So, how do you sleep?

Gaelic Ninja · 08-02-2007, 06:50 AM

I just sleep. Tired, not tired, noise, no noise. Not even light levels really affect me. I'll just sleep through it all. However, if something changes rapidly, like someone flicking on lights, or people talking, I'll wake up really fast.

Shawnee123 · 08-02-2007, 08:45 AM

Restlessly. Toss and turn, but I don't sleep on my back. Curled up on my side or on my stomach with one leg bent. I kind of look like I'm doing that Karate Kid thing. Lots of dreams so I wake up a lot. Light doesn't bother me. Noise might wake me.

My ex b/f always said I could sleep on a rock. He's probably right. When I lived in my old apartment I got used to sleeping on the floor in front of the TV after I broke my arm. It was the only place I could sleep for a long time because I had to prop my arm up, then I just got used to it.

smurfalicious · 08-02-2007, 08:58 AM

I'm just now learning the art of falling asleep without the TV on. [Read:

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As long as I'm not spooning with my hunny, I prefer my right knee bent, left leg straight, on my back to fall asleep. Eventually, I end up on my side in a fetal position.

Sometimes I sleep with my head under my pillow. Not because it's too light, but just because it feels good. Usually I have an upper back or neck ache that instigates this.

I have to sleep with something covering me - a sheet at minimum. Even during the weeks without power following the hurricanes in 05-06, and it was 94 at night and muggy with no a/c and the windows boarded up, had to have that sheet. And if the feet were ever to left uncovered, I'm quite sure after 31 years in this world, that something would surely nibble on them.

I sleep like a freakin rock. Nukes wouldn't wake me up (although my daughter rolling over in bed across the house will). My mom and brother are the same way. My brother has three alarm clocks and sleeps through all three of them going off at the same time. I'm not quite that bad.

I carry on conversations in my sleep. Sometimes it's talking in my sleep... sometimes I actually carry on entire, rational conversations with eyes open, appearing to be awake and alert to others. I remember none of it.

My hands have minds of their own when I sleep. I always have to one hand touching my bedmate. Usually I stick a hand in the waistband of his drawers (if he's wearing them), or slide a hand under his torso. I kinda wedge my hand anywhere I can. The Man tells me that when he comes back to bed after a midnight pee, my hand is roaming all over, searching the bed for him.

glatt · 08-02-2007, 09:12 AM

Every night is different. Some nights I sleep soundly all night long. Some nights I'm sleeping lightly and toss and turn. Last night I was hot and didn't sleep very well.

I like to sleep on my stomach, but it eventually hurts my neck so I put one pillow under my left shoulder to raise it up and take some of the strain off my neck.

As I get older, I'm thinking we need to get rid of this double bed and get a King sized one. We'd probably both sleep better. If she tosses and turns, it wakes me up, and vice versa. Can be hard to get back to sleep.

08-02-2007, 08:45 AM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Restlessly. Toss and turn, but I don't sleep on my back. Curled up on my side or on my stomach with one leg bent. I kind of look like I'm doing that Karate Kid thing. Lots of dreams so I wake up a lot. Light doesn't bother me. Noise might wake me. My ex b/f always said I could sleep on a rock. He's probably right. When I lived in my old apartment I got used to sleeping on the floor in front of the TV after I broke my arm. It was the only place I could sleep for a long time because I had to prop my arm up, then I just got used to it. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-02-2007, 08:58 AM	#3
smurfalicious Tool. Not the band - you are one. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 501 Northlake Blvd., North Palm Beach FL Posts: 329	I'm just now learning the art of falling asleep without the TV on. [Read: or . Mostly ] As long as I'm not spooning with my hunny, I prefer my right knee bent, left leg straight, on my back to fall asleep. Eventually, I end up on my side in a fetal position. Sometimes I sleep with my head under my pillow. Not because it's too light, but just because it feels good. Usually I have an upper back or neck ache that instigates this. I have to sleep with something covering me - a sheet at minimum. Even during the weeks without power following the hurricanes in 05-06, and it was 94 at night and muggy with no a/c and the windows boarded up, had to have that sheet. And if the feet were ever to left uncovered, I'm quite sure after 31 years in this world, that something would surely nibble on them. I sleep like a freakin rock. Nukes wouldn't wake me up (although my daughter rolling over in bed across the house will). My mom and brother are the same way. My brother has three alarm clocks and sleeps through all three of them going off at the same time. I'm not quite that bad. I carry on conversations in my sleep. Sometimes it's talking in my sleep... sometimes I actually carry on entire, rational conversations with eyes open, appearing to be awake and alert to others. I remember none of it. My hands have minds of their own when I sleep. I always have to one hand touching my bedmate. Usually I stick a hand in the waistband of his drawers (if he's wearing them), or slide a hand under his torso. I kinda wedge my hand anywhere I can. The Man tells me that when he comes back to bed after a midnight pee, my hand is roaming all over, searching the bed for him. __________________

08-02-2007, 06:50 AM	#1
Gaelic Ninja Geek Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Under a tree. Posts: 32	I just sleep. Tired, not tired, noise, no noise. Not even light levels really affect me. I'll just sleep through it all. However, if something changes rapidly, like someone flicking on lights, or people talking, I'll wake up really fast.

08-02-2007, 09:12 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Every night is different. Some nights I sleep soundly all night long. Some nights I'm sleeping lightly and toss and turn. Last night I was hot and didn't sleep very well. I like to sleep on my stomach, but it eventually hurts my neck so I put one pillow under my left shoulder to raise it up and take some of the strain off my neck. As I get older, I'm thinking we need to get rid of this double bed and get a King sized one. We'd probably both sleep better. If she tosses and turns, it wakes me up, and vice versa. Can be hard to get back to sleep.

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