Is it normal to sleep with the light on?

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Nowadays I always seem to sleep with the light on. I just have to. Without, my blood seems to boil and I feel the need to have to quickly turn my lamp beside my bed on.
Are there any side affects to this?

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Based on 34 votes (24 yes)
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  • Ibelievethis
    11 years ago

    I did the other night. I had just watched paranormal witness and it scared the life out of me so every light in house got left on. xx

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      This is one of the reasons I sleep with my light on, I watch too many ghost programmes. :P

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      • Ibelievethis
        11 years ago

        Do you watch Paranormal witness. xx

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          11 years ago

          Yes, sometimes but I try to avoid them due to sleep problems. :D

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          • Ibelievethis
            11 years ago

            I'm watching it now. It's on every Thursday on the Really channel. All lights left on again tonight. x

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  • Gentil
    11 years ago

    It's normal, whatever makes you feel more secure :)
    Myself, I used to sleep with my TV on, it made me feel so cozy haha. Nowadays I just sleep with some music on my laptop, but without any lights, it's very calming.

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  • dirtybirdy
    11 years ago

    Side effects? I don't know. I can not sleep with lights on or sunshine. I prefer pitch black.

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    • PapzBSlim
      11 years ago

      Same with me. If I am tired enough I can fall asleep but prefer darkness. My brother and mother like to sleep with a light or television on. They say it is soothing.

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      • dirtybirdy
        11 years ago

        Tv on is the worst!!!!!!!!

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        • PapzBSlim
          11 years ago

          I tell them that. They refuse. I also say, "no wonder you wake up feeling so tired before work." I gave up on telling them to get used to sleeping in the darkness for a week and then they will be able to without a problem.

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  • bluemeanies
    11 years ago

    There are potentially some issues with the regulation of your sleep cycle due to how the pineal gland reacts to light.

    From bit.ly/ZZw1Y1:

    "Sleeping with the light on can impair a person's body clock. Research has shown that the body clock is negatively affected even if the person continues to doze off. The research into the effect of light on sleep can help foster new treatments for various sleep disorders.

    Being exposed to light at nighttime can trigger a chemical process that can operate as a neural switch that can switch the sleep/wake cycle on and off. By nature, the sleep/wake cycle is run by the pineal gland. The pineal gland, located in the brain, secretes melatonin. The production of melatonin is at its peak when a person sleeps.

    An enzyme called AA-NAT or N-acetyltransferase is involved in the production of melatonin. This particular biochemical machine can cause the production of melatonin to turn on and off. High levels of the AA-NAT enzyme can produce high levels of melatonin to induce sleep. In general, the pineal gland shields the AA-NAT enzyme from being destroyed by proteasomes or barrel-shaped cell structures.

    Turning on a bedside lamp at nighttime can block the stimulation of the pineal gland causing the AA-NAT protein to be destroyed by the proteasomes. This results in a continuous drop in the level of melatonin secretion."

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