Flip your pillow

@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
January 11, 2020 1:52pm CST
This is from the old folks. When you have difficulty in sleeping for no reason at all then just flip your pillow. I don't know why but more often than not it works for me so I guess it should work for you too.
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• Agra, India
12 Jan 20
The under side of the pillow is always colder. And maybe this helps to boost the sleep
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
That was also my theory but what about during summer, the other side is not cold.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
@amitkokiladitya gee, I didn't know that summer time is also cold there. Maybe you are sleeping with the open door of the refrigerator.
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• Agra, India
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy yes...it is cold in summers.as.well
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@ptrikha_2 (46801)
• India
11 Jan 20
May be the bacteria that is on one side gets confused, and they stop bothering us when we have flipped. In summers, it is often the side that is less warm makes one comfortable. In winters, it is the overall room setup and quality of quilts and blankets that matter.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Jan 20
You may have a point with the bacteria. I didn't think of that.
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@ptrikha_2 (46801)
• India
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy Just a wild guess. You may try doing a phD on this topic?
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@ptrikha_2 (46801)
• India
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy Yeah! Enjoy your Sunday!
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@snowy22315 (179489)
• United States
11 Jan 20
I do this allso
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
11 Jan 20
It sure does not work for me.
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@ptrikha_2 (46801)
• India
12 Jan 20
@marlina You do it for a month, and record. Send the detailed observations to @Alexandoy who can use these observations for a thesis.
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@vandana7 (100096)
• India
12 Jan 20
Hmmm... you are scaring me.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Jan 20
If it doesn't work then maybe you can try again and again, waheehee.
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@JudyEv (338393)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 20
I guess, if you can't sleep, then anything is worth a try.
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@vandana7 (100096)
• India
12 Jan 20
How is Australia coping after those fires...sorry for you all.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
@JudyEv I wonder when those fires will stop. As per the news report it is still good for 1 month huh.
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@JudyEv (338393)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 20
@vandana7 The fires are still burning on the east coast but we're okay here. Thanks.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Jan 20
I use two pillows.
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@vandana7 (100096)
• India
12 Jan 20
More probability trying this one and that one..
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Jan 20
Even with the 2 pillows. the upper one can be flipped for comfort.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
@vandana7 what I mean was to flip the 2 pillows at the same time over the head. Waheehee.
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@RebeccasFarm (89743)
• Arvada, Colorado
11 Jan 20
I do this all night. I have two pillows to flip.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Jan 20
So you flip 2 pillows over the air on top of your face? Waheehee.
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@moffittjc (121487)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Jan 20
I flip my pillows all the time. Mostly it's because I get hot, and then when I flip my pillow, the other side feels much cooler.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
We emit heat and usually the pillow gets warm.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
@moffittjc that ice pack can freeze your brain wahahaha.
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@moffittjc (121487)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy Maybe I should start putting ice packs inside my pillow, especially during the summer! haha
@porwest (89044)
• United States
12 Jan 20
A pillow to me is just a pillow. What comforts me more is to find a cool spot. Flipping might work...but I don't know.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
As @vandana7 said, it is better to believe in the magic and not the science of it.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
@porwest it's actually just a sort of superstition or myth but sometimes it works for me.
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@porwest (89044)
• United States
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy You might have some truth there, sir.
@Janet357 (75646)
12 Jan 20
i do this every night. as in i really cant sleep without flipping it but it is not because i am superstious but it becomes a habit to me.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
11 Jan 20
I do it all the time, I like a cool pillow.
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@vandana7 (100096)
• India
12 Jan 20
And you did not share this secret with us...
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
@vandana7 now I am sharing for the benefit of everyone, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Jan 20
A cool pillow is telaxing to the head.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
11 Jan 20
I do it all the time
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
It's nice to hear that at least many are doing it.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
11 Jan 20
I did it when I couldn't sleep and it worked. What's the reason?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Jan 20
I don't know the real reason. But whether it is just psychological or not, what's good is that it often works for me.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy nice to hear that
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• India
12 Jan 20
Any logic how it works wahee
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
There is logic but it's up to you to discover.
• India
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy will find
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@vandana7 (100096)
• India
12 Jan 20
So does it work the reverse way also I mean, if I am a drowsy head, and need to get up at all costs but want to sleep some more...can I flip it..and be awake? But thanks...every time I get a nightmare about sharks, I am going to try this one out.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
If I want to wake up and rise, what I do is to flip the pillow by tossing it high on top of my face. When it falls on my face, for sure I would rise. Waheehee.
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@vandana7 (100096)
• India
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy Gotta try this one out..LOL
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@crossbones27 (49290)
• Mojave, California
12 Jan 20
I usually just smack dog over the head with pillow because they usually the reason I cannot sleep. Bed hogs, both of them.
• Mojave, California
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy I know, right.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
Gee poor pillow, waheehee.
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@rakski (120009)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
I will try that. I have not heard of that before
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
Old folks know so many things that most are helpful to me.
@Hannihar (130222)
• Israel
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy Thanks for sharing that with us Alex. I have never thought of that. Maybe I will try it.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
When sleeps seems to be elusive, try flipping your pillow.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
@Hannihar let me know if it made you sleep faster.
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@Hannihar (130222)
• Israel
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy I will just flip them over when I go to sleep. Thanks. It is an idea I will try.
@YrNemo (20255)
17 Jan 20
One of my kids often prepared her pillow very well before lying down. I often watched her nightly ritual & tried not to laugh. (Once she closed her eyes, she promptly slept. Really incredible.)
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Jan 20
That kid of yours is surely the neatest among the brood. I like that kind of attitude towards personal things.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Jan 20
@YrNemo it's nice to have kids with different attitudes and behavior. We were like that when you were kids, 4 boys. Of course, I was the best among my siblings, waheehee, joke.
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@YrNemo (20255)
17 Jan 20
@Alexandoy could be very fussy at times, drove me nuts often.
• United States
12 Jan 20
it feels cooler on the other side but I don't think it helps me fall asleep faster
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
Maybe next time you flip the pillow 2 times and if it doesn't work then get another pillow, waheehee.
• United States
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy but my pillow is the perfect amount of comfy