books are like sleeping pills

I can't go to sleep when I'm reading an interesting book. I get engrossed in the story and will stay up half the night to see how it ends. For this reason, I don't read at night.

I usually read books in the toilet while i am doing my number two business, since it distract my mind and relax by bowels and hence faster and better bowel movement to empty those intestines and colon. During early days of childhood when there is not text messaging and handphone and obviously not internet or even pc, yes i read books alot in the room, nice books that cause my mind to travel all around the world in their stories.

Same here! Or I get out one of my cardmaking magazined..look through it and make a plan for the next day....about 15 minutes is all I need and I am back to sleep!

Me too, I read books if I can't sleep. As what you've said they are really like sleeping pills :) Happy lotting and Welcome to myLot! :D

haha I agree with that. I don't like reading books at all, I remember I used to fall asleep all the time when I had to read a book at school. I just can't concentrate onreading at all and fell asleep easily.

Hello there griecy07.. :) So I guess you should be relieved now because you are not alone. :P Books are really sleeping pills! :P I mean, not just books, but anything that is worthy reading type of material such as magazines and the likes. :) Every night, I grab a book (most of the time) or some magazines and just read myself to sleep. :D The only books I don't wanna read are my Math and some school textbooks. Hahaha. :D Mostly I read English pocketbooks which sometimes makes me more awake, hahaha, making me want to finish the book at that very same night I started reading it. :P I guess you also had this kind of a problem too. :) Well now, I am reading a pocketbook, and this is my second time to read it again. And of course, I'll probably read it later in bed to make me sleepy. :)

LOL. At least the books are healthier compared to sleeping pills and it is free! However, not all books serve the same purpose. Some books really keep me awake. Perhaps it is the interest in the book itself. I tend to doze off in minutes the moment I read technical or non-fiction books.

Well I would not really call them sleeping pills. The same general idea, but to call books sleeping pills would imply that they are boring. Which they are not, well some of them are, I'll grant you that one for sure. Still they do serve their purpose in getting you to sleep at night. It is a very relaxing thing and really can get you off to sleep rather quickly. I mean, I think that I have really used books to help me drift off to bed pretty much every night for as long as I can remember. And they really do help allow me to relax a lot. It is a great time at night to curl up with an engaging book and just absorb it. It is a stress reliever as well, as it allows me to focus on not what happened today, whether good, bad, or indifferent, but rather relaxes me. There are times where I have gone to bed without reading and I might as well just have stayed awake.

That, i do too whenever i want to get sleepy. I would get the bible while lying down , with the lampshade on and read some verses in the bible. When i have read at least two pages, i would then get too sleepy that i couldn't understand what i am reading already. Only then, will i put the bible back on the lampshade table and go to sleep.

I do not use book to drive me into slumber or sleeping. I just sleep the natural way. I do my work in the day time and I sleep in the night without the need to use a book.

I do not use book to drive me into slumber or sleeping. I just sleep the natural way. I do my work in the day time and I sleep in the night without the need to use a book.

I really laughed upon reading this. haha I remembered the time when I am still reviewing for my board exam. Reading is actually my sleeping pill. Whenever I read, few minutes later I'm starting to yawn and feel drowsy. Maybe people with insomnia should try this proven method. haha Thanks for making me laugh.

Yes it is! I always read a book when my eyes are closed. I always sleepy.I know how nice it is.

i do not use it this pills

i agree with you but with me, i read, get tired but by the time i go to bed, i am wide awake!

I am a blind person, so I do not read regular books but listen to the audio books. It works the same for me. I will usually listen to the short stories which are not too long, and when my sleepiness came up then it would be nice to sleep.

Ya so trueee, earlier i was gonna reply to your post like, NONO when the book is good i really stay up late to finish it. But, really, right now i'm reading a good book and i so wanna go on with reading it, but somehow its making me sleeepy. So weird :|

haha i know it happens especially when im studying physics :/ but it helps in what temp you are studying ... for eg i study at 3 in the afternoon when its quite warm ... usually i dont use the A.C and i fall asleep but these days ive used the A.C it helps! belive me! and also keep your back straight ! a good position will let you concentrate better.

Yeah i fall asleep when i read books too haha. Even during school i had to atleast read one book a day but i would just use that time as my nap time :D