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Populist_Prole

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9. I aboslutely cannot sleep without background "white noise"

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 01:15 AM

Feb 2012

I'm glad to see that there are others like me in this regard. I had to work over a decade of midnight shift and used a a small machine about the size of a pot-pie that made a nice sound. I used to use a fan, plus I liked the air moving over me since I'm kinda' thick blooded. Now even though I haven't had to work midnights in a while, I still "need" that gently whirring sound to sleep. If in a hotel, I'll run the A/C fan all night. If sleeping over in friend's or relative's homes where no fan is available ( and/or where I don't want to make requests like that ) I I have the hardest time sleeping. Ironically, I initially got this way to cover outside sounds. Now I can't sleep easily with absolute silence either.

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I'm a really big fan of sleeping with a ... [View all] Denninmi Feb 2012 OP

if you're weird i'm weird. i'm the same way. elana i am Feb 2012 #1

I like the sound of the fan when I'm sleeping. muddrunner17 Feb 2012 #2

I'm weird right along with you... one_voice Feb 2012 #3

I do that too... got used to doing so to keep a hot pup happy, but now I can't sleep without it. hlthe2b Feb 2012 #4

I have the same...er...issue. nolabear Feb 2012 #5

My ceiling fan stays on all night all year long Major Nikon Feb 2012 #6

My son is the same. Uses a blanket ChazII Feb 2012 #7

I have a small floor fan in emilyg Feb 2012 #8

I aboslutely cannot sleep without background "white noise" Populist_Prole Feb 2012 #9

SO weird! sunyoyo Feb 2012 #10

I had a friend who was a hemophiliac PuffedMica Feb 2012 #11

I heard rock stars dio that all the time DFW Feb 2012 #12

I actually thought you were a big fan of actors and musicians sleeping with groupies... MiddleFingerMom Feb 2012 #13

I once visited Graceland not realizing it was Elvis' birthday. nolabear Feb 2012 #18

hot flashes + ceiling fans n/t irisblue Feb 2012 #14

For me it's a television. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #15

Same here. femmocrat Feb 2012 #17

I was geared up to answer "dog" (I love snuggling to sleep with them) but yes, I'm a fan girl too nt riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #16

Had an big deco style unionworks Feb 2012 #19