Having said that, it appears some of these habits may not be as harmless as you might’ve thought, especially sleeping with the television on.Īccording to Diana Pilkington for Daily Mail, sleeping in front of the TV can lead to depression.
Regardless of what it might be, everyone’s got his or her own preference when it comes to sleeping. There are sleep walkers and sleep talkers. Some people need an extra blanket - others need a cold pillow. Some people need the television on - others need silence. As I’m sure you could imagine, that compromise was not the easiest one to meet in the middle for.īut, that’s the nature of sleep habits. My freshman year roommate, however, had to have absolute silence in order to turn in. By college, I absolutely had to have the television on in order for me to fall asleep. That said, over time, it developed into a habit - a serious one, at that.
So, I’d throw on some SportsCenter and let it run at a low volume in the background. Although I wasn’t romantically forlorn as a young child, my mind had the habit of wandering as I lay there in a big, dark, room by myself. The idea of being too insecure to date, yet, at the same time, not wanting to be alone at night and using the white noise from the television for companionship seemed very authentic to me.Įspecially being that ever since I was a little kid I, too, have slept with the television on. I’ve always loved how Billy Joel uses “sleeping with the television on” as a symbol for loneliness. Meanwhile, she doesn’t make life any easier for him, as her attitude is “Boy, don’t waste my time,” on behalf of her fear of commitment.Ĭonsequently, the two never actually muster up the courage to meet and, as a result, find themselves sleeping with the television on. The title of the song is “ Sleeping With The Television On,” and it tells the story of a woman, Diane, who Billy is apparently interested in, but - because of his fear of rejection - is too shy to approach. One of my all-time favorite Billy Joel records is off his 1980 classic, Glass Houses.
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