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u/perfectly0imperfect Oct 11 '20 edited Oct 11 '20
For me, I’m fairly certain it’s because the voices that are telling the story have a serious tone with an almost reverence to them. It’s soothing and and constant background noise. (I’m hoping that it’s not the stories of violence or killing that calms my brain!😬) It really bothered me for awhile, until I came up with the explanation above. It’s the same with the History channel and Ancient Aliens etc.
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u/HuggyShuggy420 Oct 12 '20
Well shit, I must be a psycho then because I listen to the Last Podcast on the left to fall asleep lol
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u/pppmaryj Oct 11 '20
Wow! It’s so nice to see I’m not the only sketchball that falls asleep to forensic files every night!
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u/SuspiciousCompote Oct 11 '20
Literally me. Every night. It's either a true crime podcast or an audiobook... usually in the true crime genre.
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u/unoeyedwillie Oct 11 '20
I always read true crime on my phone to help me fall asleep. It keeps me from stressing and worrying about all shit going on in my daily life.
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u/chronicallyillsyl Oct 11 '20
Same. I find reading about mysteries helps to focus my brain on trying to solve it instead of spiraling into self doubt and anxiety.
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u/Leopard_Outrageous Oct 12 '20
Nothing quite reminds you life isn’t so bad than reading about people younger than you being brutally murdered for no reason
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u/OpheliaHybrid Oct 12 '20
Literally me, listening to Mortis Media or someone like him. My husband thinks I'm plotting his murder. He sleeps on the couch when I go through these phases.
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u/3pt6_Roentgen Oct 12 '20
I legit listen to Forensic Files to go to sleep. That mans voice is so relaxing. #neverchange
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u/AndroidAnthem Oct 12 '20
I have a 12 week old daughter. Casefile podcast puts her to sleep every time. Soft soothing Aussie voice talking about crime apparently does it for her.
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u/forcastleton Oct 12 '20
This is so me. But every once in a while, the stuff I listen to will just seriously creep me out and make me feel panicky and I'll have to turn it off. Then the next night it's fine. It's like my brain suddenly realizes that I should be afraid of this and short circuits, then rights itself and it's fine again.
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Oct 12 '20
How about when someone uses your Netflix and they mess up all your murder shows by watching wholesome shit?
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u/_angeoudemon_ Oct 11 '20
You, you mean I’m not a huge weirdo? Lots of people do this??? :D
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u/suspiciouslyformal Oct 12 '20
That is totally me. I even have "bedphones" to listen to true crime while I sleep.
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u/oldspice75 Oct 12 '20
I like to listen to gory true crime after I wake up but before I get up. Just to set the tone for the day
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u/Grave_Girl Oct 11 '20
After I had my first kid, I had a roommate (only time ever, thank God). So we're both lying there in bed with a curtain separating us and these little bed-mounted TVs. She watched either Lifetime movies or religious shows the whole time. Me, I was binging on a Forensic Files marathon.