What does your sleeping position tell about you?

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Singapore
February 27, 2007 3:55am CST
Have you ever wondered what your sleeping position tell about you? Check out e.g. this article at http://www.flatseats.com/General/positions.htm . The article categorises sleeping positions into 6 types. Namely, they are foetus, log, yearner, soldier, freefall and starfish. I wouldn't paste the elaboration here so do check out the article to get the details. Then if possible, share which position you and/or your other half is currently adopting and discuss if the article's analysis is true. ;-)
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@vega83 (6340)
• Bahrain
11 Mar 07
well, i checked this out, very interesting..... but my position is not there, actually i'm one of the 5% who changes postion every now and then, sometimes i'm half a soldier which means i'm on my back, but my knees are bent, and sometimes i'm a yearner and sometimes a foetus. Woohoo, finally i'm one of the rare 5%, that's exciting.
• Singapore
11 Mar 07
You are a half-soldier? I was reading this line when my eyes strayed to your avatar.. can't help but burst out laughing. :P
• United States
4 Mar 07
I tend to pick a couple different positions - I do change from how I start to go to sleep and when I wake up in the night I'll be in different positions. My most typical position would be the foetus, but I really like that one because I can cuddle up front-wise or spoon-wise with my husband best that way. I also have to have my pillows under my head, to hug, between my legs, and sometimes wedged up behind my back to help get him in a comfy position! lol I think the yearner position would be next favorite, although I tend to lay in a more horizontal posture across the bed - head close to my hubby and my feet closer to the edge, if not hanging over the edge - still with all my pillows though. I usually have 4 to myself :o) The other two I do fall asleep in are the soldier and the starfish - it just depends on whether the room is chilly or I am too hot -- arms in to warm up and be more confined or arms up and out to be a bit cooler and stretch out my back a bit more. Honestly my personality pulls from all of these descriptions -- I am open and easy to get along with, I am very social, but private about personal issues, I am trusting but aware in a cynical kind of way since I've been burned in numerous ways by people before, I like to go all out and make a fuss about somebody else but do not like to be the center of attention myself (but enjoy it if I am!), I do hold myself to certain standards and expect others to achieve their best as well, I may take my time to make a decision, but can be an impulsive buyer as well . . . . so the descriptions are pretty good, but I wonder just how many people will actually say they just sleep in one positon - for me I can't imagine not moving around all the time -- my husband would like to imagine it - but after all this time I doubt it's gonna happen!~ lol
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• Singapore
4 Mar 07
Hehe, I thrashed around on the bed and have slept in all those positions before. Guess we are both all-rounders, eh? :P
@mzbubblie (3839)
• United States
4 Mar 07
I curl up in the foetus position....But, I'm far from being shy though..lol..I will say I'm rather tough on the outside and a bit sensitive on the inside...
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• Singapore
4 Mar 07
Like a rabbit in wolf's skin? Nah, I am just kidding. :P
• United States
26 Mar 07
Thank you for the best response!
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• Oman
4 Mar 07
Well im a foetus and my partner is a starfish although sometimes I have to kick him into another position because he snores like hell when he sleeps on his back, not sure what position he takes then because I just kick and turn around and go back to sleep. ;)
• Singapore
4 Mar 07
Found any truth in what the positions' implications are?
@charms88 (7538)
• Philippines
4 Mar 07
Hi wizard, just checkded on the site you posted. I'm a certified true foetus since I'm a little girl. The analysis are quite accurate. Not only do I sleep like that, I also need to surround myself with a lot of pillows. I had one on my head, one at my feet, another one on my back. I also had a bolster to hug. My husband told me that I mightget drown from so many pillows around me. But what should I do...I can't sleep without those soft pillows.
• Singapore
4 Mar 07
Lol charms88, I can imagine.. cuddling so many soft pillows. Heaven on earth? :P
@klystron635 (1519)
• Philippines
11 Mar 07
My sleeping position is usually in foetus and freefall. Just look at the pictures to visualize how I sleep. When I read at the explanation I was surprised to see that the traits are very similar to what I am.
@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
7 Mar 07
I tend to be a mixture of foetus and freefaller/yearner. Foetus means I'm sensitive at heart, freefaller means I'm often gregarious and brash..but can be thin skinnedunderneathe it all -- isn't that true for almost everybody?, and Yearner means I have an open nature but I can be suspicious and cynical..slow to make up my mind, though once I do make a decision I'm unlikely to ever change it. All of it's true about me lol..though I think all of he above traits have helped me life-wise more than hindered me in the long run.
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@dazediva (166)
4 Mar 07
I'm definitely sleep in the foetus position, but tend to have the pillow vertically - so I'm almost hugging the pillow when I sleep. I don't agree about the full analysis - if you ever meet me, you will agree that I am the least shy person you will come across :) Those who know me will agree that I am tough on the outside, and do have a sensitive side (rarely seen) that only comes out when things really get to me.
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@liranlgo (5752)
• Israel
11 Mar 07
hey that is a wonderful article i wasn't aware of this things i think i have a few positions: Foetus and the Freefall positions:)
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@hezoid (2144)
7 Mar 07
I tend to fall alseep in the foetus position, but i foten wake up in the freefaller position, where i'm on my front. I never tend to sleep or wake up in any other position! Not sure if they ring true, maybe!
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