Pillow OBSESSION

@Bamboee (645)
United Arab Emirates
January 16, 2012 7:33am CST
It may sound crazy but I can not sleep without having 7 pillows around me. My mom said I use to sleep with her all my childhood, when I grew up and she gave me a new bed, I use to cry alot and could not fall asleep. Until she surrounded me with pillows and since that day from the age of 6 till now, I have to sleep with 7 Pillows exactly! When i got married and got 7 pillows with me, my husband could not stop laughing. it was not funny at all, I feel protected when I have 7 pillows around me! Do you have something in your life that gives u comfort?
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11 responses
@jkct02 (2874)
• Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
16 Jan 12
So your bed is big enough for 7 pillows + a husband? :) I am just curious if your husband is also "protected" inside the 7 pillows or he is manning the outer line of defense. Just joking! :) I like pillows too when I sleep.
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Jan 12
hahahaha, your response made me really laugh :D.. Well yes, I have gigantic bed, lol I dont know its called the Royal bed or something!! when my husband gets to jealous of pillows surrounding and cuddling me, then he also joins in and gets protected inside the pillows !! .. otherwise most of the times I have to keep him beyond the border of the pillows, cant share my pillows with anyone :D! pillows are wonderful, I wonder who created them! Thanks for your response.
@jkct02 (2874)
• Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
17 Jan 12
Pillowee, Pillowee, I think you and your 7 little pillows are something quite unusual. Do you arrange them in a specific way? :) Thanks for the BR.
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Jan 12
Stowyk, lol well I dont cuddle him because i have my special pillow that I hug and sleep!.. shouldnt he be cuddling me? Lol Jkct your welcome, and thanks to for your nice comments.. Well ya they are special, i am like the snow white and my 7 pillows are my dwarfs .. haha and my husband is prince charming who comes to late after i have fallen asleep.. Yes, i do arrange them in a specific way.. One is under my head, 2nd one is in my arms, there are two that are behind me that makes it third and forth, 5th one is near my left leg, 6th one is near right leg and then the last but not least the last one is little small pillow which I use when I sleep straight to put it on my tummy.. Lol .. you might be thinking I am really crazy?
@Kotarei (141)
• United States
17 Jan 12
I myself actually sleep better too with tons of pillows on my bed. It gives some sort of sense of security maybe. Also i have like tons of stuffed animals i also sleep with. My boyfriend thinks its kinda cute tho when he comes over he tosses the extra pillows and stuffed animals aside and makes joking comments about how hes gonna get revenge on them for sleeping with his girl that and i have a certain pillow that is meant for hugging because its very plush that i use to hug on because im a rather clingy individual and i understand other people may not like me clinging to them 24/7 so i hug on my pillow or lay in the pillow and plushie pile. :D
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Jan 12
Maybe your right, I love to cling too.. so that is why I cling to pillows. I also am crazy about soft toys, I have tons of them too. SPecially teddy bears, I am married yet I cant get over the teddy bears.. though I have kept many of them in the cupboard but a few special ones are around me somehow :) and I always get to hug them :) I love cuddling, hugging, being close.. so ya i guess I have substituted as well!! I am glad there is someone like me out there! I dont feel crazy anymore, now i understand my feelings better. Thanks for putting it into words kotarei. God Bless you. Happy cuddling! Cheers
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
18 Jan 12
Yes true.. The pillows surely dont make faces and dont mind no matter how many times u hug them or punch them in anger :D that is the best part about them and I hope it always stays like that forever!! Cheers dear.
@Kotarei (141)
• United States
17 Jan 12
There is nothing crazy about it at all and i think its good to have those things around to hug on or lay in especially because its things you like so its not no forced item or anything to lay with. So theres no reason to worry at all about it ^-^
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Jan 12
This is very interesting that you need so many pillows so that you can fall asleep. But everybody has a different habit. It is OK that you need so many pillows. You will feel comfortable to sleep with them and it is alright. As to me, two pillows will be good enough for me. I love China
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Jan 12
I don't think so. I even can fall asleep in a strange place without problems
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
18 Jan 12
Wow, that is nice. Just like my father, he can sleep anywhere! he just needs to close his eyes, that all he needs. I guess u both have magical powers to help u do so. haha, :) thanks dear, Cheers.
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Jan 12
Thats nice youless, is there anything else apart from pillows that you cant live without? A thing? because I really cant live without my 7 pillows, they surely are my comfort :) Cheers
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@leinrix (490)
• Philippines
17 Jan 12
i dont think its a obsession i myself too cant sleep without lots of pillows my grandma use to scold me before whenever i gather not less than 6 pillows on my bed sometimes 10 pillows i just feel comfortable whenever i turn or face i have a pillow to hold or put my leg on
@leinrix (490)
• Philippines
18 Jan 12
not necessarily but i sometimes still sleep with it haha
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Jan 12
Wow 10 pillows would be amazing, then I would have to throw my husband out of bed or buy him a new bed .. haha so u sleep with 10 pillows now?
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
18 Jan 12
hehe I can imagine u with 10 pillows.. I am sure no one can find u on the bed :p haha
@FluxNL (503)
• Netherlands
16 Jan 12
7 Pillows O.o I thought I was weird by having 4 pillows for myself? But I think my obsession is my obsession for the band Coldplay. I must have a single when I see them on the internet for a bargain price.
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
16 Jan 12
Well ya I can never sleep with 4 plays, I need 3 more to give me that comfort and protection and that is when my mind agrees to finally fall asleep!! hehe, Coldplay, I love them but I am not obsessed with them! Well come to think of it, they are really good that u can get obsessed! Mayb one day I will come and see ur collection :p
@FluxNL (503)
• Netherlands
18 Jan 12
7 Pillows ;o It is really comfortable, but it is busy in your bed so MANY! But you can always look for my collection. I can take a picture if you want?
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
18 Jan 12
hahaha, well yes its very busy.. It takes me hours in the morning to sort out my bed! Sometimes in the night when one my pillows fall LoL I wake up just to get it back to its place! Please do take a picture, I would love to see ur collection :D Cheers.
@zaahro (748)
• Indonesia
17 Jan 12
Hi bamboee... :) whoaaa....it's like your pillows are the dwarves and you are the snow white :D lol. It is only a habit that you could not leave, if you can stay away from your pillows at least ninety days, you will be comfortable to sleep with just one pillow. A new habit creates in ninety days continuously without an absent. :) When you have a baby, you have to put away your pillow :D unless you have nine twins :D.
@zaahro (748)
• Indonesia
17 Jan 12
Hello Bamboee :) Thank you, you are so nice. ahah that fairy tale is so famous then :). ooo to protect you from what ? Your husband ? lol ahah I know it is hard to let go a habit that has been with us for a long time. I have an odd habit too when I sleep. I have to use socks while I am sleeping. I'll get flu if I don't use them :| I am trying not to do it anymore and I hope it works :). Seriously you can't let them go for your dear little one ? :D that's hard. You may have as many as you want but don't forget to give a space for your husband and yourself :) Anytime. Happy mylotting.
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Jan 12
Aww so kind of you. Your right the pillows dont let my husband have any space, I wonder what little babies would do. I guess I have to grow out of this habit sooner or later, so I better start preparing myself. One pillow at a time, maybe I am just left with 2 in the end :) that would be one pillow and my husband !! I know it will be difficult as time passes by, that is the reason we never have road trips because I cant sleep anywhere aNd I cant carry my 7 pillows with me!! So old habit die hard, I guess with ur cute comment, and so sweet consideration I will definitely try to get rid of this habit before it takes me away from my husband :(! Socks, i hope u get over it too.. They are warm and cozy to wear !! here its too hot to wear socks.. or maybe I would have felt comfort in that.. Well I guess like my mommy use to protect me from the dark... I guess I have just substituted the pillows for her all this while.. Now i have to learn to let go! Thanks dear, "hugs" Happy lotting 2 u 2!
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Jan 12
Hahaha zaahro, your so adorable :) I just posted a comment on the first page to stowyk, the same thing I just read that you wrote too about being snow white. Exactly that is how it feels, I have to have them around me, they protect me... Come to think of it, I have not thought about it! What am I going to do to my pillows when my little angel comes in my life? seriously i need to figure out something, because she/he will be my life and pillows too.. I think i should start planning 7 twins :p thanks zaahro, "hugs"
• Hong Kong
16 Jan 12
Oh I can totally understand how you feel. In my case I cannot fall asleep without 4 pillows. Although the number sounds more "reasonable", but my habit is to pile up 3 pillows so that I can sleep on them while the remaining one is put under my knee. My friends and family all found it strange but I really have to do that. The reason is that I always have a stuffy nose and I don't know why since I was young I believed that by sleeping in the position I have mentioned, the stuffy nose problem can be solved. I was forced to change this habit when I encountered problem with my neck (because the pillows were really too high). I think everyone has their unique sleeping habits, and there are reasons behind. I don't really care much about how others think, the only thing I care is just to make myself sleeping comfortably and get quality rest. Happy Sleeping!
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Jan 12
Thats chop, I really appreciate your response. You are right everyone has their own sleeping habit and they shouldnt care much about others because whatever makes them comfortable. Well I was very shy at first, that is why before marriage I never told my husband about it because I thought he will think I am crazy or something. After marriage when he found out, he does tease me but just for fun sake - he is very supportive about it. He has never asked me to remove the pillows from the bed to give him more space, so I am really happy :D because I dont know what i would do without them.. I guess since I was a baby, my mom is my world.. and when she gave me my own room, I always felt safe with her.. pillows would give me that feeling that my mom is around me.. that is why I can never let go of them.. :) I hope your feeling better, and that your neck is alright.. I know pillows can cause certain problems, that is why I bought all medicated one's :) Thanks again, Cheers, Happy sleeping, P.s= do you still sleep with 4 pillows or u cant any more?
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
16 Jan 12
I also like to have lots of pillows when I'm sleeping hehe.I used to have four pillows with me when sleeping.I feel more comfortable and sleep tight when my pillows are around me.I love to hug it and feel its comfort and softness.
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
16 Jan 12
Yes, it feels like someone is holding me and that I am not alone.. Even though I got married and I would love to sleep in my husband's arms.. but even then I surround me and my husband with pillows because he then disturbs the whole placement of them! lol I am glad he does not get annoyed.. Because all you see on my bed are pillows!
@arjunm (439)
• India
17 Jan 12
Mental peace gives me only that comfort in my life. because the lack of peace there are nothing to be set right purpose. that is the only thing to keep happy myself along my rest of life.
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Jan 12
So how do you get peace ? I dont think so I can have mental peace, I am always worried about something or the other.. I am glad you dont have any worries in your life.. God Bless you and always keep you that way. Cheers.
16 Jan 12
I use to have a smelly pillow I can't live with out for long mom force me to throw it away
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
16 Jan 12
awwwww !! I know well i have 6 pillows that are brand new, and one pillow which is really old more than 10 years old! That pillow I take it in my arms and sleep! CANT LIVE WITHOUT IT!!! I hope u found another pillow to hold on too!
@Craydz (65)
• Philippines
17 Jan 12
Taking shower before sleeping gives me comfort. i felt irritated when getting to bed without shower. it's kinda fresh when take shower before sleeping.
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Jan 12
That is nice, most people wake up after taking shower. If I would take shower then I could never fall asleep because it would make me fresh. but that is a new one :) Nice, i am glad that shower gives you that comfort, the comfort I get from my pillows :) thanks.