Reading and falling asleep

If you feel sleepy if possible open the window. Good book about Vampires would never make me sleepy :)

Your eyes may easily tire, so try to put a patch of green in the place you use as your reading room or venue. Look at the green spot every time your eyes feel tired. Green relaxes the eyes. Rub your eyes every time you finish a page or two. This serves to exercise and invigorate your eyes. Then get up and walk about. Read books that have big letters. Use straight-backed chair to lessen the temptation of settling down to sleep. Read immediately after you have had a full and satisfying night's sleep. This will require a change of personal schedule, habits, and biorhythm. Read books that you think are vital to you that day, to your work, business, and profession. Reading purely for entertainment only will not put your biorhythm on an active mode. If you have had a very busy schedule and hectic week, it may be your body's way of telling you, "hey, take a much needed rest!" So the questions is: do you get enough rest and sleep from your present work? Do you need the time for reading for much needed rest and sleep?

I have a tenancy to get sleepy while reading as well! I think it's because my eyes are so focused on one area for a long time. I know that reading will make me sleepy though, so I tend to try and read right before bed or if I don't mind taking a nap. If I'm not at all tired, then reading doesn't tend to make me as sleepy. So for example reading in the morning/early afternoon doesn't make me quite as sleepy as reading at night does.

Maybe there is a problem with your eyes on reading texts. I suggest you go see a doctor to check it up. Maybe try to read after you exercise. This might help to get you lively with your reading. Another ridiculous suggestion would be to drink an energy drink before you read a book. I think I am quite sure that you won't be a sleepy head once you intake a good energy drink.

It happens to me too. I need to be very well rested, otherwise I will go sleep. If I want to avoid that situation I begin walking and reading at the same time. You must not lie or sit.

I thought I was the only one! I like to read but it takes me forever to get through a book because I always fall asleep too. And when I pick it up to read again I have to re read because I don't remember a lot of what I read half asleep. Haha. I've found that reading outside has helped a lot. Maybe it's something about the fresh air, sun shining, and birds chirping. If that doesn't work you can always try audio books, but if you're like me you like the feel of turning the page and actually reading the book yourself.

well, reading is supposed to be a pleasure. do not push yourself too much to be able to finish reading. if your body does not allow you to go on reading, respect it as your comprehension of what you read may suffer, and so the enjoyment of reading. well, what i do is to read different things at different times. when i read academic materials, i read them in the morning. when i read novels and other materials of pleasurable reading, i read them during bed time. enjoy reading.

Have you tried right after you wake up? Maybe drinking coffee while you read, or playing music? Something else to distract you while you read so it's not just the words, but so you can still comprehend them? I'm not sure what else to suggest, you could try not reading for awhile and then going back to it, see if it has changed, it may change for a bit but then go back to the same ol' same ol'.

go watch tv instead!!! lol! seriously ellovire, those are really good suggestions here. one thing i would add is to take a break from reading after two or three pages. walk around or just change positions. this works wonders for me. cheers!!!

Well, you are at least better than I--I fell asleep before I could even finish one page! Maybe you can try standing up while you are reading. It is not the most effective way to keep somebody from falling asleep, but give it a try!

If that is the case, then maybe you could take a cup of coffee first before you begin reading. And see to it that you are well seated not reclined , because if you are reclined the tendency is to fall asleep.

I can definitely relate to this!!! you know what, because i fall asleep whenever i read, i've made reading my personal tranquilizer. now, i read TO sleep!,, if you like to read than to sleep, i suggest you drink coffee before or while reading.. or if you don't like coffee, apple juice can do,, or why dont you try eating an apple while reading?--it's packed with caffeine which will surely keep you awake! :)

yeah i guess that is true mostly if you read about your next topic in class. for me the most boring book i have ever read that makes me fall asleep is history. oooppppsss...forgive me but honestly, history books always makes me fall asleep. i just don't know why but maybe i love history but history doesn't love me.

yes friend. i am also having the same problem.i am giving a best idea for you.when ever you will going to read a book before take 1 hour sleep. it will occur your problem

I find that reading results in sleeping for me also. I just get so relaxed probably because I am so focused on the material I am reading. I found that if I want to really learn something and remember it, I read right before I want to sleep. Then I tend to dream about the material I have read, thus remembering the material much better. This helped me so much when I was studying.