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I very predictably have nightmares whenever I fall asleep flat on my back, sleep paralysis kind of things. In Germanic mythology the mare is a demon who sits on

• twowatches 3y ago
  I can't understand how anyone can sleep on their back. They snore and can't breathe it's like they're dying it's pretty obviously wrong.
  • agos 3y ago
    not everybody who sleeps on their back snores and can't breathe?
  • saberience 3y ago
    Surprise, surprise, people are different to each other. I pretty much can only sleep on my back, no other positions allow me to fall asleep. Also, I don’t snore. But I’m also very much in shape with no excess weight, snoring is generally correlated with ill health and being overweight.
    • kqr 3y ago
      Worth pointing out the false dichotomy here. I sleep better on my side, but I fall asleep better on my back! So ideally I'd go to bed on my back and then have someone push me over to my side once I'm sleeping...
  • toast0 3y ago
    I'm an expert snorer and can snore in any position. Probably central apnea, which only activates when most comfortable; previous sleep study showed nothing, presumably because I wasn't totally comfortable. I'd self medicate with a cpap if they were sold without a prescription. B1 with dinner/before bed helps, oddly. Also, my previous cats preferred to sleep on my chest, so they trained me to sleep without a lot of motion. Currenrly, one cat likes to sleep on my legs and overheats them, resulting in a lot of movement at night; the other cat will only briefly visit at night, but will help me stay in place for naps on the couch.