I rarely ever hear of people sleeping on their stomach. I don’t personally know any stomach sleepers. However, I feel like the specific way I sleep on my stomach is even more rare/weird?

I sleep on my stomach, head turned 90° (either right or left), both hands under my hip bones (palms touching the hip bones), legs either completely straight or one flamingo leg. If my legs are in a flamingo position, I have to put one of my hands on my crotch (not sexually lol). And my other hand still stays under one hip bone lol.

Do yall think this is weird or do other people do it?

Tbh, I don’t think it’s that weird or uncommon, except maybe for when my legs are straight & my hands are under my hip bones. Or the hand on the crotch lol.

Im 18, and through my whole life, i have not once woken up and felt 'energised' or 'ready to go'. I dont know if that saying is an exaggeration/if its metaphorical or if its just me and my personal problems (i do have vitamin d and maybe iron deficit idk, getting checked takes forever).

No matter how long i sleep, im always tired, all the time. ive been sleeping like 4-6 hours recently for the past 3 months because of school, and before that, i got like 6/7 for the past few years. I know thats not healthy, and since i have exams coming up, for the past 2 days i decided to try sleeping 9 hours ( but that meant neglecting studying or homework).

i woke up MORE tired??

Genuinely could not get through the day yesterday, had a massive headache, fell sleep half way through the day. today, i STILL feel tired, and its genuinely annoying me, because i cant study when my head feels like its stuffed with cotton and i have exams so soon.

any tips? ive tried googling and all the methods are for long term, which i will try do but i need like a quick fix even if its just for today.

I’ve always slept pretty close to the top of my bed, but ever since getting an upholstered headboard, I hit it a few times a night and need to scoot down. I’ve even tried sleeping at the very bottom on my bed with my feet hanging off the edge, but somehow I wiggle my way back against the headboard and it kinks my neck. I’m not tall either, only 5’2 in a king bed so it’s a far venture for sleeping me to get back to the top. I do not know how to stop without replacing my bed frame, help.

How do people manage sleeping near an airport? The planes flying over are too loud and this might affect sleep patterns. Some people told me that they got used to it. Or have they become too insensitive because of lack of quality sleep. I was staying near an airport for short term thing and it's hell of noisy. What can you do to mitigate this?

And yes, I have already gotten him a sleep study for the basic study of diagnosing sleep apnea and I did not have that. The test was basically perfect.

Anyway, basically at night I’m sleeping like normal… But, unfortunately I have to go pee quite a few times which is what wakes me up, which is super annoying. I believe I have the condition called nocturia, it’s a urinating issue that comes at night and will disturb sleep. But here’s the big issue out of it all: I will also wake up at a reasonable time which is 830 or 9:00 am, but feel totally unrested, even though I was sleeping like any other normal person ASIDE from the bathroom visits! It’s SO bizarre.

I do find that certain sleep aids absolutely help and can get me back on track. For example, the tried and true 1mg or 2 mg of melatonin.

Does anyone else experience this unrested feeling in the morning? It’s so frustrating. I’m worried my kidneys aren’t filtering blood sugar at night or something…

Waking up with a need to eat which is waking me up earlier than usual.

Hello,

About four months ago, I began experiencing difficulty sleeping at night. It takes me a long time to fall asleep, and when I finally do, I wake up after just 2 to 4 hours. I'm unable to sleep through the night without waking up multiple times. This significantly affects my mood and leaves me feeling tired throughout the day.

I simply want to be able to fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up to my alarm—without waking up repeatedly during the night.

I have recently changed rooms in my house and I am sleeping in a bigger room but a much older matress, possibly over 10 years old.

I am really struggling to fall asleep, wake up and overall just be comfortable when in my bed.

I fully believe that the matress is the problem and the reason why is because when I sleep in other beds in different places, I am able to sleep like a baby. There is an Airbnb that I visit frequently with family, and I have found that every time I sleep in that bed, I sleep much better and find it much easier to wake up in the morning at a more reasonable time.

I also have a massive lack of motivation and energy to do exercise throughout the day and my whole body just feels lethargic and sore every day.

Am I right in thinking it's the matress? And what should I do to help?

Edit: I have also tried to start doing things that don't include looking at my phone, reading and model making before bed.

Hi I (M,25) just went through at the moment my worst case of insomnia (I don't now if I have it, it just the best way to describe what happened) and I probably didn't sleep for low than one or 2 hours, and honestly I don't even know if I sleep more or less than that, I went to bed at 12 am, and I could not get my eyes closed probably till 3, then I realized it was 4 am and I probably sleep a little bit after that, I don't know what happened I just couldn't feel my eyes sleppy. I was supposed to be up at 7 and I knew I was up around 6:40 and put a timer for 30 minutes and that was probably the only time I felt something of a sleep. Now I don't know I try to go to sleep when I get home in the afternoon or if that probably will disrupt my sleep in the night, what should I do.

M22 So ever since I was around 8. I started getting sleep paralysis and night terrors. They never went away and I’ve never got it checked up. My wife and I have been sleeping together for 5 years now and I have consistently waken her up 1-3 times a night, 3 nights a week for the time being. Sometimes it’s a bad dream and I wake up screaming, sometimes I don’t know I’m dreaming and I wake up unaware she even woke me up. Sometimes I wake up, unable to breathe or move and require a couple of minutes before I’m able to move around. I was hoping someone here could help me find some answers? Maybe point me in the right direction of a professional or nighttime remedy. I’ve tried sleepy tea, meditating, I exercise regularly, my job is stressful but it doesn’t affect my mental and I’ve been having this issue since I was young. I’m healthy and my mental health is great. I’m just tired of waking up at 2 then 4 then 530 then 600.

Suffered with neck and shoulder pain my whole life, never knew you weren’t supposed to have your shoulders on the pillow, can cause that exact pain and will only get worse. The problem is I fall asleep shoulders off pillow but they always end up back on the pillow in the night.

Been working on my sleep for months. Applying sleep hygiene. I give myself an hour and a half to start prepping for bed. Here’s what helps: Spend no more than 8 hours in bed. Hot shower. Make camomile tea Night time skincare routine Read for an hour before sleep No screens! An hour before bed. Open the window an hour before bed so my room is good and cold. Turn on fan (white noice) Magnesium Humidifier LED red light on my night table. Night mask (that covers my ears)

I get into bed no earlier than 10:10pm. Usually asleep by 10:30pm. My alarm is set for 6:30am. I get up 6:30am regardless of how I slept that night. I never sleep in. And I never nap during the day.

Once up, I get outside and get sun in my eyes right away.

I’m average 6-8 hours of sleep a night. As I continue this practice my 7-8 hours of sleep are becoming more frequent.

It’s taken me months of discipline. I’m also taking a CBTi sleep workshop run by a psychiatrist that I meet with weekly. It really helps keep me on track. It’s been frustrating. And it took a while to see improvement.

Don’t give up. You’re worth it. Your body and mind will thank you. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hi everyone,

I don’t have any sleeping problem like not being able to sleep or waking up tired etc. But when it comes to pulling an all-nighter i can’t even see past 1am. My boyfriend comes to my house to hang out on fridays after work (we are both engineers) and I want to spend longer times with him but I find myself unable to open my eyelids even when we’re doing something active such as having a conversation. Coffee or sugary drinks have no effect on me neither (idk maybe because I have insulin resistance). Also I have an active lifestyle, I take 10k steps a day, do yoga/meditation, eat healthy… I cant think anything to try at this point.

Do you have any suggestions?

And during the day at around 8pm I feel tired cuz I randomly woke up late

I'm 30M, I have a healthy eating style. I am active in my physical activity, perform calisthenics 30mins, the day I feel I've gotten enough rest, 10K steps. I don't inherently feel stressed, my work is chill. I don't consume caffeine, alcohol rarely. My sleep time is generally 10.30pm - 11.30pm. I tried melatonin, I felt super sleepy the next day too. There were times when melatonin didn't work as well, maybe the timing was off(?).

Diet wise, I eat protein in every meal. Protein intake is at least equal to my body weight. Eat times are very strict. I've no medical conditions, no diabetes, etc.

Past July, I started doing weights, 3 sets a muscle, upper lower, split with 2 rest days. I have since started to experience sleep issues. I had no sleep some days, barely got any sleep. Stopped doing weights in October completely, no difference in sleep cycle. Cut to dec/Jan 2025, I started doing calisthenics, I sleep at 11 and wake up at 4.30pm, with intense dreams towards the end.

I've wanted to take a sleep study but the appointments are horrid, showing 4 months out.

Please Help !!!!!

So for the past 4-5 months my sleep has been very very bad due to a few things like having to wake up early for work, traveling abroad and waking up earlier than needed because of misaligned circadian rhythm.

There's been a few days where I've been up for over 24 hours in these past months and many nights where I only get 4-5 hours of sleep. I've also had several nights of 7-8 hours of sleep but still woke up super tired and barely had energy throughout the day.

The side effects I'm dealing with now have been - decrease in cognitive function, loss of motivation, poor memory, lack of energy after 5-6 hours of waking, dull skin, very bad dark circles and sunken eyes.

For the past 5 nights , I've been sleeping 7-8 hours consistently at my normal timing and ive seen some improvements on cognitive function but only for the first quarter of my day, by 1-2 pm I start getting tired and by 6-7 im literally so exhausted that im getting brain zaps like my brain is stuck in hyperarousal. My sunken eyes are better in the morning but by 5-6pm - They start sinking back in.

What can I expect as the timeline for recovery ? Im sure my cognitive function and memory will start improving in due time but what about my skin and sunken eyes ? I know everybody's different but i'd like input from anyone that's been through this or a professional that is in the field of sleep or neurology so I can mentally prepare for what I'll be going through while im on the path to recovery of chronic sleep deprivation.

Also wanted to give a heads up to anyone going through any type of sleeping problems to make sure to make sleep a priority ! I've learned so much about sleep these past few months and it truly is the building blocks of our life. Wether your professional starting our in your career or working your way up - put time aside for sleep , Wether your a young kid in his teens staying up playing video games or someone who has a lot of time on their hands - put time aside for sleep ! As long as you are sleeping around the same time and waking up around the same time you will be okay , everyday won't be perfect so don't dwell too much on it - Just do your best to prioritize sleep and to sleep as much as possible if you are already sleep deprived.

Last night I felt, in only what I can describe as these incredibly tense, high frequency vibrations through my body, but especially my head, right as I was about to fall asleep. The weird part is it was almost euphoric, and I just embraced it for 5-10 seconds before it freaked me out enough that I decided to wake back up. I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this? I have had what I'd call lucid dreams, or at least extremely vivid dreams, and sleep paralysis before. Also the loud scream right before you doze off. These vibrations feel like something similar.

I (20m) frequently try to stay up quite late, and even try not to sleep, in order to be more productive, and I am more than likely going to try it again tonight.

However, I find that between 2-4 I always fail. I end up falling asleep and sleeping later than I should.

I have a lot of work due by Tuesday, and I am contemplating not sleeping tonight and working through until tomorrow.

Why is it better to sleep than stay up?

I do not care for my own personal comfort.

I swear this is not some sexual post i’m genuinely so scared right now. this has happened multiple times and i never remember taking them off? this morning i woke up and my bra was on the floor. did i take it off while sleeping? it definitely couldn’t have just fallen off.

Am i crazy??!!

I suffer from insomnia and am on beta-blockers (for Blood pressure issues)

I just watched Peter Attia's webinar on insomnia (available on YouTube).

CBT-I expert in this webinar (not a trained physician) states (at 1:35:35 hours in that YouTube video) that beta-blockers cause insomnia.

The information available on the net is not very consistent however. Can someone share his/her views in this regard.

Most days including today I wake up after around 6 hours even after being exhausted. I usually go back to bed to hit 7 or 8 hours but I usually feel even more tired after waking up the second time. Should I just get up the first time?

There are occasions where I don’t sleep alone, so I can’t put a video on my iPad and sleep. How to sleep without YT? Been doing this for years now and I can’t sleep without it.

Recommend me an over the counter medication that would litterily PUT ME IN A COMA!! like KNOCKS ME UNCONSCIOUS!!! Melatonin doesn't work anymore no matter how much I take I don't want to get checked up or start an endless treatment shit I just wanna sleeeeeep 😭😭😭😭😭😭