According to PsychCentral's Stages of Sleep, how long does it take the average person to fall asleep?

Alpha and Theta are the 2 stages that consist in "Stage 1" of sleep. We experience these when we are about to drift off to sleep. This includes a state of dreaminess, similar to daydreaming, however we are beginning to fall asleep. Research has shown that it takes the average person approximately 7 minutes to complete this stage and "fall asleep".

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CAROLINE

Denise Currie, I so hear you on that 🙄

CAROLINE

I'm very jealous at 7mins

farida mahjoub

For me, 4 or 5 minutes

Denise Currie

Suzy Whoo, Mine too, he can nod off mid sentence and if we are travelling anywhere he is asleep before the wheels have made 3 full revolutions. Luckily he is not driving

Denise Currie

Suzanne Beer, Who is average?? Certainly not me, not normal either ha ha

Denise Currie

Takes me 3-4 hours of reading, 2 milky drinks, lavender spray and candles all for approx 4 hours sleep.

Lorna Shipton

The normal time it takes most people to fall asleep at night is between 10 and 20 minutes. Of course, there are certain nights this time may be more or less, but if you fall asleep too quickly or if it takes beyond a half hour most nights to drift into dreamland, there may be an underlying issue to consider.