Does anyone else fall asleep when reading? It drives me mad when all I want to do is read… Does anyone have any tips on how not to fall asleep ??
Does anyone else fall asleep when reading? It drives me mad when all I want to do is read… Does anyone have any tips on how not to fall asleep ??
I’m the same!
It’s so annoying
@Faye tell me about it ha ha
Me too. It can take months for me to read a book. I just can’t get into anything. I blame my mobile phone (distraction!) and my young children! ?
Me. But I find it’s a great way for me to relax. Admittedly it takes me longer to read a book but I don’t begrudge myself for it ?
I usually have to go back a few pages as I forget where I got up to
Snap! All part of the fun ?
Allllll the time! It drives me mad! ????
Me too
Dont read in bed
Right?
I’m never in bed and still fall asleep! ?
I dont read to late at night
I can be anywhere and time of the day and I will fall asleep reading
@Faye oh
I’m the same @Faye, drives me mad.
Same @Faye it’s just so relaxing.
@Nicola yeah must be what it is. I always have the deepest sleep if I’ve been reading too
Same here
All the time! I wake up and hope kindle survived the night!
Hahahaah me too
Same here lol
Every night!!
same
takes ages to get thru books!
Me too
That’s my favorite thing about reading is falling asleep ! Not so great hitting myself on the nose with my kindle ?
I’ve done that a few times too lol
@Faye lol and I’ve highlighted everything lol
I find if I sit up in bed I can read longer , lie down is fatal ??????
If it’s a good book I can read through the night, friends how into the book you are…
Nope can be the best book in the world and I’m loving it but still ???? off I drift ?
Well then your body just needs rest so let it be lol
I have resigned myself to the fact that it will always take me months to get through a book x
Awww
If you’re falling asleep anywhere you are at any point of the day, maybe you’re not choosing the right books. I’d start by picking one you think will keep your attention the most and keep you wanting more. And go from there. It happens to the best of us. It has indeed happened to me as well.
Great advice thank you
No, just keep reading…. Only EVER horizontal.. Anyone whom reads anywhere other than bed in the horizontal position are doing it wrong.. (Heard it here 1st)
Yes always fall asleep when I read in bed before I go to sleep & then can’t remember a thing that I’ve read the night before so have to reread it all over again the next night never actually get anywhere!!! I feel like I’ve been on the same chapter of the same book for 5 years!!!! ????
I’m glad I’m not the only one haha
It took me three months to finish my last book, I’m sure I read every chapter at least twice!
Yes, everytime!
I intentionally read to fall asleep! X
Its the only way I know how to sleep!!! Must go.. Book calling me.. NYTI ;))
My book falls off the bed or I go to sleep with the book on my stomach. Ì have a book light attached to my headboard. It is super bright. That has worked for me. They are inexpensive too.
I wish! It has the opposite effect on me. I start reading thinking I’ll just read a chapter or two, and look up at the clock thinking it’s been 30 minutes when in reality it’s been 4 hours ? I’ve had many sleepless nights because of getting hooked into a new book.
Always
But reading and dozing go so well together! Don’t fight it! Lol it’s lovely that a book can give you some rest too – entertainment, rest , repeat.
Yes it’s one of favorite things in the whole world
Me too!!!!
I will eat something…slowly. Lol
Hahaha I’ve tried that before and failed I became too focused on the food ??
sit up straight.
do not read in bed. bed is only for sleeping.
I do too. I want to keep reading but my eyes won’t let me ?
Me to
Always, I only listen to books now.
All the time
I have to sit at the kitchen table.
I do this all the time! Takes me far too long to finish a book!
I sit in a chair to read
Read a better book
Read a better book
This is a testament to how relaxing reading is. It’s the only time I’m still but it’s a double edged sword because I want to stay awake and READ!
Thats me
I drink hot tea while i read
Only when I was a student and read text books. Any other book and If it’s good I have to force myself to go to sleep!
It’s a really nice way to fall asleep, very relaxing. That being said I have stayed up all night reading an entire novel because I just couldn’t stop turning the pages.
I do this every night. I often read the same page for a few nights on the run.
Same!!!
same
No, I do it all the time
😀 It’s both a blessing & a curse. When I want to stay up, I grab a bowl of nuts and eat them slowly 😀
I’ve never fallen asleep reading xx
I find that if the book is excellent I do not fall asleep
Really gets to me but find it happens more in the evening than in the morning,do have an hour of reading on my day off first thing in the morning and weekends x
That happens to me if I read in bed. Try limiting yourself to twenty minutes of reading, then get up and do something else (or just walk around/make a coffee/grab a biscuit) then go back for another twenty minutes reading.
I think that for some people, we spend most of our lives running around like idiots trying to fit everything in, so the moment we stop and sit down, our bodies automatically go into sleep mode.
Totally agree with your last statement. When we finally sit our bodies are like ‘YESSSSSS! Sleeepy time!’
Me too .. agree with you … I feel tired enough to sleep any time of day if i sit still…. xxxx
Yes. Drives me mad. It certainly cures my insomnia.
Eat an apple – but not in bed!
Yep! Particularly if I prop up the book and lay on my side to read it. I sometimes find that a bright light helps (in the morning). In the evening, I’m happy to just drift off.
Start reading earlier. I have to watch that I don’t stay up too late reading so it’s a blessing to fall asleep.
I do, i also will read when I can’t fall asleep. Lol.
I’m the same on an evening & I hate losing my page!!
I find that reading at the table in broad daylight helps or tons and tons of snacks to much on to keep me busy
I fall asleep reading but soon wake up when the kindle slips from my hands and smacks me in the gob!
I know that feeling. ?
I read before lights out …. but should put book down way before I actually do …. in Summer I read outside in the afternoon meaning I get a bit more sleep …. but can still nod off ….. xxxx
I have the opposite problem. If I’m into a book I will literally stay up til 3 or 4 in the morning then sit there wondering how the hell that happened…turn on Netflix and I’m out in minutes haha