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General Discussions => General discussions => Polls => Topic started by: Kat on July 10, 2007, 02:15:49 PM

Poll
Question: So what way do you face when sleeping, or are you all over the place?
Option 1: I face right
Option 2: I face left
Option 3: I face the cieling
Option 4: I roll around, so no real set direction
Option 5: I sleep upside down! I'm a vampire
Option 6: On my belly
Title: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Kat on July 10, 2007, 02:15:49 PM
I roll around  :P
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: no_id on July 10, 2007, 04:39:04 PM
Initally I lay down on my side..
... Then roll around a lot..
... Then wake up eyeing the cieling with my feet neatly together and hands folded on my chest or stomach (deadman pose) in one big mess of sheets.

Yup, I do a lot in my sleep (apparently)...  ::)
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: asiangurliee on July 10, 2007, 04:41:02 PM
i lay on my front, my face directly pressing against the pillow and than i roll around
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Pica Pica on July 10, 2007, 04:48:03 PM
Mainly on my belly, but I like to roll around as well, and throw the odd Karate move in. And I always wake up with a small scream.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Nero on July 10, 2007, 05:19:16 PM
on my belly, facing right on my side, facing left on my side - i rotate between all 3 all night every night.
i absolutely cannot sleep on my back. just doesn't feel natural.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Pica Pica on July 10, 2007, 05:22:16 PM
no, like a coffin
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Nero on July 10, 2007, 05:27:44 PM
lol yeah.  :laugh:
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: no_id on July 10, 2007, 05:36:57 PM
Quote from: Pica Pica on July 10, 2007, 05:22:16 PM
no, like a coffin

I just consider it practice. ;)
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Melissa on July 10, 2007, 05:39:24 PM
I usually lay down facing the ceiling.  Then I roll a bit during the night and wake up in random positions.  Sometimes I will go to sleep on my side.  I have too big of breasts to sleep on my belly.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Pica Pica on July 10, 2007, 05:48:29 PM
Quote from: no_id on July 10, 2007, 05:36:57 PM
Quote from: Pica Pica on July 10, 2007, 05:22:16 PM
no, like a coffin

I just consider it practice. ;)

Don't need to practice, comes naturally with time.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: RebeccaFog on July 10, 2007, 06:13:02 PM
I roll around and change a lot.

I have a new thing where as I'm falling asleep, I wake up and find my hand moving repetitiously as though I'm pushing a button.  My legs are beginning to get jerky too. Sometimes, all I have to do is relax for that to happen.  I am getting weird.

Why do you people keep asking me all these personal questions?

And, why do I keep answering?

What is it that you want from me?  :'(
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: no_id on July 10, 2007, 06:15:37 PM
Quote from: RebeccaFog on July 10, 2007, 06:13:02 PM
What is it that you want from me?  :'(

Well, I'd say, let's start with the little details, then move onwards to where you live, and somewhere along the line it would be nice to know your social security number as well and maybe a bank number or two. *nods*

Na :P It's just a lot of <3 dear.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Rachael on July 10, 2007, 06:36:10 PM
i sleep like a girl OBVIOUSLY

well its either the recovery position
face down
or on someone...
although i rarely remember how i sleep, i never seem to be able to stay awake to see ...
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: MeghanAndrews on July 10, 2007, 07:08:19 PM
I can only sleep on my tummy, I just can't seem to fall asleep any other way. I lay on my belly with my right leg straight, my left leg bent at an angle so that my foot touches my knee. Then my right arm is straight out with the pillow on it. Then I wrap my left arm under the pillow. Wow, a little more info than you needed huh :)
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Rachael on July 10, 2007, 07:10:54 PM
omg, ive so done that too!
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: tinkerbell on July 10, 2007, 07:28:11 PM
I face right, for I can't sleep on my belly anymore...  :icon_giggle:

tink :icon_chick:
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Rachael on July 10, 2007, 07:38:29 PM
mmm boob pillows :P
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Manyfaces on July 10, 2007, 08:41:16 PM
Roller and thrasher here.  Sleep on both sides, with a slight preference for the right, and on my back usually only briefly, on the way to one side or other, or if I wake in the night and can't fall back asleep and end up thinking.  Side sleeper, back thinker.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Buffy on July 10, 2007, 08:57:21 PM
I normally sleep to the right.

However it depends on where the furry creature in my Avatar sleeps, as he will dictate which way I face.

Buffy
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: almost,angie on July 10, 2007, 09:35:16 PM
  I sleep?    how cool! when did this happen
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: tinkerbell on July 10, 2007, 09:36:32 PM
Quote from: almost,angie on July 10, 2007, 09:35:16 PM
  I sleep?    how cool! when did this happen

ROFL!!!  ;D :D  I know the feeling, believe me!!!

tink :icon_chick:
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Keira on July 10, 2007, 09:57:45 PM

I used to sleep on my belly, but now, I often get creases from the pillow or whatever that sometimes take 5-6 hours to clear up!!! UGLY!!! So, I'm now sleeping on my back, took quite awhile to get used to it. Also, when I sleep on my stomach, I sometimes get puffy upper-eyelids (not lower) in the morning, especially if ate a bit too much salt the day before (that takes 1-2 hours to clear).

All of this is probably due to old age...  ;D


Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Gray Seraph on July 11, 2007, 10:01:32 PM
I can't seem to stay in any one position for too long. My mattress is old though, so it's hard to get comfortable.

My covers are almost always on the floor(or almost completely) when I wake up.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: J.T. on July 11, 2007, 11:49:20 PM
roll around.  sometimes on my belly.  never on my back, that feels way too weird.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: kiddancer on March 01, 2012, 01:32:11 PM
vampire
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Azmaria on March 01, 2012, 01:59:15 PM
generally on my left side, though i toss and turn and talk in my sleep a lot... the wall is to my left so it feels safer...
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: twistedpixie on April 22, 2012, 09:06:07 PM
I should sleep on my back. It's the only position that doesn't cause my back to hurt after I was in a car wreck, but I just can't fall asleep like that. So I usually start on one side or the other and switch at least once during the night (usually twice).
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: King Malachite on April 22, 2012, 09:08:40 PM
I'm a wild sleeper so whatever works best for me.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Shang on April 22, 2012, 09:12:39 PM
The only constant about my sleep is that my head faces north.  Otherwise I sleep all over the place, or at least as much as possible since my 16 lb dog seems to take up more room than me.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: AbraCadabra on April 22, 2012, 10:35:55 PM
I face right 9/10

Axelle
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: RachaelAnn22 on April 22, 2012, 11:52:37 PM
I roll around and then end up on my back.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: V M on April 23, 2012, 12:19:58 AM
Because of my various injuries I wake up and change positions several times every night
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: justmeinoz on April 23, 2012, 01:51:07 AM
Like Pixie I have a back injury so really have no choice but to lie on my back.  >:(
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Cindy on April 23, 2012, 05:11:33 AM
With legs spread, ever hopefull
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Natkat on April 23, 2012, 01:14:51 PM
all the way around, but mostly on the side..
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Pica Pica on April 23, 2012, 02:23:07 PM
Quote from: Cindy James on April 23, 2012, 05:11:33 AM
With legs spread, ever hopefull


Blahahahaah, that made me laugh. Especially because this week my friend went into his bedroom and his boss was laying on his bed with her legs wide open, with another man standing at the side ready to pounce. Seems like this week will be all about spread legs.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Jamie D on April 23, 2012, 03:05:38 PM
Your friend, no doubt "sizing up" the situation, must have thought to himself, "That certainly is a sticky wicket."  ;)
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Cade on April 24, 2012, 04:35:51 PM
Whoa! Never found my boss in my bed, and I'm glad.

I start on my back, then flip-flop from side to side. My shoulders get too crunched if I only sleep on my sides. Where's that old geezer emoticon...
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Marion on May 04, 2012, 05:18:22 AM
I face right most of the time, or up. If I'm facing up I tend to fold my arms over my chest or belly.

I don't feel comfortable unless I'm sleeping in a small bed with something over it. A compact space.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Kylo on February 05, 2018, 08:26:44 AM
South West.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: and5678 on February 05, 2018, 10:46:31 AM
If I'm with someone and cuddling, I generally sleep on my side. Anything outside of that situation and I'm on my back.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Christy Lee on February 09, 2018, 06:45:00 AM
I sleep facing the left side
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Sarahthenerd on February 09, 2018, 12:52:58 PM
What is sleep?

I've never slept well unless on heavy sedative, but when I do lay down I usually end up on my side. And I'm all over the place.

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Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: SeptagonScars on April 27, 2018, 03:48:06 PM
It depends on the bed actually. Cause I prefer to lie on my side closest to the outer edge that faces the room. At least until my ear starts hurting/getting uncomfortable, then I switch sides.

But also if it's very noisy around me, then I'll lie on my right side cause I'm deaf on my left ear so that muffles out most surrounding sounds if I don't have ear plugs. And if I want to listen to music instead, then I prefer lying on my left side so I can hear it.

So, I picked the option "rolling around" even though I do have various reasons for picking one or the other side.

For shorter times I sometimes lie on my back, but still have my head to either side. Can't lie on my stomach, it hurts my neck too much.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: MaryT on April 28, 2018, 09:51:37 AM
I face the ceiling.  I preferred to sleep face down but no medication seemed to reduce the advance of my glaucoma when I did that.  BeforeI was diagnosed, I once woke up to feel my eyes bulging out.  Turning on to my back made them slip back into place.  I think that gravity and the pressure on the eyeballs from the pillow were not good for my eye pressure when facing down. 

Since sleeping on my back, my glaucoma has stabilised.  However, I have also had laser surgery, which muddies the cause and effect.  I haven't told my specialist what I think, as in my experience they dismiss the opinions of non-professionals.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: RoRo on May 07, 2018, 08:45:15 PM
I usually sleep on my right sleep in the arms of my Fiance.
Title: Re: What direction do you face sleeping?
Post by: Eryn T on May 08, 2018, 12:22:16 AM
90% of the time I face left
10% of the time I face right

but once I'm asleep, as my wife has told me, it seems that I flail around and often times end up in really unusual positions similar to how you might see a cat sleeping...