Does anyone sleep in total darkness?

I have only slept in total darkness once. I was staying in a hotel in Mexico which had once been an old monastery and when you turned out the light there was absolute darkness. I could not even see my hand in front of my face and it was hard to find the bed since the light switch was on the wall not next to the bed. I had to make sure I was pointing in the right direction and that there were no obstacles between the light switch and the bed. Too dark for me. I light to sleep in the dark as it helps promote sleep but I also like to have some light so my eyes can adjust and I can see something, even if only shapes. Outside there is never total darkness as the stars and the moon provide some light and to me that is natural. The total absence of light is not natural. I have sometimes fallen asleep with my bedside lamp still on but I find absolute darkness scary as my eyes always strain to try and see even though they cannot.

Oh, I wish, I wish! I spent half my life sleeping in the dark and I suppose I got used to it from a very early age. Then I got married! The wife can't sleep unless the main light is on. That's 100 watts brightness! A night light wont satisfy her. It's a nightly torture for me.

Hi beamer, I sleep in complete darkness. Actually I used with the same since childhood. I can sleep if there is ‘light on’ but my kids won’t sleep if there is any light even in next room. My kids may think that they can play some more time if there is light.

I don't mind sleeping in total darkness. However, there is a street-light on a post right outside my house, so it is never totally dark in my house. Also, I have a light in my living room that I leave on for the dogs when I am not home. I leave it on all, because I don't ever really know if I am going to make it home before dark, and I don't want them to have to sit here with it dark in the house. I tried turning it off at night when I was going to bed, but I would forget to turn it back on when I left the house in the morning, so I just started leaving it on all the time. It has a dimmer on it, so I do keep it turned down a little sometimes, but I have also started using it for the primary light in my living room when I am home, because there is no reason to have it on and have another light burning as well. So, although I do like to sleep in total darkness, I rarely get to do it LOL

Usually I can't sleep when there's a light on (I'm pretty much sensitive when there's light and woke up unless I'm really tired) I can deal with a total dark environment especially if I know of course it is safe like my own home. Nonetheless, I lightened up at least one light near the bedroom, say in the living room where my room was just near but I close my room though. This somehow depends on individual or how he is used to be brought up and get used to it.

I turn off all the lights, but leave my alarm clock on so the red glow penetrates the darkness. I can't sleep very well if it is light out either artificially or naturally.

Hi. beamer88. No. We don't sleep into total darkness. Me and my husband have a TV into our bedroom and the light from the TV keeps our room lighted up. My son has a night light in his bedroom that lights up his bedroom. If a person sleeps into total darkness in their home, then that is being too risky. A burglar could try to come and break into their home. And rodents easily sneak and crawl around and get into food and crumbs. I need a light on in my house, at all times when it is at night.

I like sleeping when it's dark but I do open the curtains to get a little light from outside and I have a nightlight in the bathroom so I can see a little bit when I get up. I couldn't sleep with a light on in my bedroom just like I can't sleep in the day time.

I sleep in pretty much total darkness not total as a little gets in through the curtains.The only thing i do that is different to most people is that i dont sleep in silence i put something to listen to when i go to sleep such as a radio documentaries hopefully i will learn something at the same time.

Well, every time we sleep. We switch off the light to get sleep. So, I sleep with total dark

no i donot sleep if there is no light at all. i usually turn off my bedroom lamp and let the other lamps turn on. how about you beamer?

We usually don't sleep with the lights on. Though we usually leave the lights on outside the house, just to ward off unsuspecting burglars. And my usually active 4 year old will still be playing when the lights are still on. So it is lights off for us.

I think that when you are a parent and have young children then the majority of the time there will be some form of light on. This is due to the fact that some young kids don't really like the dark, also for those kids that get up in the night to go to the toilet then the light is useful as they can see where they are going. For me i have no light or lamp on, my curtains fully closed and my door closed, i love completely darkness, it is the way i have always been.

I am having this habit only.I will like to sleep in complete darkness and now allow anyone to open the door,window or to either switch on any lights.

I turn everything off myself & draw the blinds. I don't need any light when I sleep.

Hi beamer! I prefer to sleep in total darkness. I don't like to have light coming into my room when I am ready to sleep. I have my clock and the Cable clock which is bad enough! But, I don't like to have any other lights on. Although, I have gotten up a few times and walked into the wall on my way to the kitchen and bathroom a few times before I was able to get the lights on when I needed them!

we do not exactly sleep in total darkness, we actually leave one light on..like the lamp on. So it would be dim and not totally dark..it is relaxing to sleep in such way.

hmm..yea becoz we need some light when we wake up at the mid-night we cannot recognize anything and might slip and hit and get hurt. So it is a usual practice to use night lamps. In movies they show like that becoz they are moving to the next scene so the lights at present scene are turned off.

I like to sleep w/ the lights off. I do not know why. Maybe I feel disturbed when the lights are on or I sleep lightly with it.

Yes i do, i sleep turning off the lights and closing all the doors and curtains so that when morning the ray of the sun won't get inside my bedroom, i can't sleep with lights on. and i hate to wake up in the morning with the ray of sunlight hits my eyes it annoys me