If i have a nightmare and can't get back to sleep putting the light on does the trick.If i spend ages trying to get to sleep and i don't want to get up and be more awake putting the light on helps me to drift off!
2007-07-03 13:19:52 · 2 answers · asked by Miss Karen Roe 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
I always slept with the light on when i was younger only when a boyfriend moved in with me who was used to sleeping in the dark could i cope with it being off.Now i hate having a light on!
2007-07-03 13:35:50 · update #1
I presume in this situation when you put the light on it gives your brain something to concentrate on other than the pitch black and your thoughts, which then allows you to drift back off!
2007-07-07 12:02:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because, when you were little, mom or dad scared the 'monsters' away, and they probably turned the light on.
So the light makes you feel comforted.
When my husband traveled and my kids were little, I used to leave a different light on every night - bathroom, bedroom, hall, kitchen.....
2007-07-03 13:26:33 · answer #2 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋