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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/BabyGiraffe777 on 2026-02-25 03:37:10+00:00.
TLDR: I listen to people talk to fall asleep and now I fall asleep at work and while I drive.
I have ADD so my brain doesn’t like to shut down or even slow down in the evening. It lead to me being a night owl as a kid. I have fond memories of walking around my house as a child, reading late into the night and hanging out in my parents room and watch them sleep. This went well into my teenage years until I discovered ASMR. It’s those ladies that whisper in your headphones and it makes you feel calm. I used to listen to that to fall asleep, but I always ran into the issue of the videos being too quiet, or too short. I needed constant talking and for the entire duration of my sleep. I noticed that if I sleep without people talking, I have very vivid and mostly terrifying dreams. So vivid I’m relieved when I wake up. One night, I’m not sure why, I played a smosh games video and I slept great. Maybe it’s because I would naturally doze off when I would watch them on the weekends. It has now evolved to the point I need smosh games to play at night, or else I cannot get good sleep. It’s mainly the 6 hour fnaf marathon, but I’ve branched out to the other giant marathon videos.
Here is my issue now: I think I pavloved myself into falling asleep during any long duration of talking. I sit in conferences and meetings for my job and I find myself battling to stay awake. No amount of coffee or pinching my wrist can make me keep my eyes open. I shut them every now and then and work my way back to opening my eyes. It’s very frustrating and it takes me away from learning or being able to respond appropriately. I go cross eyed from trying to keep my eyes open. This also happens when I’m driving. I have to punch my leg to keep myself awake. I’ve had a few close calls. Did I Pavlov myself? Or is this some underlying medical issue?