What’s the best position to sleep in - Rachel Marie E. Salas
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Date: 2025-12-12
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feuby8480
I'm side sleeper. I was sleeping on my stomach when a teenager, and still find this position the most comfortable but it pain my back so I almost never do it anymore.
What I noticed is that strangely, my dreams differs on the side I'm sleeping. On some sides, I have almost always fictive dreams and though about things not connected to the world, while on the other it is more rooted into reality and what I'm living day to day, issues, and how to solve them.
It is quite fun because I often get on one side, gets sleepy without falling completely, rotate, and then i'm fully sleeping. On some occurences I switched side trying to keep my thoughs, but it's almost impossible lol.
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I'm side sleeper. I was sleeping on my stomach when a teenager, and still find this position the most comfortable but it pain my back so I almost never do it anymore.
What I noticed is that strangely, my dreams differs on the side I'm sleeping. On some sides, I have almost always fictive dreams and though about things not connected to the world, while on the other it is more rooted into reality and what I'm living day to day, issues, and how to solve them.
It is quite fun because I often get on one side, gets sleepy without falling completely, rotate, and then i'm fully sleeping. On some occurences I switched side trying to keep my thoughs, but it's almost impossible lol.
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melstricker8211
I used to sleep on my stomach with my arms over my head. My doctor told me to stop sleeping this way because by extending my arms my shoulders had no way to relax and I may end up with bursitis or some other shoulder problem. I now sleep on my right side (mostly. It took me a while to get comfortable in this position but now it is just find. As to moving. I am not sure if I do move but I seem to wake up in exactly the same position and place on the mattress as when I first layed down.
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I used to sleep on my stomach with my arms over my head. My doctor told me to stop sleeping this way because by extending my arms my shoulders had no way to relax and I may end up with bursitis or some other shoulder problem. I now sleep on my right side (mostly. It took me a while to get comfortable in this position but now it is just find. As to moving. I am not sure if I do move but I seem to wake up in exactly the same position and place on the mattress as when I first layed down.
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j7ndominica051
If I am in a condition that creates drooling, I need to sleep on the back. If my throat is infected and creates a cough I cannot sleep on the back ot the dripping of snot would make me cough without stop. Sleeping on the stomach or side allows to pack a blanket and pillows over the head for noise insulation and heat in winter. You seem to be able to spawn extra new pillows at will. But in practice I need to work with whatever I got and sometimes put my arm between two collapsed pillows.
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If I am in a condition that creates drooling, I need to sleep on the back. If my throat is infected and creates a cough I cannot sleep on the back ot the dripping of snot would make me cough without stop. Sleeping on the stomach or side allows to pack a blanket and pillows over the head for noise insulation and heat in winter. You seem to be able to spawn extra new pillows at will. But in practice I need to work with whatever I got and sometimes put my arm between two collapsed pillows.
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krackacka
For me, sleeping on any of those sides depending on how long I spend adjusting. If I fall asleep quickly, I'm on my stomach. Followed, by right, then left (the most comfortable after stomach for me, then if I've fallen asleep on my back it means I took several hours to fall asleep because I only ever like sleeping on my back when I'm feeling absolutely terrible. The one thing that stays consistent is that I sleep straight as a log because fetal positions wreck my back.
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For me, sleeping on any of those sides depending on how long I spend adjusting. If I fall asleep quickly, I'm on my stomach. Followed, by right, then left (the most comfortable after stomach for me, then if I've fallen asleep on my back it means I took several hours to fall asleep because I only ever like sleeping on my back when I'm feeling absolutely terrible. The one thing that stays consistent is that I sleep straight as a log because fetal positions wreck my back.
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CourtneyCoulson
This is all nonsense. For most of human history, we didn't have beds or pillows. So just look at apes, how do they sleep On their sides with their hands cushioning their heads. That's the correct way to sleep. Face down or face up is impossible without modern bedding. These positions also make it harder for cerebral spinal fluid to flush out the brain during the night, which may lead to dementia.
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This is all nonsense. For most of human history, we didn't have beds or pillows. So just look at apes, how do they sleep On their sides with their hands cushioning their heads. That's the correct way to sleep. Face down or face up is impossible without modern bedding. These positions also make it harder for cerebral spinal fluid to flush out the brain during the night, which may lead to dementia.
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chandniku1770
I used to sleep on my side but ever since i have started working out I can’t, my shoulders hurt but my body still wants to sleep in that position. I sleep on my stomach occasionally though not for long just because i my upper back and shoulders are sore pretty much all the time. Previously i had hunched shoulders and i have not found the optimal sleeping position and mattress for me.
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I used to sleep on my side but ever since i have started working out I can’t, my shoulders hurt but my body still wants to sleep in that position. I sleep on my stomach occasionally though not for long just because i my upper back and shoulders are sore pretty much all the time. Previously i had hunched shoulders and i have not found the optimal sleeping position and mattress for me.
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logicisuseful
I most often fall asleep on my side (doesn’t really matter which) in a semi-fetal position, but sometimes flat on my back, but I usually move so much during the night that I wake in any random position (including occasionally with my head at the other end of the bed or on the floor immediately after having fallen out of bed.
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I most often fall asleep on my side (doesn’t really matter which) in a semi-fetal position, but sometimes flat on my back, but I usually move so much during the night that I wake in any random position (including occasionally with my head at the other end of the bed or on the floor immediately after having fallen out of bed.
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GarceusLegend
I used to sleep on my side until I had a surgery to remove part of my lung on the same side. The only comfortable position to fall asleep in became on my stomach, and I still can only consistently sleep that way over a decade later. However, I definitely turn a lot in my sleep and almost always wake up on my back.
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I used to sleep on my side until I had a surgery to remove part of my lung on the same side. The only comfortable position to fall asleep in became on my stomach, and I still can only consistently sleep that way over a decade later. However, I definitely turn a lot in my sleep and almost always wake up on my back.
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loggrad9842
My sleep position is determined by extensive spine surgery that makes it so I have to sleep on my left side exclusively and over decades sleeping like this, it's causing my jaw and skull to change shape, grind my teeth causing major jaw and tooth pain and extensive dental work and TMJ treatments. Yay.
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My sleep position is determined by extensive spine surgery that makes it so I have to sleep on my left side exclusively and over decades sleeping like this, it's causing my jaw and skull to change shape, grind my teeth causing major jaw and tooth pain and extensive dental work and TMJ treatments. Yay.
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nfaza80
Another reason to side-sleep: it enhances your brain's glymphatic system, which clears out toxic waste (including Alzheimer's-related proteins) while you sleep. The lateral position has been shown to be the most efficient for this brain cleaning process. Your brain literally detoxes better on your side
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Another reason to side-sleep: it enhances your brain's glymphatic system, which clears out toxic waste (including Alzheimer's-related proteins) while you sleep. The lateral position has been shown to be the most efficient for this brain cleaning process. Your brain literally detoxes better on your side
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Wyattinous
2: 09 The Crime-Scene pose has been my preferred sleeping position for years and I can’t sleep comfortably any other way. I guess I’m an odd ball cuz I also prefer to sleep with the pillow covering my head rather than head on pillow. Everything is covered so I’m like a comfy warm hermit crab.
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2: 09 The Crime-Scene pose has been my preferred sleeping position for years and I can’t sleep comfortably any other way. I guess I’m an odd ball cuz I also prefer to sleep with the pillow covering my head rather than head on pillow. Everything is covered so I’m like a comfy warm hermit crab.
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mono90286
When I was a young kid, I always slept on my side, but now it feels weird, like one side of my belly is getting compressed like the side of a slinky. I'm on the cusp of seventeen right now, and I've gotten a lot taller in the past year or two, so that might have something to do with it.
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When I was a young kid, I always slept on my side, but now it feels weird, like one side of my belly is getting compressed like the side of a slinky. I'm on the cusp of seventeen right now, and I've gotten a lot taller in the past year or two, so that might have something to do with it.
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kokomi8704
I always sleep on my side with a pillow between my legs, before I fall asleep I switch sides a couple times so every night I may be on a different side, and sometimes I lay partially on my stomach, partially on my side. I pretty much never sleep on my back
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I always sleep on my side with a pillow between my legs, before I fall asleep I switch sides a couple times so every night I may be on a different side, and sometimes I lay partially on my stomach, partially on my side. I pretty much never sleep on my back
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salihkaplan221
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) stated that sleeping on one's right side is beneficial. He also said that a short nap at midday is good for the body, while a nap in the afternoon is very harmful. You can refer to the hadiths for more details.
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The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) stated that sleeping on one's right side is beneficial. He also said that a short nap at midday is good for the body, while a nap in the afternoon is very harmful. You can refer to the hadiths for more details.
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chipichapa703
I have acid reflux sometimes but I can't stand sleeping on my side both left and right, all my body weighing down and squeezing one side's bones and organs is quite uncomfy but I don't feel particularly comfortable with back and stomach either
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I have acid reflux sometimes but I can't stand sleeping on my side both left and right, all my body weighing down and squeezing one side's bones and organs is quite uncomfy but I don't feel particularly comfortable with back and stomach either
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sparkymularkey6970
There's something about sleeping on my stomach that makes my brain shut off. My thoughts all quiet down and I finally start to get sleepy. It feels so good. But I know it's not good for me, so I eventually flip over onto my back.
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There's something about sleeping on my stomach that makes my brain shut off. My thoughts all quiet down and I finally start to get sleepy. It feels so good. But I know it's not good for me, so I eventually flip over onto my back.
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Astonyshing
In line with my intellectual tendencies I choose to sleep on my left side. I can't guarantee that I will wake up in that position though. And if I have been having a bad dream, I usually find myself on my back when I wake up.
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In line with my intellectual tendencies I choose to sleep on my left side. I can't guarantee that I will wake up in that position though. And if I have been having a bad dream, I usually find myself on my back when I wake up.
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alastairhewitt380
Left-side, two pillows beneath the head, a pillow between the top arm and knees, sweatpants, socks - no covers.
I used to sleep on my back, but it evolved into this, now I struggle to sleep deeply without socks on.
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Left-side, two pillows beneath the head, a pillow between the top arm and knees, sweatpants, socks - no covers.
I used to sleep on my back, but it evolved into this, now I struggle to sleep deeply without socks on.
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peterwilliamson8
The worse part about side-sleeping is sometimes your head can protrude too far or lay on an awkward position. Next thing you know, when you wake up in the morning, fk that neck sprain annoys you the entire day.
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The worse part about side-sleeping is sometimes your head can protrude too far or lay on an awkward position. Next thing you know, when you wake up in the morning, fk that neck sprain annoys you the entire day.
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amankumar-fr7no
Imo it's similar to how they say your best posture is the next posture you naturally take. The body naturally stretches, bends, folds in ways it needs to and constant switching is just a way for it to do that.
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Imo it's similar to how they say your best posture is the next posture you naturally take. The body naturally stretches, bends, folds in ways it needs to and constant switching is just a way for it to do that.
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