Sleep and why I am sleeping on the floor
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I find myself in the course of the night switching from sleeping on my back (my usual starting position) to ending up on my stomach which always puts my arms and shoulders in horrible positions i.e. tucked under me or some bullshit. Recently I have had a growing pain in my left shoulder I think solely due to this fact. It hasn't affected me much in my day to day, its only a very specific position that I feel it (probably the one I have it in whilst sleeping.) However I don't find this peaty nor sustainable to keep worsening this problem. So that being said
A. I need advice for getting myself to sleep solely on my back. I have begun sleeping on the floor with a blanket as a bit of padding under me and this has seemed to help some (also has helped getting out of bed in the morning become a breeze, and even though I feel like I wake up more in the night doing it i still tend to feel more rested throughout the day.) But I will still find myself waking up from time to time on my stomach.
B. I know ive heard stomach and side sleeping are horrible for you but other than this shoulder pain what are those reasons, I am not actually aware of them. help scare me out of stomach sleeping please!Eventually I would like to get a legit floor mat setup or something to allow for a bit more comfort through the night but I think these are the beginning steps to get me on the right track. Thank you for any guidance on this topic.
(also unsure why I have had the urge or thought that sleeping on the floor could help, it was just a gut feeling and I always trust my gut, it seems to be doing some good things for me thus far.) -
@Cearrson Hi, I suggest that the positions in which you instinctively sleep are potentially better in many cases, sleeping on your back is not better in itself, I have observed several people who snore and have sleep apnea on their backs, and when I suggested that they sleep on their sides and / or reduce their number of pillows and they instinctively began to sleep more on their sides, they no longer snored and no longer had sleep apnea
