# Do you wear socks when you sleep? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 17, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248 "2012-12-17T01:10:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/21 "2012-12-17T03:36:48Z")
In the winter, when it’s cold, I will start off wearing them to bed, but take them off in the night. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/22 "2012-12-17T03:41:45Z")
I’ve fallen asleep a few times while still wearing clothes, including socks. (For example, I’m reading while sitting or lying on the bedspread, decide to “rest my eyes” for a few minutes, and wake up several hours later.) Also, I’ve worn socks under the covers a few times, such as when I’ve been sick and known I’d probably need to get up several times during the night and walk across a cold floor in order to use the bathroom. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/23 "2012-12-17T03:46:25Z")
I virtually always do (the only exception being if it’s very warm out). Have done so since I was a teenager. I don’t even have particularly cold feet; I’m just more comfortable that way. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/24 "2012-12-17T03:53:43Z")
When my feet get chilled it causes a CPPD flare, so I tend to wear these great fuzzy chenille socks mrAru gets me from Ghu knows where. Soft, warm, comfy. They are nonbinding, so if I do start flaring they don’t choke me at the ankles before I wake up and notice. And they keep the cat from licking my toes. She has a grooming thing sort of going on.:smack: Ha, [Kohls](http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1189197/sonoma-life-style-2-pk-space-dyed-slipper-socks.jsp). Now I know! ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/25 "2012-12-17T04:01:16Z")
God no. Drives me crazy even for someone else to. And then for my one dude to even sleep in jeans sometimes too? OMG. I should have known better. And my own kid will do the same thing sometimes if I don’t harass her to put pajama pants on before she gets too tired. I should have known better than to have a kid. ---
**Author:** ![cougar58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/26 "2012-12-17T04:15:52Z")
most carpet mfgrs recommend not going barefoot on carpet…they told me this yrs ago when i re-carpeted my first. ever since, I always were socks all the time, even in bed, at home. cite: [Hints on Spotting, Stain Removal, and Routine Carpet Care and Cleaning from Carpet Masters](http://www.carpetmasters.com/helpfulhints.cfm) “Socks are fine, but avoid going barefoot on the carpet, as oils from your feet can cause the carpet to soil more easily.” cite: > **[Carpet Quick Fixes](https://www.readersdigest.ca/home-garden/home-improvement/carpet-quick-fixes/)** > > Ahh, the luxurious feel of carpet under your feet. Enjoy it pampering your feet for years by following these tips to extend the life of your carpet.  “oil from your bare feet rubs off onto the fibres. Dirt sticks to the oil, shortening the life of your carpet.” ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/27 "2012-12-17T04:20:35Z")
Only it it’s \*very \*cold. I’ll often keep my socks off when I first get in bed in the wintertime, but I almost always take them off before I settle in to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![kjbrasda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@kjbrasda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjbrasda)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/28 "2012-12-17T04:35:44Z")
If I’m really cold I will, but I hate the feeling of the socks bunching up and moving around against the bedding. ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/29 "2012-12-17T04:42:10Z")
In winter yes. My feet get really cold. The rest of the year, no. I prefer the feeling of bare feet, over socks, but I prefer the socks over frozen toes! ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/30 "2012-12-17T04:47:13Z")
I do if my feet are cold and I can’t warm them up any other way. I cannot sleep with cold feet. My preferred method of keeping them warm are a couple of rice bags warmed up in the microwave. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/31 "2012-12-17T04:49:34Z")
I do if it’s really cold ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/32 "2012-12-17T04:57:44Z")
When I was in Scotland my unheated bedroom got very cold at night during the winter. I slept in sweats, with socks, under several blankets. That’s the only time I remember ever wearing socks to bed - normally I can’t stand having them on at night. ---
**Author:** ![nion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nion)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/33 "2012-12-17T05:25:39Z")
> [@cougar58](#): > > most carpet mfgrs recommend not going barefoot on carpet…they told me this yrs ago when i re-carpeted my first. ever since, I always were socks all the time, even in bed, at home. > cite: [http://www.carpetmasters.com/helpfulhints.cfm](http://www.carpetmasters.com/helpfulhints.cfm) > > “Socks are fine, but avoid going barefoot on the carpet, as oils from your feet can cause the carpet to soil more easily.” > cite: > > [Carpet Quick Fixes](http://www.readersdigest.ca/home-garden/home-improvement/carpet-quick-fixes) > “oil from your bare feet rubs off onto the fibres. Dirt sticks to the oil, shortening the life of your carpet.” One of my few joys in life is digging my toes into my freshly-vacuumed carpet. Well-worth the cost for me! As for the question at hand, I never wear socks to bed. In fact, I rarely keep socks on at home, period. The irony is I don’t like going anywhere WITHOUT socks, unless I’m just rolling around in the yard. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/34 "2012-12-17T05:37:54Z")
[quote=“Ambivalid, post:11, topic:644248”] [quote=“cochrane, post:7, topic:644248”] I also am not a freak. > [@](#): > > So you say…:dubious: My post is my cite! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/35 "2012-12-17T06:06:52Z")
I voted it depends, because it depends. If it’s warm or hot weather, socks are gone. If it’s chilly or straight-up cold weather, socks almost never leave my feet. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/36 "2012-12-17T06:46:44Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > In the winter, when it’s cold, I will start off wearing them to bed, but take them off in the night. Someone else always gets there first. This is what happens to me. In winter, I start out with socks on but they irritate me after a while and I kick them off sometime during the night. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/37 "2012-12-17T07:22:00Z")
No. I can’t stand the sensation under the covers, and they make my feet clammy. I basically never wear socks, period, so I sure am not wearing them to bed. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/38 "2012-12-17T08:09:15Z")
I wear socks when my feet are cold, and my feet tend to get especially cold in bed during the cold season. I have poor circulation. If at all possible, I moisturize my feet before putting on the socks. I also use a heating pad or hot water bottle during the cold season here (we don’t have winter, really). I prefer to warm up the foot area of the bed before I actually get into bed. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/39 "2012-12-17T08:16:07Z")
I have a tough time sleeping with anything on my feet. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248/40 "2012-12-17T08:29:28Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > When I was in Scotland my unheated bedroom got very cold at night during the winter. I slept in sweats, with socks, under several blankets. That’s the only time I remember ever wearing socks to bed - normally I can’t stand having them on at night. I’m in Scotland, in an unheated bedroom - I wear socks, pyjamas, and on really cold nights (i.e. last month or so!) a big fleecy dressing gown too. In other conditions, no. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248.md?page=3)