ranton

does it take you to fall asleep. I've been told I'm out before my head hits the pillow. I once fell asleep while floating in the pool without a raft. I can float without sinking.

ForgottenKnight

For me it depend on how many late nighters I've had...sometimes I'll fall asleep before my head hits the pillow, but most of the time it's within 10 minutes.

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charliex

avg about 3 hours

SecretMethod70

10-15 minutes. When I choose to sleep, I'm gone. And when I don't choose to sleep, sometimes I'm still gone if I'm tired

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Kyp

Probably 1 - 4 hours, depending on a lot of different things.

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Somenosuke

Anywhere from 5 minutes to 3 hours. On average.

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phoenix1002

I'm usually asleep within 5 minutes, less if i'm really tired.

I think the strangest place I've fallen asleep would have to be standing up, leaning against the mast of a 50' sailboat while we were sailing. I was just exhausted, and we were doing some navigation belowdecks, and I leaned against the mast, and the next thing I knew, the other people were waking me up.

Anyone else have funny falling asleep in odd places stories?

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Sluggin

In the last week? Anytime between 3 hours and never. Usually.. anytime between 10 minutes and 2 hours, although normally near the beginning of that time span.

scapegoat

right away usually..... i can ususlly put myself to sleep too :P

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TaLoN

it used to take me hours. now i either drink or smoke marijuana or both. in dreamland in less than 5 minutes

BBtB

I've read if it takes you more then 20 minutes then you have a sleeping disorder. That is of course saying 20 minutes of sitting in the dark with your head on the pillow. It normally takes me about 25 minutes. More if i've been smoking pot (mostly because I get incredibly hot when I try to sleep while high... anyone else get this?)

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World's King

A few hours... I don't really keep track

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zizdog69

Yup, 10-15 sounds just about right to me. I try and remember what time I last looked at before I go to bed, but when I wake up, I foget all about it!

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Acoustica

It usually takes me about 45 minutes or so to fall asleep. It sucks, because my girlfriend is out after about 10 minutes, and I like to toss and turn before I finally get comfortable. Don't tell her - but I guess this is my excuse not to cuddle with her

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rs8001

When I was still under 20 years old it'd normally take me at least an hour or more to get to sleep. Now it takes less than 5 minutes. I have no idea what changed but I sure do like it this way better.

oane

half an hour to four-five hours! Often the body "sleeps" but I can trace every unconscious thought in the mind. Freaky.

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sngx1275

probably 30-45 minutes. less if I'm drunk (obviously)

frenik

About 10-20 minutes on average, depending on how tired I am. I love the nights when I can just lay my head down and pass right out, but that usually means I'm dead tired and the amount of sleep I'm gonna get isn't gonna do.

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rock_bottom

Usually 15-45 minutes. It used to be worse, but now I seem to be much better about it. Guess I'm getting old.

Daval

15-45 minutes for me too. my wife is snoring within minutes of climbing into bed.

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Peetster

Minutes. I'm usually beat, so I'm out like a light.

ratbastid

It takes me twenty minutes or half an hour of reading, then five or ten minutes of shut-eye.

spectre

Depends on how tired I am, but on average, it's about 2-3 hours.

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tommyboy

i usually read for about 15 minutes and that puts me out everytime. sometimes i wake up in the middle of the nite with the lite still on and the book on the floor.

Spidey

It really depends on the situation for all people. Firstly there is the sleeping pattern of the person. If they regularly sleep at a certain time, then the brain will recognise that that time is used for rest and therefore making it quicker for the person to fall asleep.
On the Extreme side is the people who sleep at random hours. For people like these its a matter of sleeping when the brain gets tired. Thats why people can take up to 3 hours to fall asleep, the brain doesn't seem to recognise that its the time for rest and therefore continue to function until you tire out. Explains why people tend to have so many things on their minds if they can't fall asleep.

Grondar

Once I lay down and try to sleep, I am usually out within five minutes.

Waking up as easily is a different matter entirely.

sixate

It depends, but usually within 10 minutes of me jumping in bed I'll fall asleep.

Fly

i can fall asleep at the drop of....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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double

I usually have difficulties falling a sleep, because when it gets quiet and theres no distractions my mind can freely start living its own life and so i have to follow my mind in its twists and turns a bit before i can fall a sleep...

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paddyjoe

I'm gone in minutes if the cat is leaning up against me purring

rockogre

Sometimes I don't even remember laying down, then it's morning.

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i8one2

1-2 hours

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gibber71

1 hour almost to the minute and wake up within a 10 minute period in the morning.

sierra2774

It takes me about 10-15 minutes to fall asleep, unless of course I take my Tylenol PM, then I am out instantly.

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ARTelevision

17 minutes.

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Angel

Two words: Chronic Insomniac....
Right now I could rage on in a long rant regarding my lack of sleep. Instead, I will quietly let those two words answer your question.

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pickledaddy

Several hours. I was actually diagnosed with insomnia (along with other things I won't mention ) and am on sleepint pills.

arael

it's either 5 minutes or a few hours. never in between. I either fall asleep right away or can't fall asleep at all for a long time

Cycler

Minutes or hours depending on the amount of strain and stress.

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Spungfoo

It takes me at least an hour, sometimes up to 3 or 4. The worst nights are when I start to doze off then my brain suddenly jars itself wide awake for some reason.