What muscles are preventing me from sleeping on my back?
I've been a stomach sleeper my whole life, but lately it's been a problem because it's exacerbating my neck tension and GERD. I want to switch to sleeping on my back but my body can't deal with it for some reason. Shit's killing me. I think I have a muscle imbalance or an underused muscle, but I don't know where.
Have any of you noticed that you're more likely to sleep on your back after a certain workout? Maybe I can lift myself into sleeping on my back.
It's tough because you're not used to it. Try sleeping on your side to start.
Landon Robinson
I've never known how am I supposed to sleep, I think I've tried everything but face down. Anyways, easier for me to sleep on my back when I put my hands behind my head (under the pillow). Don't know if it helps or if it's a problem of elevation with the pillow or what.
Mason Sanchez
Sleeping on my left side my whole life gave me a nasolabial fold on the left. Don't do it.
Hudson Bailey
I've been trying for months lmao it's hell. Side and back are both impossible for me. The only time I've been able to sleep on my back is when I've happened to do core exercises a couple hours before bed. I wonder if a weak core or maybe weak back muscles would prevent me from back sleeping? I mean muscles must be related somehow but I can't find a single article or study on it
Dylan Murphy
what even is a good process of switching your sleep position? I also want to sleep on my back, but many nights I'll lay on my back and just never fall asleep, I'm a stomach/side sleeper
Gavin Young
bump
Gavin Allen
I started sleeping on my back a while ago. Beginning is TOUGH. What helped me get more used to it in the beginning was lying on my back for as long as I could and eventually just sleep on my stomach. You'll slowly get used to it and it's gonna get more comfortable every day until you can actually sleep on your back.
Tyler Garcia
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Jack Wilson
I suggest a rubber pillow to support neck and head, plus consider a (thin/worn-down) knee pillow.
I switched about 20 years ago and had many many bad nights along the way. Good luck.
Michael Nelson
what kind of rubber pillow?
Nolan James
is this really the point we've reached as a society? people need an infographic to teach them how to fucking sleep?
>putting a pillow under the arch of your lower back Wasn’t there a faggot who tried this and then could barely manage to get out of bed next morning?
Blake Turner
I have a solid one from Malaysian runner that I call the Brick. But I can't find those anymore. As firm as you can find, it might need to be tapered.
Nathaniel Jones
... rubber not runner. People seem to like MyPillow.com
Colton Wilson
Yeah because now we can objectively study all kind of thing instead of believing the priest saying that masturbating cause blindness scientific method is pretty cool stuff
Elijah Wood
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How the fuck does anyone actually control what position they sleep in? I can fall asleep in almost any position and within minutes I roll to the same place and position where I always sleep.
Jace Morgan
lose weight
Jason Robinson
I get night terrors and sleep paralysis when I sleep on my back
Connor Howard
Why do you think it was your sleeping that gave you the fold instead of genetics/sun/smiling/etc?
Aiden Clark
This is the theory behind all sex pillows and the wedge.
Nathan Roberts
Unironically I'm a fucking starfish sleeper and have always had low back problems. Started sleeping with a thin pillow under my hips and back pain went away.
Joseph Hall
Chad back sleeper here. It's the best, sleep like the dead. Improving sleep quality and quantity is the most important thing you can do to improve your gains.
Yea wtf is this all about last time I slept on my back I swear I could hear whispers all around me and my body told me "DANGER" which spooked me bad
Christopher Young
I can't fall asleep unless I sleep on my stomach. How can I fix this?
Camden Phillips
Sleeping on your back is a position where you are more relaxed and more likely to slip into a deep sleep and experience both "sleep paralysis" and night terrors or nightmares. This also is said to occur when you are more tired than usual and or are quite exhausted. When you are on your back you are not stressing other parts of your body and can easily slip into the Alpha state of sleep where these experiences are most likely encountered.
Lucas Gutierrez
Do animals have issue with the way they sleep causing pain?
Or is it just humans? What about the way we sleep is fucked up?
That's pretty interesting. My theory was that back sleeping is the position most likely to cause an airway obstruction. Your brain stops getting oxygen for a short while and things get weird up there. But it's just a guess.
just be careful of the priests claiming science says masturbation causes (insert thing here) and telling you to nofap
Brandon Young
>sew a tennis ball to the back of your pajama top
lol, who the fuck is gonna do that?
Thomas Edwards
>not sowing any tennis balls to the back of your pajama tops how do you sleep at night?
Dylan Miller
i actually really want to experience sleep paralysis. its been so long since I've felt genuine fear and i want to know how id react.
Cooper Moore
they have these cool pillows for pregnant women like that which are curved on the ends. look in the maternity stores or u know on amazon.
Liam Morris
lol last time I tried to sleep on my back I woke up once awkwardly at 45 degrees straining and then again in the morning side sleeping again. I was on the hard floor as well it sucked.
Jace Wood
No idea,never had one of them my feather pillow has always been perfect for me
Luis Cooper
>Try to move >Cant >Try to scream >Cant >Try to wake Up >Cant
if you're a vampire, hanging from the ceiling is the optimum sleep position.
Juan Nguyen
at one point during my high school years, i randomly stopped being able to fall asleep on anything other than my back and prior to that i had been a stomach sleeper. i dont understand why. now unless im either extremely tired or inebriated i cant fall asleep unless im laying on my back with my cheek against the pillow regardless of how long i lay there
Carter Reyes
Most Animals don't live 70+ years
Jack Collins
My man Know I'm sayin?
David Walker
Guna go out on a limb and guess it has something to do with our upright, bipedal 'design'. I have always been envious of how comfortable dogs look when they flop down to sleep
Jackson Murphy
mby sleep on belly
Ian Hill
>Heart rate explodes >Once you finally 'wake' up your sweating like crazy
But desu, i understand him. Aren't nightmares made by our brains to entertain us? Or show us our fears.
Asher Perry
I thought everyone did that. It's gotten warm now, so I use a blanket.
Ethan Brown
I heard sleep paralysis is more prevalent for back sleepers. Food for thought
Chase Robinson
Take PCP, mega dose diphenhydramine or any psychedelic of your choice and intentionally induce a bad trip.
Ethan Foster
this. Make sure your mattress isnt too soft and make yourself really long after lying down, stretching your spine and pull legs out of hip sockets. Pull your shoulderblades together and lie on them. Dont use pillow. Also I snore when I sleep on my back, so I turn my head to the side. Still feels fucking great for my body compared to before. Sometimes after waking up I just lie there for hours feeling fucking awesome.
