Reading before sleeping

[Avaleinna07]

Does anyone else have to read something before they fall asleep? I always feel like I sleep so much better if I read a chapter or two of a book before I decide to go to sleep.

[Saoirse200]

I love reading but reading before bed actually keeps me awake because my mind is so preoccupied with the story line and whats going to happen. I usually read very dramatic books maybe that is why I have trouble sleep after reading them lol.

[jsinard42]

Reading late at night does make me drowsy and it helps me to get a more sound sleep. Although I've never fallen asleep while reading.

[rainydayrun]

Yes, but it's because I want to get back to my story. Reading can be part of my routine that I do right before I go to sleep. I also find that it helps me focus mentally by letting go of whatever happened in the day and losing myself in a book.

[Doublehawk]

I love reading right before sleep! The dedicated quiet time I'm allowed by reading before bed is a necessary stress reliever/releaser.

Occasionally a book will be 'too much' of a page turner and sleep will have to be postponed, though.

[whybark]

it definitely has a calming effect

[Rissa2753]

I do this almost every night helps me relax

[castor]

I don't read before sleeping because i feel sleepy and the next day i don't remember what i read

[Gloriannes]

yes I love to read to sleep, but never a book that's a page turner for me, I would read the whole book not sleep and be worn out. I work nights and it's easy to get distracted and not sleep.

[hyridangel]

My favorite time to read is just before falling asleep. It helps me to rest, much better than watching TV or listening to music.

[Megha Nayar]

I do this too, but when I read about something disturbing, I end up with a night of disturbed sleep too! Of late, I've started reading soft, soothing stuff, such as inspirational non-fiction so that I sleep easy.

[yvonnes74]

I do the majority of my reading before bed (IN bed). Although a really good book is known to give me insomnia!

[Sine_Ni_Ceallach]

Usually. I try to read for about an hour before I hit the hay, it helps my mind to stop spinning!

[bobbirich]

I too need to unwind for at least 30 mins with a book before sleep. As others have said, it relaxes and gives me a focus so I can fall asleep easily.

If I wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep right away, reading helps me to feel sleepy again.

[DeadPiccolo]

I love reading before bed, because when I dream, I dream that I am inside the story that I'm reading. The best part is where they turn into lucid dreams!