If you lie in the dark in complete silence, but you are awake, does this count as sleeping at all?
2006-09-18 22:40:20 · 34 answers · asked by anon 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Not exactly, but I believe that it does count as rest on some level - and that may be valuable enough depending on the circumstances.
In my past, when I "experimented" with certain substances from South America that we referred to as "Peruvian Marching Powder," I found it impossible to sleep - even after several days of "extended awareness & consciousness."
Yet, I still had to got to work.
I'd find that even a few hours of resting silently was far more helpful than not doing so, and more helpful than continued use.
2006-09-18 22:54:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well no - not really. That's not to say that you aren't RESTING which is good; but no, unless you are actually asleep, then you're NOT ASLEEP!!!
You can help this by trying a drink called Calmax which is calcium and magnesium; totally relaxes you and helps promote a good night's sleep.
Also, some soothing music sometimes can help too; ensure it's a tape that ends on it's own though!
2006-09-18 22:46:21 · answer #2 · answered by Bluebells21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this is not a form of sleeping. The definition of sleep is when you are still alive but not awake
However, resting on a bed or sofa with your eyes closed reduces your heart rate and the energy consumed by your brain, so it is between one third to half as effective as actual sleep, depending upon your state of relaxation and/or anxiety
2006-09-18 22:45:20 · answer #3 · answered by Ady 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wish!!!!
I suffer with bad insomnia sometimes. I have found though that if I listen to boring political speeches it often helps me to get to sleep. I used to have tapes of speeches made by John Major when he was prime minister. When I played these I was flat out within a few minutes.
I have recently tried listening to speeches by George Bush, but unfortunately this does not help as I usually end up laughing.
2006-09-18 22:47:58 · answer #4 · answered by footynutguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly. What if you think that you are just lying awake with your eyes closed when in fact you ARE asleep and you are just dreaming it and dreaming the darkness. I've felt that way and have tried to tell myself to wake up, but it was impossible to lift my eyelids.
2006-09-18 22:43:26 · answer #5 · answered by thejenhater 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but at least you are giving your eyes a rest which is important. In order to sleep you have to go into that different trance known as sleep. I love to sleep...it's one way to get away from all these a**holes.
2006-09-18 22:45:41 · answer #6 · answered by Blah Blah Blah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 03:28:08 · answer #7 · answered by boland 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i class this as forty winks or napping. It's not as if you are wide awake and taking everything in. you are still awake but most of your mind is shut off and you do feel a little refreshed afterwards
2006-09-18 22:50:20 · answer #8 · answered by DONNAIS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it doesn't, so when you were a little girl you were fooling your parents, into thinking that their angel was sleeping. it could rest you or relax you, but I for one know that the mind can be very active, and that neither of those are accomplished either at times.
2006-09-18 22:47:02 · answer #9 · answered by saywot? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what you're counting. Your heart-rate and metabolism drops to near-sleep like levels, but your brain is not in its restitutory "sleep mode".
2006-09-18 22:41:59 · answer #10 · answered by SonniS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋