Average time

[leanne27]

i dont know if anyone knows this or not but i read on a healthy quiz that the average person goes to sleep every night in 7 minutes! i dont know if im the only one to find this really surprising as it always takes me much longer than 7 minutes, anyway i was wondering how long it usually takes eveyone else lol as surely it must be longer than 7 minutes???

[Debs]

takes me ages to get to sleep, i lay awake thinking of the strangest things!!

[hazey]

it takes me much longer than 7 minutes, first I have to have my kiss goodnight from the dog,if I want it or not :rotfl: then I lay there, for ages so I put on the radio and thats it I get involved in listening and usually takes about an hour for me to drift off to sleep

[Abi]

I normally lay awake for at least an hour, with things running through my mind, about what i was meant to do during the day. I worry about my mates a lot too, so i end up ringing them all up during the night, just to check how they are :rotfl:

Normally takes me about an hour, or more. Definetaly not 7 minutes!

[pinkles14]

I normally go to bed and as soon as my head hits the pillow iam a sleep I would say it takes me about 5 min to get to sleep..
My partner is the opposite he lays awake watching tv till about 3 in the morning as he carnt sleep.. if he turns tv off he just lays awake it takes him a few hours to fall to sleep

[Meh]

Normally I'm out within 5 mins easily, but when I've gone though some periods of stress it can take me hours and then its only light sleep.

[shannisrules]

it depends on how tired i am if ive worked really hard then i can go to sleep with 10-15 minutes but if its just a normal day usually it takes me around 1 hour to get to sleep

[dragoneye454]

I usually takes me about half an hour. Just too much thinking going on.

[Skits]

i have to read every night before i go asleep. i usually do that for about 30 mins and then nod off in about 5 mins. if i stay in my boyfriends house, it takes me ages to go asleep.

[alan45]

if i stay in my boyfriends house, it takes me ages to go asleep. :rotfl: :rotfl: I wonder why


Only kidding :lol: :lol:

[Chris_2k11]

Takes me up to half an hour usually..

[Skits]

:rotfl: :rotfl: I wonder why


Only kidding :lol: :lol:

very funny aren't you :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Jessie Wallace]

7 min's, what!! 7 hours to get to sleep for me, well not quite, but yeh it takes me ages, it's raelly annoying.

[the_watts_rule]

It depends on how tired I am. I normally take at least 20 minutes but if I'm really tired it can only take about 5 minutes for me to fall asleep.

[leanne27]

i thought that 7 minutes was way too soon lol within the past two weeks i have on two nights taken till 3 or 2.30 to go to sleep as my mind becomes soooo active on a night! though last night i was so tired went to sleep at 10.30 and it onlt took me about 10 minutes to go to sleep :)

[lollymay]

it takes me ages on a school night probly bout an hour or so.

but if my boyfriend stays round i go to sleep a lot quicker even if its a school night. strange.

[Kim]

It usually takes me around half hour to an hour, and sometimes longer.

[Tori]

it depends. if i'm stressed or theres stuff on my mind, thats the time i sort it out at, but if i don't have anything to think about i just get to sleep immediately

[Katy]

it depends for me as well, usually its probably right as i can get to sleep really easily.

[Emma-Lou]

It takes me about half an hour even if i am really tired i still can not just fall asleep.I would love to be one of those people who lie down and within a couple of minutes they are sleep.

[leanne27]

It takes me about half an hour even if i am really tired i still can not just fall asleep.I would love to be one of those people who lie down and within a couple of minutes they are sleep.

sos would i it would be great without having to stress and worry everytime the light goes out, it would be bliss! lol

[Chloe-Elise]

It takes me ages to get to sleep,even if I'm really tired. I used to be scared stiff of going to sleep when I was about 10,still a bit creeped out I think.

[Meh]

It takes me ages to get to sleep,even if I'm really tired. I used to be scared stiff of going to sleep when I was about 10,still a bit creeped out I think.

Why would you be scared of going to sleep?

[di marco]

unless im really really tired, like ive been out doing something all day and dont go to bed til 2am then i can normally fall asleep quite quickly, normally though it takes me ages to fall asleep, about 1hr or 2, ill just be lying there, sometimes not even thinking about anything and it can sometimes get annoying! although for the last few days ive got to sleep quite quickly, not in 7mins but in about 15 - 20mins, im not sure why that it though cos i havent been overly tired when ive gone to bed?

[chance]

Depends what kind of day i have had but most of the time i m off within 10 mins..

[Abbie]

well im shocked sometimes it takes me up to 1hour and half but if i am very very tired maybe 15 mins

[leanne27]

i have to say im surprised i thought i was the only one who sometimes takes a long time to go to sleep, Id say over half of us has said that it takes us quite a while to get to sleep over the people who have said it only takes them a short time

[Abbie]

I know im realy shocked at this average time most of all

[crazygirl]

god i can be in bed for 2 hours before i drop off! wish i could be asleep in 7 minutes! my boyfriend is snoring has soon has his head hits the pillow

[belly_wiggla]

It takes me ages to get to sleep. Some people read to help them drop off - whenever I do that, I get so engrossed that I don't want to put the book down!!! :rolleyes:

[willow]

i can drop off really easily sat watching te tell but when i get to bed it can take me ages to get off to sleep!!!!

[Abbie]

It takes me ages to get to sleep. Some people read to help them drop off - whenever I do that, I get so engrossed that I don't want to put the book down!!! :rolleyes:i use to read before i went to bed and it does work i just dont do it anymore

[samantha nixon]

it can take me 2 hours to get to sleep sometimes so i just read, play my phone or talk to my sister but if im in really late and go straight to sleep then i normally fall asleep straight away

[Tannie]

Depends if i'm listening to music or watching a dvd. If i'm watching a dvd i get really caught up in it and don't want to go to sleep but if i'm listening to music it takes me about ten minuets or something.

[Penguin8191]

omg! it usually takes me 2-3hours to get to sleep! its been 4-5 recently though with all the exam stress!

[leanne27]

omg! it usually takes me 2-3hours to get to sleep! its been 4-5 recently though with all the exam stress!

aww you poor thing, i watched LOST last night- well only the first part anyway it took me a little while to get to sleep and ive just been exhausted this morning at work i had a splitting headache so in the end came home, it is getting better now but i guess its because ive been tired

[Chris_2k11]

omg! it usually takes me 2-3hours to get to sleep! its been 4-5 recently though with all the exam stress!My god :eek: :eek:

[Abbie]

I couldnt sleep last night, Lost just made me go insane lol

[leanne27]

the worst thing about not sleeping is worrying about it, i always worry "what if i cant get to sleep tonight" and that just makes it a vicious cycle

[Abbie]

the worst thing about not sleeping is worrying about it, i always worry "what if i cant get to sleep tonight" and that just makes it a vicious cyclewow thats so werid i do the same thing but soemtimes i end up crying and then i go to sleep

[lollymay]

the worst thing about not sleeping is worrying about it, i always worry "what if i cant get to sleep tonight" and that just makes it a vicious cycle

i do that a lot i have to not think about anything in particular in order to get off to sleep.

[Abbie]

You see I have to think about soemthing otherwise i will never ever get to sleep

[leanne27]

lol my friends sometimes say they think of nothing i dont know how they do that! lol

[bubblegum_fairy]

I know this topic is kinda old...

I recently discovered I suffer Insomnia.... pills don't work... and strangly on the alternative therapy route it doesn't work either - Obviously

I take around 2 hours to get sleep... Though because I have depression and high paranoia at the minuet it does take a lot longer for me to drop off...

I started going all weird when I read that average 7 minuets thing... I thought I was a right odd weirdo not getting sleep... But I've found my reasons for it.

If anyone is worried. I say pop along to your doctor, they may be able to help, by setting you up with a routine or sleeping pills... depending on how bad it is...

[Meh]

If I can't get to sleep, I go have a nice hot shower. Then plenty of deep breathing and before you know it, I'm in the land of nod.

[Abigail]

I don't sleep until the early hours, usually between 12am - 2am. It can take me up to three hours on a bad night to drop off. Classic FM is great to relax to, it's my saviour when I just want to sleep and its some ridiculous time like 4am. I sleep fine during the afternoon though which is weird.

Herbal remedies don't work and my GP won't prescribe sleeping pills because my insomnia is due to an illness. Routines aren't really an option because I go through periods of lots of sleep during the night, no sleep and an average nights sleep. I also have regular nightmares, I had one this afternoon so I don't really fancy going to bed just yet, I do occasionally take co-codamol when I want a decent nights sleep because it makes me drowsy. I know I shouldn't but its no fun being awake all night.

Right now I'm mentally wide awake but my body is tired and I can't stop yawning. I think it'll be another couple of hours at least before I sleep tonight :thumbsdow

[Meh]

I don't sleep until the early hours, usually between 12am - 2am. It can take me up to three hours on a bad night to drop off. Classic FM is great to relax to, it's my saviour when I just want to sleep and its some ridiculous time like 4am. I sleep fine during the afternoon though which is weird.

Herbal remedies don't work and my GP won't prescribe sleeping pills because my insomnia is due to an illness.

Right now I'm mentally wide awake but my body is tired and I can't stop yawning. I think it'll be another couple of hours at least before I sleep tonight :thumbsdow

Yup, I'm a night owl myself. But thankfully I can drop off quickly. Time to grab a chicken curry, but more net surfing and then sleep

[Abbie]

Im glad Im not the only one that takes ages to get to sleep, at a minimum it takes a hour, no way could I sleep within minutes unless I had no sleep for an entire day

[.:SpIcYsPy:.]

Omg.. I take around 2 hours to go to sleep once I get into bed.. I thought it was pretty normal.. Does that mean I might have insomnia? Same thing happened last night, usually happens on school nights. Help?

[Abbie]

Im not sure waht Insomnia is? what is it?
I feel really stupid now lol, I have heard of it though

[bubblegum_fairy]

Im not sure waht Insomnia is? what is it?
I feel really stupid now lol, I have heard of it though

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=216

Hope that helps

[Abbie]

Thanks, wow thats really werid, I never knew ot was so common and I do suffer from some of those symtons

[Pinkbanana]

I sometimes have terrible trouble getting to sleep....especially when feeling a little stressed. Though there are times when I am just sooo tired that I am a sleep as soon as my head has hit the pillow.