HOW DO YOU SLEEP?

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@Kandae11 (53677)
June 6, 2017 4:54pm CST
Are you a light sleeper or a deep one? Are you the kind of sleeper who tosses and turns while sleeping or stays quietly in one corner of the bed. ? I am a very light sleeper - the slightest sound will get me up. I am not sure about the tossing and turning, -usually I sleep on one side of the bed, but occasionally I would awaken to find one of my pillows on the floor. So , what kind of sleeper are you? Have you ever knocked someone off the bed while deep in sleep?
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• United States
6 Jun 17
Things have changed for me regarding sleep. These days I feel that I sleep heavier when I do sleep due to the fact that I toss and turn a lot. So on the rare occasion when I fall into deep slumber, I do sleep heavily. I used to be a very light sleeper, but due to medicines, that has changed.
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• United States
6 Jun 17
@Kandae11 I hate medicines they do mess you up.
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• United States
7 Jun 17
@Lupita234 Hi yeah they do.
@Kandae11 (53677)
6 Jun 17
Medicines do alter one's sleep pattern. Some keep you awake, while others work like a sleeping pill.
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• Eugene, Oregon
6 Jun 17
I am a pretty light sleeper as well and if I wake, it hard to get back to sleep. I have not (yet) pushed someone off the bed.
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• Eugene, Oregon
8 Jun 17
@Kandae11 I have a small radio with an ear piece and listen to BBC sometimes.
@spaceseed (2843)
• India
8 Jun 17
i am completely opposite to you James, I cant resist sleep
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@Kandae11 (53677)
6 Jun 17
The possibility is still there. Sometimes I get back to sleep easily and sometimes I don't - then I might lie in bed and watch a movie.
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
7 Jun 17
I am a light sleeper too. I turn and toss a lot at night. Ever since we had a burglary in our house I would say that i am always afraid and maybe this is the reason that i cant have a deep sleep
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
7 Jun 17
Be aware! You never know the next target of burglars em]lol[/em]
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
7 Jun 17
@Nawsheen I think you are unnecessarily feeling scared. On your part, you could take best precautions and could use heavy locks and alarms, in case someone tries to break in. Don't you have night watchman and street dogs in your area?
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
7 Jun 17
@dpk262006 Yes that's the reason why I can't sleep well
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@marguicha (215711)
• Chile
6 Jun 17
Now that I´m old, I hardly move in my bed. But still, I´m a light sleeper.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
6 Jun 17
The slightest sound gets me up - yet I do dream quite a lot.
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@marguicha (215711)
• Chile
7 Jun 17
@Kandae11 I dream some days, but not all days.
@marguicha (215711)
• Chile
7 Jun 17
@allknowing (130073)
• India
7 Jun 17
I sleep well but toss and turn.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
I sleep well too - and I must admit to tossing as well.
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@allknowing (130073)
• India
7 Jun 17
@Kandae11 Why I know I am sleeping well is because I get dreams (lol)
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
@allknowing I dream quite a bit as well. There was one period when I would dream the winning cash pot numbers.
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@skydream (1446)
• Agate, Colorado
6 Jun 17
I'm usually a light sleeper where if a door is open or a dog barks from a different part of the house I wake up. Or even if my boyfriend gets up in the middle of the night I'll wake up. If I'm on the bed alone i toss and turn if my boyfriend is still in bed then i stay in one spot
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@skydream (1446)
• Agate, Colorado
6 Jun 17
@Kandae11 My dog has randomly started doing that too and no matter what he won't stop. It constantly wakes me up but my bf can sleep right through it
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@Kandae11 (53677)
6 Jun 17
@skydream Your bf sounds like my son - he sleeps through anything.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
6 Jun 17
Even though I am a light sleeper I find that my sleep is usually restful. However, lately our dog Lion has picked up this habit of barking loudly at night, which is very annoying for a light sleeper.
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@annierose (19203)
• Philippines
7 Jun 17
I am a light sleeper. Actually, I have been sleeping alone on my bed since my sisters got married. I know I don't toss around when sleeping but whenever there is someone sleeping beside me, that is the time that I toss and keep on turning. It seems like I do not like to share my bed with anyone.
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@annierose (19203)
• Philippines
7 Jun 17
@Kandae11 I wonder what if after we get married. Our husbands will be very poor creatures. They might be the one who will suffer when they share the bed with us.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
@annierose I was married once - for a short while, and I don't plan on getting married again.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
I don't like sharing either. The only other 'person' on my bed is a big teddy bear, that my mother gave me many years ago. Apart from that - I feel sooo very comfortable with me and my pillows.
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
7 Jun 17
I have always been a light sleeper and getting into a deep sleep is very rare for me. I can wake up with a very slightest sound.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
That is definitely me.
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@LadyDuck (458867)
• Switzerland
7 Jun 17
I am a very light sleeper. I sleep on the corner of the bed, trying not to disturb my husband who sleeps very little. I wake up several times during the night, but I try to avoid to turn and toss.
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@LadyDuck (458867)
• Switzerland
7 Jun 17
@Kandae11 If I cannot get back to sleep I get up (trying to be as quiet as I can) and I go downstairs in the living room to read a book.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
If I wake up and can't get back to sleep. I would turn on the television and watch a movie, sometimes with the sound off. One would think there is a sleeping person lying next to me - which is never the case.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
7 Jun 17
When I finally fall asleep, I sleep deeply @Kandae11 , I woke up to find my duvet on the floor didn't feel it fall off. I sleep better on my right side.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
I always sleep on my right side, but I may change positions during the night.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
7 Jun 17
I am a tosser but I pretty much stay on my side
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
No problem for the person next to you if you toss a bit on your side.
@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
7 Jun 17
Someone told me I snore but I'm not so sure myself.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
7 Jun 17
If you snore, you just cannot realize it yourself, it is someone else, who is sleeping besides you would tell you.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
7 Jun 17
@sol_cee I do not think s/he wanted to bully you. S/he would actually have noticed your snoring and told you about it.
@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
7 Jun 17
@dpk262006 Or that someone just wanted to bully me. lol
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Jun 17
According to my Fitbit, I sleep fitfully the first hour, but I always thought I slept like a log. I blame it on being aware of the fact that Doodles sleeps at the foot of my mattress. I don't want to kick him to the floor.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Jun 17
@Kandae11 He would certainly be a surprised cat! Heading up to bed right now. lol
@Kandae11 (53677)
8 Jun 17
Nooo, I think Doodles would be a very unhappy cat if you ever did that.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
7 Jun 17
I'm a deep sleeper and I don't move much. When my husband is out of town, I only have to make half the bed.
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@spaceseed (2843)
• India
8 Jun 17
I like to sleep on floor sometimes
@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
Ha ha, now, that is great.
• United States
8 Jun 17
Well I am a stay on your own side , i don't move around much and lately I been sleeping pretty good.
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• United States
8 Jun 17
@Kandae11 well i can't say that I do , I have the flu right now and wake up feeling poorly.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
8 Jun 17
It's nice when you are able to have a good night's rest. You wake up refreshed to face another day.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
8 Jun 17
@CookieMonster46 The flu does that to you. Hope it goes away soon.
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@just4him (306854)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Jun 17
I haven't knocked anyone out of bed, but I got knocked out of bed. I'm a tosser and a hard sleeper for the most part. There are certain sounds that will wake me - the phone and my children when they were little. Other than that I sleep through everything.
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@just4him (306854)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Jun 17
@Kandae11 It wasn't. That's when we decided that we needed a king bed. He was 6'4" and a queen was too small.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
@just4him Now I understand - 6'4" - wow!
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
I think maybe, the fire alarm would awaken my son - he is a very deep sleeper, while the slightest sound gets me up. I don't suppose it is any fun getting knocked out of bed.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 Jun 17
Since moving here I sleep good, unless something makes the dogs bark. I am sure I toss and turn. I also sleep talk and sleep walk, not as bad as I did when I was a child but I still do at times.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 Jun 17
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
Sleep walking can be dangerous. Have you ever gone outdoors?
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7 Jun 17
@shaynas (5488)
• India
8 Jun 17
I am not a very deep sleeper, more of a lighter one. I do turn at times in night, though within my own space :)
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
12 Jun 17
@Kandae11 i don't need much. I stick to my side of bed :)
@Kandae11 (53677)
8 Jun 17
I like lots of space on my bed.
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7 Jun 17
Getting to sleep is very difficult for me but once i sleep, I sleep soundly and I have to sleep at the same time every day, otherwise it will be very difficult to fall asleep.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
It is much easier when you develop a pattern.
@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
@Margaret29 I know what you mean - circumstances can change that pattern.
7 Jun 17
@Kandae11 very true. ..but it is difficult to follow the pattern. For example I try to sleep at the same time, but there will some work unexpectedly being a mother...
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• Indonesia
7 Jun 17
I am a bit of a deep sleeper. Not really deep, but I guess I'm a deep sleeper since it's definitely not easy to wake me up, especially when I haven't had enough sleep. Loud sounds such as my alarm and my mother's shouts will definitely wake me up, but I won't even realize when someone opened the door to my room and take one of my snacks, which definitely sucks, but yeah. About movements while I sleep, I don't think I move that much. Even when I'm sleeping with anyone else on one bed, I've never moved away, maybe just small movements such as tilting my head or rolling to the side, but never really moved away. And what I meant by moved away is something like suddenly end up on the other side of the bed or even on the floor.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
You are a deep sleeper indeed - like my son. I don't think he would wake up if a burglar was trying to enter the house.
@Kandae11 (53677)
7 Jun 17
@valenyosas That's really deep.
• Indonesia
7 Jun 17
@Kandae11 That actually happened to me lol. A burglar came in to my house and almost stole a laptop when my mom screamed and my sister pulled the laptop bag from him and everyone just panicked. And yet I'm sleeping comfortably until my mom woke me up to say that there was a burglar.
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