I sleep like a corpse sometimes (as in I don't shift from my position) that's why when I wake up in the morning I have an ugly stiff neck; other times, I turn a lot especially when I keep waking up every 30 minutes. But mostly my sleeping pattern can be compared to a vampire's (as in I only sleep when the sun is up). *laughs*

On my side, typically with one hand clasped to my chest and the other spread out in front of me.  I have trouble figuring out what to do with my legs; they usually end up crossing around the knees, with one straight out and the other bent.  I don't toss and turn much.  I sleep from three in the morning till noon when I can get away with it, which is most of the time.

I sleep okay for the first six or seven hours, but around 10:30 I tend to start waking up and going back to sleep repeatedly.  Whether for this reason or some other, I'm sleepy/tired/groggy for most of the day most days.  It's frustrating.

I sleep with the CD playing the Sounds of Heavy Rainfall which is set on repeat while I sleep on my side, hugging a giant pillow.

Either sideway or facing ceiling, but either way, I'll be hugging my giant blanket...

Oh good god... I'm a 21 year old version of Linus O_O

BlackRoseVixen wrote:

I squirm a lot before I finally drift off to sleep. And I have been told that I make an "uhn" sound right before I drop off. Like it's a signal I sleep on either my side or my stomach. When I'm on my side, my hands are sometimes crossed over my chest like I'm dead, lol. On my stomach, my arms are usually spread out like I'm trying to fly and my legs are usually spread out also. XD It kinda looks like I just did a face-plant or something. I don't snore, thank God. I do tend to make random jerking motions when I'm dreaming though...

"Uhn", makes me think of that song "all you need is my uhn tiss uhn tiss uhn tiss".

It's fun to read how people all sleep so differently.

allegoriest wrote:

I usually fall asleep molesting my pillows

Best quote of the day right there!

As for me, I crawl into bed on my back, but end up on my side (usually my right side, arms stretched out before me) before I actually fall asleep. I know that I toss and turn quite a bit during the night, and I usually end up on my left side when I wake up in the mornings. I have been known to bundle up so badly that I look like a mummy when trying to husband warmth on cold winter days. (What? The Sonora Desert gets quite cold in winter.)

With my current job and school schedule (shall remind the same even after this winter break), I go to sleep in the morning and wake up at 2pm (or later in the evening when I have no work).
I prefer to sleep on my back, but stomach discomfort always forces me to sleep on my side. My entire body except the head is wrapped underneath the blanket, makes me feel safe and secure~ I don't usually move much during sleep, only when I have a terrible dream. I also talk/shout out loud when dreaming, on accasion I could even wake myself up, although this is getting less frequent as I get older. One thing that bothers me the most nowadays is my bladder. Although I know this is normal, but I hate waking up wanting to pee.
Oh one more thing, my cat goes to sleep whenever I go to sleep. Reason is because she considers my stomach to be her bed (this explains the stomach discomfort if I sleep on my back), but even if I turn to my side, she would just climb onto my hip and rest there. I think I spoil her too much.

dlaire wrote:

On my back or on my side. This second position is quite strange, because I lay on my hip and my stomach at the same time. I have one hand on my cheek then.

Wow. I do that too when on my side,
I can't sleep completely on my side,
it hurts a bit after a while.

I have a pillow, but I prefer using my arm instead. I also toss and turn a lot, so even if I have two blankets on when I go to sleep, there will only be one on me when I wake up.

I usually sleep on my stomach or in the fetal position. The first is more comfortable to me.

OnionPrince wrote:

I find that I sleep best when there's a fan or some other soft but steady source of noise. If the air is too still or it's just unnervingly quiet, I find it hard to get to sleep.

Also true for me! But I can't sleep very well if there's music either, since I tend to concentrate on that unless I'm exhausted and then nothing is gonna keep me awake. I normally go to sleep on my right side, with the left leg bent so the foot's approximately level with the knee underneath it. The right arm is underneath the pillows I rest my head on, and the other's normally kept at my chest.

When I wake up naturally I'm usually on my back; when I wake up from an alarm I'm on my left side. Have any of you noticed a difference like this?

Seitokaichou wrote:

allegoriest wrote:

I usually fall asleep molesting my pillows, then wake up with them anywhere but near me.

Haha! Molesting my pillows. WORD. I have eight pillows when I go to sleep, and all of them are on the floor when I wake up. Lol.

At least half my bed is pillows. XD
Then half that half is plushies. Then half THAT half is my computer and such, then in a TINY strip, right on the edge of the bed is me. And its all happy and in a giant net.

I can't be comfortable laying down flat, I need to be in my mountains of pillows.



I also can't lay down to fall asleep, I'm a horrible insomniac, and I get really uncomfortable with myself if I don't stay occupied, and thusly, I pass out every night. (Hence my weird posting times.) I generally fall asleep with headphones on...and the computer in my face.


I also HATE sleeping in the dark.
Unfortunately, I share a bedroom with Red Angel, and she can't sleep with the lights on. She just pokes at me from her bed until I turn every lamp off. ;___;