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[Bauglir]

Can't sleep on my back for no adequately explainable reason, and the sides almost inevitably result in the upward one losing adequate circulation and going all numb and achey if I stay that way long enough, so the stomach is best for me.

[Loud Whispers]

Can't sleep on my back for no adequately explainable reason, and the sides almost inevitably result in the upward one losing adequate circulation and going all numb and achey if I stay that way long enough, so the stomach is best for me.

Sleeping on the back tends to weigh heavy on the chest, so it can be hard to do it for long amounts of time

[i2amroy]

I'm not sure why sleeping on one's stomach is even a thing.  For me it carries a high risk of suffocation-nightmares, so I haven't done it willingly since I was old enough to figure out "hey this results in nightmares".  Pretty much only happens when I'm black-out drunk, and I don't remember my dreams then, so it's all good... yeah...

Are you trying to sleep in the middle of your pillow? When I sleep on my stomach I personally tend to shift my head placement so that I'm almost on the very edge of the pillow so that it is under my head but not really in front of my face. I'd literally slide off of the side of the pillow before I could suffocate in it.

[Calidovi]

Can't sleep on my back for no adequately explainable reason, and the sides almost inevitably result in the upward one losing adequate circulation and going all numb and achey if I stay that way long enough, so the stomach is best for me.

Sleeping on the back tends to weigh heavy on the chest, so it can be hard to do it for long amounts of time

Is it due to ribs pressing organs against each other?

[Rolan7]

Are you trying to sleep in the middle of your pillow? When I sleep on my stomach I personally tend to shift my head placement so that I'm almost on the very edge of the pillow so that it is under my head but not really in front of my face. I'd literally slide off of the side of the pillow before I could suffocate in it.

Amusing mental image of faceplanting into a pillow then wondering why one can't breath
That's good advice though, I do that even when sleeping on my side.  Since the head placement's nearly the same.  I even tend to put my arm under the pillow for stability (might be something I learned while sleeping on a top bunk).

But no, I wasn't actually suffocating (it didn't wake me up, for one thing).  I was just having restricted breathing, kinda like laying on one's back except worse.  Trying to sleep with serious nasal congestion is similar.

This is why you're supposed to lay someone on their side after doing successful CPR, btw.  Breathing is significantly more difficult on one's back.

Edit: What Loud Whispers says below.  My unconscious breathing is shallow from the chest.

[Loud Whispers]

Can't sleep on my back for no adequately explainable reason, and the sides almost inevitably result in the upward one losing adequate circulation and going all numb and achey if I stay that way long enough, so the stomach is best for me.

Sleeping on the back tends to weigh heavy on the chest, so it can be hard to do it for long amounts of time

Is it due to ribs pressing organs against each other?

I'd assume it has something to do with people who breathe from their chest and not their abdomen not being able to expand their chest and take in enough oxygen without the brain beginning to panic and nightmare your self.

[Calidovi]

Can't sleep on my back for no adequately explainable reason, and the sides almost inevitably result in the upward one losing adequate circulation and going all numb and achey if I stay that way long enough, so the stomach is best for me.

Sleeping on the back tends to weigh heavy on the chest, so it can be hard to do it for long amounts of time

Is it due to ribs pressing organs against each other?

I'd assume it has something to do with people who breathe from their chest and not their abdomen not being able to expand their chest and take in enough oxygen without the brain beginning to panic and nightmare your self.

But doesn't pressure apply when lying on your stomach as well?

[Loud Whispers]

Depends how you angle yourself

[Calidovi]

Such an angle would surely be uncomfortable, right?

[i2amroy]

Pressure applies about the same while lying on your stomach or back, I find, though AFAIK it has absolutely nothing to do with your ribs. Generally breathing problems with lying on your back tend to be much more related to the affect of gravity on the position of the valves in the throat (like snoring and sleep apnea) than they have anything to do with compression of your actual chest.

I mean when you a re actually asleep everyone breathes in pretty much the same way, regardless of how you breathe normally, and the nifty thing about humans is that we are squishy, which means that all sorts of areas (such as your back and stomach) can expand and shift to allow you room to breathe deeply.

[Loud Whispers]

Such an angle would surely be uncomfortable, right?

I've done it comfy as fuck

[Calidovi]

Pressure applies about the same while lying on your stomach or back, I find, though AFAIK it has absolutely nothing to do with your ribs. Generally breathing problems with lying on your back tend to be much more related to the affect of gravity on the position of the valves in the throat (like snoring and sleep apnea) than they have anything to do with compression of your actual chest.

I mean when you a re actually asleep everyone breathes in pretty much the same way, regardless of how you breathe normally, and the nifty thing about humans is that we are squishy, which means that all sorts of areas (such as your back and stomach) can expand and shift to allow you room to breathe deeply.

Other than how sleep apnea has little to do with the position of valves in the throat, I think I understand now.

[Akura]

Finally got around to cleaning about 5 years of crap from my inbox. Now I'm finally down to less than one full page of email.


Along the way I notice I had codes redeemable for a free copy of The Witcher 2 and The Gamers: Director's Cut from last November. They were expired. Damn it. Oh wait, I checked, I have Witcher 2 already - too bad the installer is 16GB, which has to be doubled since I have to put it all together. No idea what the other one was.

[joemoben]

I ship out to BMT on Tuesday. I have been waiting for this date for quite a long time, and am just happy that the wait is over and done with. People continually ask if I'm nervous about joining the military. I lost all my nervousness long ago, and now am just annoyed with the fact that a solid 80% of my conversations end up being about the military. It's going to be a big change in lifestyle from essentially being a NEET to being a service member, but I am sure that the benefits that I will gain from this far outweigh any reservations I still have. The fact that I'm pretty patriotic probably helps that out a bit too. It'll be a good change for me, and I just want it to begin already. I just want to go away from where I am at this moment, and start with something new. Something that has more hope on the horizon than despair.

[Yoink]

That's awesome to hear, I wish you the best of luck!