Gaming before going to bed: bad for you?

I have read in several places that playing video games before sleeping is bad. Pretty much the only time I play video games is before sleeping, because it's almost like my reward for a day of work(I like getting the day's work done before engaging in recreational activities). However, I rarely go to sleep within an hour after going to bed, and it's really awful waking up everyday feeling like **** even though you technically went to bed on time. My question is, does this have anything to do with me playing videogames right before going to bed, and have any of you experienced this?

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well it is bad for you to play before sleep the best thing to do before bed is read becuase your mind can't turn off, and no i don't.

I normally have dreams about being in the videogame after playing b/f I go to bed

I've asked my doctor this, and she told me that engaging the mind is a stressful or intense situation, such as gaming, can hype it up and make it more difficult to go to sleep. You might be better off to read before going to bed.muthsera666

i play games before i go to sleep and nothings wrong with me but it might be because your not getting enough sleep

i've game'd before sleeping through out my years.. i never felt the effects till i became an adult and started working. games can be stressful too and add to the stress of being an adult that's why if i play anything intense i usually end the night watching an episode of southpark to calm my nerves before sleeping.. or i play something simple and fun. i never needed this when i was younger.. must be a sign of aging. =]

Play Fatal Frame 2 in the dark for a few hours before going to bed, if you dont get nightmares you arent human!

I think it's not bad. For example I sleep better if I kill some monster before I'm going to bed:D

Depend on the game.

If you play an adrenaline-heavy game(PvP), you won't sleep soon. If you have a negative and poor experience (raiding!!!), you won't sleep soon either.

If you have a regular and comforting experience, you will fall asleep content right away (grouping in PvE usually end like this, with an easy group...while you could have faced some challenges earlier, you will usually finish in easy mode, maybe even soloing...which is very good to help settle and quiet you).

The type of the game you play will leave you in an emotional state...some states are very good and healthy for sleeping...some are not. If I solo or group in a MMO, I will sleep very well soon after as I usually finish quietly, with something less challenging, the big fights and challenges where undergone much earlier...after hours, it is just something soothing. If I play a GBT game, I will fall asleep right after leaving the computer (especially if I play "just 1 more turn").