I cannot sleep on my back!

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By A A
India
November 4, 2024 7:48am CST
Hi mylotters!! I feel my posture is getting affected also due to my sleeping position! How much I try to, I cannot sleep flat on my back!! I can only fall asleep by sleeping on my side!! Ugh!! I also need one side pillow at very least so that I can hold it while sleeping and I need eye mask as I want the darkness to be forced on my mind! I use a lamp during nights! I do not know what to do to get out of this conditioning!! What's your sleeping positions and are you particular about the atmosphere of your bedroom?? Do you also keep extra pillows? I also need my hand stretched below my head pillow which is comfortable for me to fall asleep!!
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rakski
@rakski (126055)
• Philippines
4 Nov
I can easily sleep in prone position (on my tummy) that's a favorite one. But I can sleep on the side and in my back as well
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rakski
@rakski (126055)
• Philippines
4 Nov
@anya12adwi for my head yes. I keep with two pillows on my head
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
4 Nov
On tummy! I can never! Do you use pillow while sleeping on tummy?
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
5 Nov
@rakski What two pillows??? Does not your neck feel strained?
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (36467)
• India
5 Nov
I would suggest you to go to your doctor.I have no backache.I sleep on my back and sometimes on my sides.I need just one pillow under my head.Just see your doctor.
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
5 Nov
Can doctor help it? I have conditioned myself to sleep on my side since my childhood due to fear of ghosts!! Can doctor help with this conditioning?
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (36467)
• India
5 Nov
@anya12adwi Just visit your doctor.May be he had some solution.At least;he is not a ghost.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (36467)
• India
5 Nov
@anya12adwi May be your doctor can do it.Try once.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (93882)
• United States
4 Nov
Because of a car accident, I can no longer sleep on my back. I sleep on my side now. There are pillows designed for side sleepers that also keep your neck correctly aligned while you sleep, but I do not have one.
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
4 Nov
I do not have one too! Those pillows were costly! But are you okay now? Healthy?
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58720)
• Portugal
4 Nov
I like o sleep on my side but I can also sleep on my back.
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
4 Nov
I am jealous! I just can't!
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58720)
• Portugal
7 Nov
@anya12adwi I think it is a matter of habit.
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
7 Nov
@nela13 Yes! My mind has been set on a pattern!
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (5902)
• Calcutta, India
5 Nov
Wooah same here/ I cannot sleep on my back!! I have to put a pillow between my legs and then sleep on the side.
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
7 Nov
@Dreamerby Yeah! Also that can lead to facial asymmetry!
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
6 Nov
Really?? You should try to change this conditioning too! I feel because of this sleeping position, my body posture is being affected! And it also affects the face!
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (5902)
• Calcutta, India
7 Nov
@anya12adwi Yeah I read online that sleeping on the side increases friction between face and pillow so that kinda fastens the process of aging and people with acne prone skin should avoid doing that...it might cause breakouts.
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Lee anne
@prexie (375)
• South Korea
6 Nov
i think you have a to change your bed position sometimes its not about the body position but maybe your house interior i just red it in fungshui article ,hoping it will be helpful
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
6 Nov
I have no place to shift the bed! So should I change my sleeping direction?
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
7 Nov
@prexie Ow! Sad! If I change my sleeping direction, my feel will be facing the door! We also have equivalent of Feng Shui, that is Vastu Shashtra!
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Lee anne
@prexie (375)
• South Korea
7 Nov
@anya12adwi oh yah try it, maybe it will work out,hehe in fengshui they said never sleep under the window , or sleep like heading ur feet in front of the door ,its just unlucky say . its up to you if u believe it or not.
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luisadannointed
@luisadannointed (6329)
• Philippines
16 Nov
I think I have thhe same problem, but what I do is I try to sleep in the right position where I can really relax my body. Because the problem with me is whenever I read or watch drama I tend to sleep unconsciously and I tend to sleep in a wrong position always, that's why I hurt my neck and back always.
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
16 Nov
How do you fall asleep to hurt your neck and back?
d-one
@ute124 (58)
• Malaysia
6 Nov
I can sleep in any position, but u can always find me sleeping on my tummy my favorite sleeping position.
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
6 Nov
Really? Does not your neck feel tightened?
Judy Story
@jstory07 (139974)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Nov
I move around all night long. Left side, right side. Some times on my back. I only have one pillow to sleep on.
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
5 Nov
Then others might fear to sleep next to you!! My father is like that and he is asked leave bedroom!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Nov
They vary across the night. But I mostly sleep on my back.
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
8 Nov
With your cat being your saviour, ofcourse!
Greenery8
@grenery8 (11188)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Nov
i sleep mostly on my hip and back, however my body says to me and without lamps; have to disappoint you. i like when it's dark so i can get sleepy faster it is good to have pillow by your side, why not.
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
6 Nov
I need lamp because when I want to go to bathroom, I don't wanna trip in!! Otherwise, I need darkness! So I put something over my eyes!
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
7 Nov
@grenery8 Yes just a night lamp! Dim lit room just so that I do not trip when I wake up to go to bathroom!! Common, I ain't a modern woman or fancy!! I am always fascinated with lamps and chandeliers!
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Greenery8
@grenery8 (11188)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
7 Nov
@anya12adwi o,then it's good to have a lamp. You are fancy and modern woman sleeping like that
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Anish Asokan
@RevivedWarrior (2485)
• India
9 Nov
I think you are taking it way too serious unnneccessarily. You can slowly condition yourself to lie on your back.Immediately it may not happen. Got to do it slowly. Right now your mind and body is conditioned to sleep on side , which is fine. What you can do it is slowly spend some time laying on back and then go back to side. Slowly increase the time spend on laying on back before going to side every 3-4 days and then slowly you will find yourself sleeping flat. Again , use of pillow are unique to each individual and sometimes we tend to take extra pillows. I would say do not stress out on these things. Just enjoy your sleep!
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A A
@anya12adwi (9847)
• India
9 Nov
Yes! I am taking this seriously because of my posture! I will try to be more patient with this strategy!
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