Does studying make you sleepy?

@lady1993 (27224)
Philippines
November 13, 2010 5:15am CST
Studying makes me sleepy sometimes... that is why instead of studying I just go to bed. Maybe I find the topic boring..or maybe it's because I study at night. I try to fight my sleepiness by drinking water or washing my face or brushing my teeth, even exercising..and sometimes it works. What do you do to fight your sleepiness so you can study???
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9 responses
• India
20 Nov 10
Yes studying does make me sleepy and that's why i spend so much time sleeping in the house also. I just can't seem to concentrate properly on them. My mind is always unstable. Never fixed on one thing. And studying is just one thing. I just can't force myself to site like that for so long. I prefer to spend my time on the internet or just maybe listening to songs. But hey now's exams time and i have to study. Cheers!
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
20 Nov 10
me too..I always think about lots of thing which makes me unfocused. But whenever there are major exams coming up, I try my best to focus on studying..I don't want to fail.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
15 Nov 10
Well It usually does. But what I always do is to sleep after I arrived at home so I feel a little energized to read.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
20 Nov 10
I also tried that sometimes- sleeping a few hours after arriving home...but then there was this one times that I slept too long, and when I wake up it was already the next day- I haven't been able to do my assignments too.
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
13 Nov 10
dear lady, back in the old days? yes. i guess it is something in what you are reading. in fact i have asked someone why it happens. she said it is probably due to boredom, or tiredness, or lack of interest in what you are studying. ann
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
14 Nov 10
boredom, tiredness,and lack of interest..yes. I think that's it. I usually fall asleep/feel sleepy when I'm reading Economics or anything about Social Science..and Physics....
@pokumon (644)
• United States
15 Nov 10
Studying does make me sleepy too. I have definitely fallen asleep on my textbook. I study during the day and into the night, but I take frequent naps. I will just take a nap and get right back to studying. I think it's the best study break kind. I do sometimes drink coffee to combat sleepiness, but sometimes I fall asleep after drinking the coffee because it still takes 20-30 minutes to kick in. I used to get prescribed Adderall for ADHD and that would really help me pull all-nighters sometimes necessary for organic chemistry quizzes at 9 in the morning. I would just stay up all night and then go except for the term I had virology right afterward it was okay. Virology was 2 hours long and I would fall asleep in it a lot, which is sad because it was actually a very interesting class.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
15 Nov 10
I try my best never to fall asleep in class..but sometimes I can't help it- especially if it's 1-2 pm. I don't really like to take any medicine or pills to keep me awake though..I might get addicted to it. And the effect of coffee to me is it makes me sleepy.
@fathom01 (171)
• Canada
14 Nov 10
Yes, I always begin to feel tired when I study. Good thing is, when that happens, I have a red bull handy or wake up pills from the pharmacy. Those last like 8-10 hours so I can do my studies, run a marathon, then go to sleep :) Another way to study for me is to record my teacher in class, get home, write notes about it, record those notes, and play them when i am asleep at low volumes, for some reason I learn it a lot faster the next day when I go over it. I guess it's because it's repeating so many times.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
14 Nov 10
Well, I'm too lazy to record then write notes about it. I just listen, then write notes, good thing I write fast... But my penmanship is a bit bad that I can't even read y own handwriting sometimes. We all have different learning habits,I'm happy that yours works well for you.
@boraitou (19)
• Indonesia
14 Nov 10
when i feel sleepy, i usually do some pushups or any small sport, so that i can lose that sleepiness, drinking a glass of water is also effective to lose my sleepiness. that`s all from me
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
14 Nov 10
Thanks for the tips... I can't really do push ups though, I'm not strong enough. So I just run around or do other exercising that doesn't require arm strength..
@harry89 (2330)
• India
13 Nov 10
yea sometimes it does. I get sleepy sometimes when i study. And also after studying for a long amount of time i feel sleepy too. But i never feel sleepy when i study my favourite subject or any interesting subject. But whenever i start to feel sleepy i just take a break from studying and have a rest or watch tv and after some time i start to study again. Happy mylotting. Regards, harry.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
14 Nov 10
I like studying my favorite subject too.. Although it doesn't require much studying since my favorite subjects are easy.. When I watch television, I can't do anymore studying... especially if I enjoy what I'm watching..
• India
13 Nov 10
When you have an interesting topic in your hand you will never feel boring, but when you have a boring subject in your hand it can be boring at times and specially at late nights, it turns to sleepy characteristic. Well by my experience there is a specific time when you feel too much sleepy, if you can be awake then, after that, that sleepiness goes away and you can read even the whole night. Happy reading.....
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
14 Nov 10
Yes..sometimes the topics I read are boring but still I force myself to read it because I can't answer the test if I don't read, even just a bit... I've experienced that too, getting over my sleepiness...
@AnnaDine (92)
• Denmark
13 Nov 10
It's only sometimes I get sleepy. Only if the topic isn't interesting enough. And if I get sleepy I just think that it's almost done and then I can sleep. Or if it's a big topic, i go for a walk or just exercise of some kind. That it's proved that if you can't concentrate you on your homework, a little bit exercise can help you on the way to get more energy, or just enough energy to get reed of all the homework.
• India
13 Nov 10
yes i feel very sleepy while in study ,but i have a solution to avoid my sleeping ,i just made one cup of coffee and and study till late night