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What you sleeping Position says about you

I decided to research my sleeping position because I thought it was somewhat abnormal. Come to find out it is Alex..apparently, who sleeps abnormally based on the statistics. But, the research was supposed to be used to detect your personality type and here is where I think everything went a bit sour. I think it is a load of crap.

First, here are the positions.

I am a freefaller meaning I sleep on my stomach. I ususally have one leg bent though. Alex is a starfish! which I thought was more common but I guess not. I have 7% of the population sleeping like me and Alex has 5%. Together we look like a crime scene. So quick.. figure out which one you are and your personality will be revealed. heh.

#------# 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.

I am not gregarious or brash or nervy... I don't like critisism but who the hell does? Not me at all. My Dad sleeps in the same position as I do, so I think it is just genetic because we have similar personalities. Alex has a more correct profile and although he doesn't seek out being the centre of attention, he is comfortable with it and can really grab hold of a crowd when speaking.

But mostly, how can you generalise people's personalities on how they sleep esecially when 40% of people sleep the same way. I mean I really hoped I would get something like wow that is me in a nut shell or interesting statistics like people with high IQ's are x% more likely then others to sleep like bleh.. or people who have conservative political views more likely sleep like blah. Whether it means anything or not, that stuff is still interesting to read. This is just some crack pot horoscope.

Medically it is interesting though saying the two worst positions belong to me and Alex. His leads to snoring, which when you add his two pillows and arms under his head, of course he is snoring (not loudly or often thank god.) Mine leads to your stomach contents backing up in to your mouth? Eww. Not an issue here. To top this off, only 5% of people change position in the middle of the night. This sounds really odd to me too. I know I change positions but the only one I fall asleep to and usually wake to is on my belly.

In Britain, it is also said that most everyone sleeps with an arm or leg outside the duvet, many also have toes sticking out of the bottom. Only 1/10 people cover themselves completely and stay covered. I know this is a boring post but it really pissed me off for some reason. Loose findings and vague conclusions. I want to know people who sleep like me also like orange and mechanical stuff and have long hair or something. It may be dumb but better than this.

Posted by deanne at August 7, 2008 09:01 AM