So apparently you're not supposed to sleep with your socks on???

[Bobson Dugnutt]

I have shitty circulation in my feet sleeping with socks on all the time would practically be a slow death sentence lol. I don't get how it's more comfy than being barefoot though unless it's absolutely freezing, just feels annoying unless they're a perfect fit

 

[l2iv6]

When the weather gets cold I'll put on a clean pair of socks after a warm (scalding) shower and cosy pyjamas. Feels very normal to me and I don't think anyone I've known has thought otherwise? they literally sell socks called bed socks for this purpose

cold weather = rug up more, makes sense

If you wear socks you've worn during the the day to bed though that's foul sorry

 

[julia crawford]

every night, fresh socks before bed, this is why I'm a happy person

 

[Beaniedude]

Just do whatever you want man, life's short

 

[IDreamOfHime]

With the price of central heating I'll keep wearing my socks in bed thanks.

 

[balohna]

I've done it but it's rare.

For me I remember it's just what we did at bedtime when I was a kid. Pyjamas on, no socks. It always felt right to remove the day's socks before going to bed.

 

[Kneefoil]

I typically don't wear socks when sleeping, but... Who cares?

 

[HotStunt]

99% of time time no, but I will if it is especially cold.

 

[Midas]

Sleeping with socks sounds extremely weird. I also find it weird that people sleep in clothes, like pyjamas.

 

[dejay]

Man, this thread must have been a trigger. It's coming up to winter here and it's the first time I'm feeling cold without the heat on. Time to get the doona (duvet, eiderdown, continental quilt) out.

 

[Soda]

I usually don't wear socks to bed but will have a fresh/clean pair on some rare evenings when it's particularly cooler inside.

How is it "wrong" or something you're not "supposed" to do though?

 

[hateradio]

As a Hispanic person I was conditioned to always wear socks because the moment my bare feet touched the cold floor I would catch a cold.

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yes about the floor, but not about wearing them to sleep 😹

 

[Adventureracing]

Sleeping with socks sounds extremely weird. I also find it weird that people sleep in clothes, like pyjamas.

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Why though?

 

[Stalker]

you're not to sleep with any clothes on you psychopaths

 

[Mechaplum]

I only do it when i'm sick. I have a pair of thick "sick" socks.

 

[reKon]

In the winter I do and don't use socks that I've been walking around my place with.

 

[Midas]

Why though?

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But why? It's time to sleep, not to dress up. Like you have a duvet (not sure if that's the correct word) over you. I would probably have clothes on if I didn't have that. :lol

 

[Ravelle]

I sleep under a sheet or light sleeping bag for most of the year as I get hot really quickly, sleeping with socks on sounds like a nightmare, my fan cooling my feet is the one thing keeping me cool enough to sleep

 

[gdt]

I run hot.

I would never dream of wearing socks to bed. Sounds like torture.

I've also never been all that cold in bed 🤔

I like my house at 64-65 to sleep in. Winter or summer.

 

[Kuro]

I had a cousin that would do this. He got foot fungus.

 

[AstralTurfWarrior]

But why? It's time to sleep, not to dress up. Like you have a duvet (not sure if that's the correct word) over you. I would probably have clothes on if I didn't have that. :lol

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I think it's weird how people don't grasp that there's a gufe amount of variance In people. In sleeping that included things like what you're personally used to, things how your body feels different things such as clothing and the sheets, how warm your body and skin are and how much heat is dissipated from various body parts and many major others, how warm your room is etc etc.

Personally I need to use a thin shirt covering my arms and have socks on when I sleep because otherwise I (unconsciously) wrap the blanket on me entirely. And if I do that, I end up sweating like crazy because my metabolism is high and I produce a lot of heat which doesnt escape well enough from under the blanket. But when I wear the shirt and socks, I can keep the blanket only on the main part and still have enough places from which the heat gets out.

 

[Ehoavash]

In the winter I get cold feet so wear thermal socks sometimes that's about it

 

[Lashes.541]

Definitely never sleep in socks for me, I have like most dudes I think leg hair lol. It always tugs on the hair of the lower legs and that shit hurts when you wake up in the morning, Of course if you only wear ankle socks it would not be a problem. Lucky my problem was solved as a adult when I moved out and stop sleeping with any clothes on lol.

 

[Starphanluke]

If it's your bed, who cares what you wear in it? Whatever makes you most comfortable.

 

[Lkr]

only when it's cold
and then they still manage to find a way to not be on my feet anymore when waking up

 

[krae_man]

My feet just radiate heat. They are always hanging outside the covers.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

I was only ever advised to do so by my GP, and specifically with cotton socks, after I began developing pitted keratolysis, to absorb moisture overnight (and to then be changed in the morning) and limit the spread of the bacteria

 

[Qikz]

But why? It's time to sleep, not to dress up. Like you have a duvet (not sure if that's the correct word) over you. I would probably have clothes on if I didn't have that. :lol

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I never used to get pajamas until I realised if I wear pajamas I can get away without ever needing any form of heating turned on at night and some nights it's just really cold.

 

[fairwxfriend]

I'm a hot sleeper I think I would die if I wore socks

Ya'll know the stick out one leg from under the covers to cool off trick? lol

Arms out of the covers too

 

[Night]

Socks in bed is a no go for me. Doesn't matter if it's cold or not.

 

[Tobor]

When I was in the hospital both times I had to wear those hospital socks while sleeping and I hated it. My feet need to breathe at night.

 

[Daniel Jackson]

Just like wearing shoes in the house, that's a big no.

 

[Kadzork]

Just wet socks for me.

 

[Delicious Waffles]

I sleep with my socks on. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[signal]

This is one of those insanely stupid things people will flip out over with no real reason.

I don't normally and frankly don't remember the last time I have but if you're sleeping somewhere really cold then explain why it would be a bad idea

 

[F34R]

I barely wear socks at home, I'll put them on when going out and that's it. I couldn't imagine wearing them to bed...

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I also couldn't put them on for bed. I actually don't put them on until, like you, leaving the house.

 

[Kitsunebaby]

I sleep in the nude. Wearing socks to bed and nothing else would feel all kinds of weird.

 

[Herne]

Oh, ick. Sleeping with socks on doesn't sound good.

 

[WedgeX]

That sounds uncomfortable?

Never have I ever.

 

[Lynchian Anomaly]

One sock on one sock off every now and then as a treat.

 

[Shopolic]

I don't do that in 99% of times. Maybe just in 3,4 super cold nights in winter.

 

[Vormund]

I feel too hot if I wear socks in bed.

 

[Shiz Padoo]

In winter, the only time I'm not wearing socks is in the shower. At night, depending on temperature, I either wear normal socks, sports socks or those really thick slipper socks with rubber grips. They are separate bed socks. I don't wear my day socks in bed.

 

[pioneer]

I rarely sleep with socks on, but at the same time the suggestion that it's "common knowledge" that doing so is "wrong" is incredibly weird to me

 

[P-MAC]

It's gonna give you athletes foot surely? Especially if you've sweat in them at some point during the day

If you're somewhere cold and you haven't sweat in them then it isn't gonna cause any issues though, although definitely feels weird

 

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[DarkSora]

For the last 37 years, I've been wearing socks to bed.....:/

 

[Joshua]

Have researchers looked into this? Yes, yes they have: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29699592/

Results: The results showed that sleep-onset latency was on average 7.5 min shorter, total sleep time was 32 min longer, the number of awakenings was 7.5 times smaller, and sleep efficiency was 7.6% higher for those wearing feet-warming bed socks during a 7-h sleep than control (no bed socks) (all P < 0.05). Also, their foot temperature was maintained on average 1.3 °C higher and the value in the distal-proximal skin temperature gradient was higher for those wearing feet warming bed socks when compared to the control condition (P < 0.05). However, there were no significant differences in heart rate, rectal and mean skin temperature, or in the questionnaire-based subjective evaluations between the two conditions.

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So yeah… why is that?

Can Wearing Socks to Bed Help You Sleep Better?

Tossing and turning because your feet are freezing? Shuffling your feet in the sheets trying to warm them up? Wearing socks to bed can help you fall asleep faster and snooze better.

health.clevelandclinic.org

So, what does adding in a fluffy pair of socks do? Those cuddly duds warm your feet, relaxing and widening blood vessels that constricted while cold.

This improved blood circulation in your overall body helps release more heat through your skin.

"By making your feet warmer, you're opening up blood vessels to help cool down the rest of the body," notes Dr. Drerup. "So increasing the blood circulation to your feet results in a lower core temperature. It seems counterintuitive, but that's what happens."

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Conclusion? Be a psychopath and wear a pair of nice clean socks to bed

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[nachum00]

Only when it's below 35 degrees

 

[TaxiDriver]

You do what you got to do. I can't sleep well with socks on.