I think it has something to do with distracting your brain from itself. When you listen to music or white noise, you are able to concentrate on that sound. If it were quiet, you would be concentrating on every noise you hear (house creaking, electrical hums, etc.), which to some, causes strain and this keeps them up. Also, not having something distract you from your own thoughts can cause your “mind to race,” thus not able to sleep.
I listen to podcasts to fall asleep, I only actively hear it for maybe 10 minutes. If I have nothing to distract myself I end up going through the greatest hits of trauma or getting anxiety about situations that my brain tries to find answers to. Our brains are problem solving machines and sometimes if it’s quiet with nothing going on it’s just decides to go to work, I think the subconscious likey triggers it because the thinking mind knows it’s pointless but still
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I think it has something to do with distracting your brain from itself. When you listen to music or white noise, you are able to concentrate on that sound. If it were quiet, you would be concentrating on every noise you hear (house creaking, electrical hums, etc.), which to some, causes strain and this keeps them up. Also, not having something distract you from your own thoughts can cause your “mind to race,” thus not able to sleep.
I listen to podcasts to fall asleep, I only actively hear it for maybe 10 minutes. If I have nothing to distract myself I end up going through the greatest hits of trauma or getting anxiety about situations that my brain tries to find answers to. Our brains are problem solving machines and sometimes if it’s quiet with nothing going on it’s just decides to go to work, I think the subconscious likey triggers it because the thinking mind knows it’s pointless but still
Because I hate the sound of silence because I hate my own thoughts.
When I listen to music while trying to sleep, my body tends to vibrate profusely at certain intervals, which awakes me. So I don’t listen.
No idea. I’ve tried listening to music before but I just can’t fall asleep when it’s playing.