Can you sleep while standing?

@Margarit (3676)
Philippines
January 12, 2009 7:39am CST
hi friends, I make a discussion a week ago about sleeping infront of the computer http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1860681.aspx?p=4. I was surprise of one of the responder said that he can sleep even standing position. I dont know if it is possible to sleep while standing for i believe that when we sleep our body is unconscious and we dont have strength to stand still. Can this be possible?
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@Yori88 (1465)
• Philippines
12 Jan 09
I can't sleep while standing simply because I will fall once I sleep! I don't know how others could possibly do that but I think it is better to sleep lying on a bed. I could probably sleep while standing but just for few minutes then after that I can no longer get back to my sleep once my head drops haha!
@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
I guess you are not very tired like others who do that yori88, some says that if you are very tired you can sleep anywhere and at any position. Thanks for the respond.
@Lexus656 (672)
• United States
13 Jan 09
Well after reading this post I automatically thought that people with sleeping disorders probably could but it lead to me to look it up on the net and this is what I found.... The site says that people that do repetitive work while standing have often said something about falling asleep but its more of a temporary mental shutdown rather then sleep. It's virtually impossible for someone to sleep standing up for MANY hours without having some form of outside support. Humans cannot lock out their supportive joints long enough to get hours of un-interupted sleep. Cows and Horses however can lockout these supportive joints so that they can sleep the only difference in us and then is the anatomy. Sleep involves a general relaxation of the musclues like the ones that allow us to stand upright. If you could the non support of sleeping standing up would probably cause alot of pain in your back the following day. SO the website says that it is VIRTUALLY impossible but for some reason I am sure that there is someone out there that can do it. This world contains some amazing things!
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
Bravo lexus656, i think you deserve the best response for you explain it very well. this is the answer that i am looking for, i absolutely agree what you said. Thanks for the respond.
@Lexus656 (672)
• United States
15 Jan 09
No problem I appreciate the best response as well.
• India
15 Jan 09
No i can not its very hard for me to do it
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
Dont you worry, you are not alone ajay_dhamot, i cant do it too. Only a talented person can do it. Thanks for the respond.
@skbh12 (2946)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
[b]hi margarit! i don't think i can sleep in a standing position haha! that must be hard for me because i know that the muscles on my legs will lose its strength and end up hurting. all i can say is that person has a talent. hahaha! happy posting and happy mylotting![/b]
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
Yeah you are right skbh, Very talented indead for he can do amazing thing for a normal people cant. Maybe he dont have the luxury of time to sleep so he sleep anywhere in any position. thanks for the respond.
@srikool (936)
• India
13 Jan 09
hi friend..i like to response to this nice discussion..i dont know to sleep like that..i mean in the standing position..but i sued to saw peopel sleep like that..even my mother knows to sleep..i think ..if we work hard..we can sleep like that..i am a lazy girl ..i am not working at all..so i dont have such a experiance in my life..i may get it after my marrage..surly i will come and inform you about my experiance in that..have a nice time in mylotting
@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
Hi srikool, I know it is very hard for someone who doesnt try to do it but some can actually do it with ease, maybe because they are talented, they can sleep while standing. Thanks for the respond.
@zinazina (18)
15 Jan 09
why not..I many time just got slept when sitting.Sleeping is nothing but hobby for me,so I can sleep anytime in any position :)
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
30 Jan 09
Wow, i want do be like that too, sleeping anywhere anyplace at any position. But sadly i dont know how to do it for i cannot sleep until i lay down. Thanks for the respond.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
13 Jan 09
no i can't. I may feel very tired but will not sleep standing. I am very alert as such
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
Same here, i cant do it too. they said it is a matter of practice, i dont want to practice sleeping while standing. Not my type.. thanks for the respond.
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
Well, I don't think a person can have a good sleep while standing. It is just when you are too sleepy and you are standing you can close your eyes but if you sleep like you are into another stage of sleep, like the REM I think that is very impossible to happen while you are standing.
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
Yes you are right marymarj, when we sleep our body is unconcious and we dont have strenght to stand still, maybe it is possible but in a few minutes only. Thanks for the respond.
@djoyce71 (2511)
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
I may feel sleepy while standing, but I coud not sleep with that position, even when sitting. I have known someone who really slept while standing. He was our choir instructor. While he was standing in front of us he closed his eyes and slept ( with mouth open ). We realized then, that he is sick.
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
Wow, thats amazing djoyce, how can he do it. Even i receive responses like this i still cant believe it that it is possible sleeping while standing. but it is possible for you witness it. Thanks for the respond.
• India
13 Jan 09
I can't sleep while standing and even I feel uncomfortable to sleep when sitting somewhere. For me sleep is something which removes tiredness and tensions of office work so need a comfortable place to sleep. I have a neighbour who usually sleep when in front of his books and if his mother tell him to stand and read, then also he can easily sleep while standing. So it depends on people whether they are comfortable with the place and how much tired they are.
@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
Yeah, if you are very tired , you can sleep anywhere even in standing position, it may sound impossible to some but it is very possible to others. Thanks for the respond.
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
Yes, it is possible..i already experience this many times. in the Philippines where we have this so called "simbang gabi" which literally means "going to church early in the morning and attending the mass" and this is for 9 consecutive mornings(about 3am )and the mass is more than an hour. i am experiencing this during 7th or 8th day of the mass. it feels weird but i actually sleep standing for about 20 min.
@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
I attended also ;'simbang gabi' for 9 consecutive days, but even i am lack of sleep i cannot sleep while standing in a crowded places like in that church i can only close my eyes but not sleep. Good thing that you can still manage to stand while sleeping. thanks for the respond.
@paoxav (1382)
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
That was hard. I haven't slept standing but it's very hard coz I might fall front head first. I slept while sitting on a chair but not yet while standing and I cant imagine myself doing it. Maybe I can if I'm having lack of sleep for a week or a month. But I prefer not to coz it can lead me to some accidents.
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
Yes accident is very possible in sleeping while standing paoxav, it is not also advisable to do it for many accident having when you sleep, better awake and and be safe. Thanks for the respond.
@cynthia23 (163)
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
thats really hard,how can u sleep while standing how u sleep like standing,unless your vampire hehe.joke..for me impossible,but us all i know dififcult if u sleep standign so amazing.. maybe in the books is possible but for me im possible...
@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
hi cythia23, , I am also amaze for the person that can do it, it strenge but it is possible for mostly who responded this discussion can do it. Thanks for the respond.
@lellyp (245)
• Indonesia
13 Jan 09
heheh... am never trying sleep like that. But i can sleep on chair, on my desk, on not confortable place. If am tired, place not confortable too can be confortable place for me to sleep.
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
hi lellyp, i so done what you mention except the standing position, maybe because standing is the hardest thing to do while sleeping. thanks for the respond.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
13 Jan 09
It's not something I have ever done or ever will for that matter, but it's definitely possible! I have not seen people standing alone and asleep, but I have seen them many a time on public transport and the like snoring away while they are standing and leaning against a pole or the wall. I don't know how they do it! Some people can just sleep anywhere and in the strangest of positions too. I am not one of them.
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
Yeah, i agree with you james, i recieve many responses here that they can do it, sleeping while standing. Too bad for i havent seen people doing it in my own eyes. Thanks for the respond.
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
Well, definitely I cannot sleep when I am standing. In fact I can hardly sleep if I am not very comfortable. Even when I am wearing a pair of jeans I cannot sleep well. I could sleep well if I am wearing a pajama and a lose shirt.
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
hi jpso, I am like you, i cant sleep too if i am not comfortable, i remember before that i havent have a sleep for a week because i cant find a comfortable place to sleep. I look like a panda because of that. Thanks for the respond.
@buzzmaker (630)
• India
13 Jan 09
I think I have done it once while waiting on a bus stand. I could do it again Hope the situation never arises, but just in case...
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
wow, i like to practice sleeping like that buzzmaker, but i dont know how to do it, even i very tired and sleepless it is so hard for me to sleep. I think there is something wrong with me. Thanks for the respond.
@wahmivy (776)
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
I've fallen asleep while standing, but I don't stay asleep very long since I get jolted out of it by limbs or whatnots buckling under me. First two months after I had given birth, I would fall asleep anytime, anywhere, and in any position.
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
Hi wahmivy, Well it our body needs to rest we can sleep at anyplace and anytime at any position, but not all can do it for i tried not sleep for a week and still cannot sleep if i am not comfortable. thanks for the respond.
• India
13 Jan 09
no way. am not a machine or animal. am a human being. so i cant sleep while standing
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
I cant help but laugh with you response romeo, yeah, we are not machine or animals that can stand up still while sleeping. But i guess it is very possible , it is just a matter of practice. Thanks for the respond.
• United States
13 Jan 09
I've never felt so exhausted that I felt I needed to fall asleep standing up. I can't imagine you would be well rested though. I would think you'd end up losing balance at some point?
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
Hi calendisvihula, Yeah, i dont believe it too, but since many said and witness that some can actually do it then i guess it is very possible. thanks for the respond.