec 2015, 23:55

I get pretty sleepy when I read a boring book with nothing but a bland setting. It happens in the first ten pages or so.

BigDawg94 · Post by **BigDawg94** » 16 Dec 2015, 23:24

The only time I have gotten sleepy is when I read in bed. And that depends on the book, I have laid in bed for over 4 hours and read and only put them down then because I had to get up in a couple hours for work so figured I neede some sleep.

AprilWilsonNolen · Post by **AprilWilsonNolen** » 24 Dec 2015, 16:28

I don't tend toward getting sleepy while reading, but it has been many a book that has kept me reading, no matter how tired I was, because I could not put it down, and when I tried, I picked it up again a few moments later to read on. A recent example of this was with Jack London's White Fang.

Hope this finds you well.