Have you ever noticed that you fall asleep as soon as you start reading a book?

I don't like much reading books. Maybe that's the reason why I feel really drowsy when I am reading a book. hehe... Anyways, books are good but I just don't like reading those small lettering on thick books.

Reader must use imagination in reading so that boredom will be avoided. Indeed reading merely words can fall you asleep. If that books doesnt have any drawings,pictures, or illustrative figures to shown then you wont last long....ShishiShishi! now to break that you must use your imagination to work with you as you read something if that certain book is purely text no illustrative figures to shown...then you must work with your imagination as you read it...so that your mind will divert and you wont fall asleep. That's the trick of it to avoid fall asleep as you start reading any books.

This thing only happens to me when i don't like the part of what i was reading is already boring and really feel tired to read. Other than that i don't feel sleepy reading. I make sure what i read is also of my interest and is a good book to read.

hi, This happens with everyone no matter of the age, it not only happens with the reading books ,it happens with watching Television,when any one is tired of doing a whole day work, is mentally stressed and depressed., when really starving with hungre for food.

It happen more frequent when I am getting older and older, I used to be able to finished a book within a few hours non stop but as getting older and older, and more things or work to think of and do, I feel easily tired when read a book under a deem light, it is even more easily get tired at night time. So I prefer to read books during daytime.

Hi there! I love reading as a means of entertainment but there are also times when I must do some serious readings and whenever I am reading serious stuff hmmm like you I also start to go drowsy and sometimes I eventually sleep on it hehehe. Funny because when I'm reading pocketbooks I can even stay up all night and I'll get so hooked that i can't seem to put the book down until I finished reading it. The only problem I guess if we are reading something serious our minds get tired easily or maybe we lose interest in what we are reading or worse our energy are drained easily because of the seriousness of what we are reading. :D Have a good day and happy mylotting! :d

I fall asleep pretty well anywhere and I don't need a book. But yes, reading does make me fall asleep. Years ago, before computers, I would read a few lines of my book and drop off to sleep...even if I woke again I would re-read the same lines numerous times. These days, i often fall asleep at the computer after being awake for only a short time.

Lol. That's what my boyfriend does to fall asleep. He would text me, "I can't sleep. I'd better go read a book." But I know for a fact that he doesn't like books.

I don't start falling asleep when I read a book. I read my kids a couple of books a night to help them settle down. THough for me it's playing here on myLot and wherever while I'm waiting for them to konk out that I start getting sleepy.

Haha, No worries my friend, we are sailing on the same boat. I have this book which becomes my sleeping pill whenever I feel like I wanted to sleep I just flip through few pages and walah ! I'm snoring in the next few seconds !haha . But then if I really love the book or I'm in climax, I'm always in a hurry to get through the last page.

Hi devijay, I too read a lot both during the day when I find time and also at night before sleeping. I am wide awake during day and can read for hours if the book is interesting. However, during night , I am normally tired and sleepy but having developed the habit of reading before sleeping, I manage a few pages and within a matter of minutes I fall fast asleep - all the best and happy mylotting

I agree to your experience of falling asleep the moment you start to read a book because I have experience it also. Maybe it is due to the fact that the eyes are overburdened or fatigue. I am also sure that age will matter. Young reader will have the longer endurance in reading while the older has the lesser capacity of the eyes. In my part, I used to read books when I cannot sleep at night and indeed it worked and helped me a lot. It was a costless sedative. However, great disciple is necessary to avoid sleeping the moment I am reading if there is an examination. If in case there is an eye problem, medical consultation is advisable.

yes i do and always do whenever i read so i can not finish reading it because when im just starting im already sleeping that is why is it advised if you have difficulty sleeping at night one of the best you can do is read books because it will make you relax and fall asleep for the fastest time as well as listen to sad songs as well.

It always happens to me, better than any sleeping pill. It's just i get to read than i sleep, sitting, lying or standing. This usually happens when the persons has a mind mora active than normal, to whem to concentrate on one thing, the brain begins to relax. But sleep is a very good thing. Why do now what you can do tomorrow! ^^

I actually do manage to read for a bit lol before I get so tired that I have to go to sleep I actually do not read during the Day because of this reason as I just fall asleep and that is it for me

Well it's happened but mostly I only notice when I wake up, as mostly when I start to feel my eyes closing I tend to put down the book and attempt to watch television or something else. I probably should read books before going to bed, as it helps with getting our brains to settle. It's happened to me, I've never really considered it strange as I personally feel it's quite common. :)

I think you are not alone. Whenever I cannot sleep, I will open a book and soon... the book will be lying on the bed. The only exception is if the book is a humorous one.

I read for at least an hour almost every night before I go to bed. Reading relaxes me and helps me sleep, and I try to read stuff that can actually teach me something, so I like to think that I am bettering myself as I read.

You are not alone in this situation. I do too and I would not accept that I am old hahaha.. I think it will always happen when the book you read is uninteresting. I have noticed myself when the book is so interesting to read I will not feel sleepy. I want to finish the book up to the end. Some people use reading as therapy for sleeplessness. Not sure why many people fall asleep while reading.

I find some books as sedatives LOL. The medical-surgical book that I have when I was in college is a good example of it :)