It isn’t like you die when you go to sleep. It isn’t even like you’re in a coma. Being asleep isn’t being unconscious, it is an altered state of consciousness. It is much more like being on drugs than being dead, and you can understand how people enjoy getting high, right? Your body is totally relaxed, all your troubles and worries take a vacation for awhile and often you hallucinate real, vivid, outlandish scenarios. And not only are there no side effects or hangovers, but it is actually necessary for a healthy, functional life. So hell yeah I enjoy sleep, why wouldn’t I? I would do it more often if the rest of my life didn’t interfere. It is an amazing experience that never gets old.
I definitely enjoy my lucid dreams, but they are rare. In the more unconscious state (or more altered state) I sometimes wake myself up laughing. I think that would point to my enjoying myself while asleep.
I also think you’re veering dangerously toward metaphysical territory when you claim that being unconscious means it isn’t “you” who is enjoying it. If not you, then who? Is your waking self completely seperate from the dreaming one?
If sleeping were an Olympic sport, I’d be in the running for a medal.
I love everything you can do in bed. Sleeping, reading, having sex, lolling around – it’s all fantastic. I have a beautiful bed, lovely sheets, and lots of pillows to further enhance the experience. I’d rather be in bed on a long Sunday morning with someone I love than anywhere else in the world.
Of course, this love of the bed does frequently cause some difficulties in the “getting up” department.
My lucid dreams, which occur most times while I sleep, since I’ve now mastered the art, are often much more enjoyable when compared to real life.
So yes, I enjoy sleeping.
To be honest, I hate waking up… One reason being it seems to always land in the most vivid, interesting part of a dream. Maybe there is a reason for this phenomena. Often wonder…
Now, prior to me having better control over my lucid dreaming, and you asked me this, I’d say no. I used to hate going to sleep since it’d seemed almost as if I were traveling from 11pm-7am at lightspeed and nothing came in between. Sleeping had always seemed like a complete waste of time, so there was nothing enjoyable about it. Sure, it felt great waking up, but that’s besides the point.
I enjoy having the time to sleep until I can wake up without an alarm. I enjoy falling asleep and I also have some pretty fun dreams. I also enjoy the waking up process when it can be done slowly and doesn’t involve having to protect my head and neck from an enthusiastic toddler.
I would never list sleeping as a hobby, though, because I tend to prefer being conscious enough to enjoy any free time I have
Agree.
With true unconsciousness, as when you go under general anaesthesia, there is a complete blankness. With good sleep, when you wake up you still have a feeling that time has passed, even though you weren’t aware of it.
I took Ambien a couple of times and had the same feeling - not a restorative sleep. I took the pill, the next thing I knew it was 8 hours later, and felt like I had not been asleep, time had just vanished.
Yup.
I have this habit on weekends. I’ll turn on the TV (yes, it must be on, and I’ll take the time to find something good), then I’ll sleep on the couch. I conscious of probably 50% of the time passing, and I’ll follow about half the plot of whatever I’m “watching.” (Dream interpretation sometimes leads to very weird plotlines!) I enjoy it very much.
Repeating a previously made point: no, the actual unconsciousness of sleep is not the enjoyable part.
The sweet part is taking a weary body and a foggy mind to the Spa Of The Soul. In essentially no time at all, I open my eyes feeling languorous as a stretching cat and ready to smile as I deal with life’s boring responsibilities.
MY Buffy, in case anyone’s wondering. (Unfortunately, she has a tendency to then climb up on the bed and cuddle on the sheets when I’m trying to MAKE the bed. Damned feline)
The only part I HATE is when it’s about a half-an-hour before I have to get up, and my bladder wakes me up. Ugh.
I gotta leave this thread. It’s making me sleepy.
This almost never happens to me in my own bed, but often in someone else’s, like when I’m on vacation. I’ll look forward to sleeping so much that I actually get excited about it. “Oh boy, oh boy, sleep! Yay!” I’ll get so excited that I can’t actually fall aslepp.
Watch a cat for a day and you’ll see how enjoyable sleeping is.
I’m glad I’m not alone. Every time I travel for business, I feel like Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny all rolled into one. After all the meetings and networking are over, I think, “Ah, time for some rest and relaxation,” only to be kept awake half the night by myself.
I hate sleeping.
It seems like a total waste of time, if I didn’t have to, I wouldn’t.
I enjoy being sleepy but awake, and I enjoy waking up from being asleep, but I pretty much feel the same way as your husband. I think sleep is a huge waste of time, albeit a necessary one. If there was a way to get the benefit of the restfulness in about an hour, I’d sign up for the newsletter, become a card carrying member, and pay the monthly subscription fee. In a heartbeat.
Although, waking up next to a naked woman every morning has its own perks, but I could probably work that into my schedule somehow.
Sometimes I think I’m nocturnal. I’d rather be the type who could stay up all night and do my normal, everyday routine then, and then sleep during the day. (Don’t ask me why, I just like nighttime)