Positioning myself

I have thought about this post since I started blogging, because I think about it every night when I can't find a comfortable position to fall asleep. When in the fetus position, I don't know what to do with my arms. Do you just stretch them out to the side, forming a little "r" ? Sometimes I'll put one under the pillow and one over the blanket, but in summer the mosquitoes ( just an aside, I would have spelt it mosquitos, but spell-check says it ends in -toes. Who knew) relentlessly attack that one arm. So recently I have started sleeping in a position I like to call "The Ball". You hug yourself and pull your legs up into your stomach area whilst on your side. Mainly I do it because my room is really cold and before the duvet is warmed up I freeze a little. 


I tried "The Vampire", when you're on your back with your hands folded across your chest, but it just seems like fake-sleeping to me, you know, the way they show people sleeping in films. 


Apparently your sleeping position says a lot about your personality. 

 from the BBC

Apparently Prof Idzikowski examined people's sleeping positions in order to determine if they related to their personalities and to check if any position is more prone to health problems. 

Here are his personality-results: 

The Foetus: Those who curl up in the foetus position are described as tough on the outside but sensitive at heart. They may be shy when they first meet somebody, but soon relax.This is the most common sleeping position, adopted by 41% of the 1,000 people who took part in the survey. More than twice as many women as men tend to adopt this position.

Log (15%): Lying on your side with both arms down by your side. These sleepers are easy going, social people who like being part of the in-crowd, and who are trusting of strangers. However, they may be gullible.

The yearner (13%): People who sleep on their side with both arms out in front are said to have an open nature, but can be suspicious, cynical. They are slow to make up their minds, but once they have taken a decision, they are unlikely ever to change it.

Soldier (8%): Lying on your back with both arms pinned to your sides. People who sleep in this position are generally quiet and reserved. They don't like a fuss, but set themselves and others high standards.

Freefall (7%): Lying on your front with your hands around the pillow, and your head turned to one side. Often gregarious and brash people, but can be nervy and thin-skinned underneath, and don't like criticism, or extreme situations.

Starfish (5%): Lying on your back with both arms up around the pillow. These sleepers make good friends because they are always ready to listen to others, and offer help when needed. They generally don't like to be the centre of attention.
It also found that only one in ten people like to be covered entirely by their blanket. I must admit, in winter I like to be all rolled up in blankets. Hundreds of blankets. I want to be like those sausage rolls covered in pastry. I want to be a blanket-roll.

Naturally, one also has to think of snakes when going to bed. Every night I check that there are no snakes coiled up under my bedding. The blanket-roll also prevents them from slithering in when I am asleep. So it is quite protective as well.

If you are interested, here is a link to someone who takes the whole sleeping-position-analysis a step further and connects it to your zodiac sign...

So how to you sleep at night?



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