I can't really sleep without hugging a pillow...

it is just what you are used to and has nothing to do with anything else. for me, i cannot sleep unless i have my arms at my side.

Sometimes- I think there are some things that some people need to sleep. Me, I can't sleep without a blanket...even if it is a hot night, i still have a blanket draped on me..maybe it's for security...?

yes for me its true.if we used to do it guys then it really will become our habit, In myself alone, when i am still in college its really hard for me to sleep also without my pillow to my feet, and to both of my sides so i have said if you used to do it then it will become your habit that's why,..

In some cases maybe it's true. I'm really not sure if there's a logical explanation behind people who can't sleep without a pillow. Personally, I've tried it a couple of times. And since I was used to sleeping with lots of pillows surrounding me all over, I was able to sleep still but my sleep was not the best at all. That was during the first time I tried. After that, I was able to manage to sleep with one pillow only, that should be the one under my head. Before, I'd sleep with 3 or 4 pillows maximum. Nowadays, I could still try sleeping with only one pillow on my head. I could already sleep without hugging a pillow on my arms. If I do have one, it would give me the best sleep ever! ^^

same here! i absolutely need my pillow when i sleep. it has gone from being flat to crumpled and out of shape from all the love it receives from me!

For me I also cannot sleep without my bolster, the pillow that is shaped like a hotdog. For me it feels comfortable to hug my pillow and I think it's just the best thing that helps me get to sleep.

I have to hug a pillow also. I have three pillows and it feels so cool and nice to turn on my side and hug these pillows. I used to just lay on my side and sleep in the baby position. I also have to be all snug in my blanky with it wrapped around my legs but not with this heat.

Hi, do you mean a pillow or a dutch pillow? A pillow is something to rest your head on, while a dutch pillow something you can hug tightly.

I too have the habit of hugging a pillow while sleeping. It is really very difficult to sleep when you are away from home and without the pillow. My husband makes fun of me for this habit of mine but it does not matter me. I do not know whether it implies a possesive nature but i cannot have a good sleep without an extra pillow. Happy mylotting.

I could not sleep too without hugging a pillow, and without one under my head. It makes me feel comfortable and secure. I think it is my habit to have pillows on my bed, at least two. Our habit according to psychologists reflects our personality. So hugging a pillow may mean something about us. I don't think we are dependent if we do that, because i am very independent person. Maybe this is child in me, curling up and hugging a pillow is what little children do. So maybe i have not outgrow those aspect of my personality.

In my personal opinion in sleep, everyone has their own habits. I personally do not use a lot of time to get used to any new type of bed and pillow. I do not think that if you are a person who needs to support your head on huge pillows, there are problems. The same applies if you feel you stand more of a cushion. Basically, everyone has their own sleeping habits, important that, in the end we will sleep well!

hmm.. I think we both are in same pond. I am also addicted to this habit and I need two pillow must One at left and other one at right. Specially when I miss my girlfriend. and I don't think its suggest the nature of dependent or possessive. Its just a habit if you don't like you can change it yourself.

I like to hug a pillow when sleeping too. I put many pillows around me on the bed. It makes me feel comfortable and easily falling in sleep. Whatever hugging a pillow when sleeping means, I really don't care much about it as long as it makes me sleep well.

i also can't sleep without pillows. in fact, i have four pillows in my bed and more than ten stuff toys beside me. i feel like a little child! i guess it's just because i'm used to hug them since i was a child so i'm not comfortable when they're not in my bed everynight. :)

I know how you feel because it is a sense of comfort. I have to have a pillow in order to sleep. I have "Hunger Games" pillow cases now, and I love hugging those every night.

It just means that you are used to sleeping in that position. Nothing psychological about it. It is more what has become comfortable to you. I sleep on my right side with a pillow under my head and one between my knees because it aligns my back. I do not think I am possessive or dependent. It just means that is what my body is used to. Some countries sleep with no pillows if I am not mistaken.

It doesn't mean you are dependant or possessive. It is just a habit that you have developed. I don't sleep "hugging" a pillow; but, I do NEED to have a soft fluffy one. I also NEED to sleep on my stomach with my head turned to the right, both legs NEED to be stretched out, and my arms NEED to be "up" either stretched out or curled around the pillow; or, I can't get to sleep at all. When I was little I used to sleep on my back or curled up on my side. But, after I hurt my back I got in the habit of sleeping on my stomach; and , after I damaged the rotator cuff on my right shoulder I could only sleep with my head facing to right (or it put too much pressure on my shoulder). Even though the shoulder is fully healed I still have to sleep that way because of habit - no "special" meaning to it; and, if you have slept hugging a pillow since you were a child it is probably the same - simply a habit.

a pleasant day cyclopz, with reference to your topic discussion, maybe what you have shared is the scientific explanation as to why people need a pillow to hug whenever they are sleeping. wherein, generally, they always give an explanation why such things occur and happens. however, i am not saying, i am not believing on it since it is the science point of view. but, i am not really relying on the scientific explanation of it, as for me, i am after my comfortability, thus having a pillow to hug whenever i am sleeping.

Well,sometimes you use the pillow to imagine the person you love that the pillow is your hmmm partner. I've done this ,he he i was so funny and even now sometimes i use the pillow ha ha i am immature.

Hi cyclopz. I am one of those people who cannot sleep without hugging a pillow.Normally, I have minimum of five pillows in my bed whenever I am sleeping. It just feel very comfortable having something you can rest your arms to while you are sleeping. And just like you, it's one of my habits which started when I was still a child. Regarding the ideology about people being dependent and possessive if they are the type who cannot sleep without hugging pillows, I am not sure about that. I am may be possessive and dependent at times only if situation calls for it. My sister has the same habit of hugging a pillow every night but she is the most independent person I have ever crossed path with. So I guess it's not entirely true. Have a nice day to you!