killamch89 Posted July 19, 2021 Posted July 19, 2021 Personally, although I normally sleep with two pillows, I've been contemplating sleeping without one because I heard it does a lot for back and neck pain ( I do have a bit of back pain). How many pillows do you sleep with?
Empire Posted July 19, 2021 Posted July 19, 2021 I have a large single bed, step up from a normal size single bed, with one single pillow. Mostly I throw it around when I'm feeling warm at nights lol. I say that most older age people tend to have more pillows after a while.
The Blackangel Posted July 19, 2021 Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) If I have a new one, then I use one pillow. But when it flattens out, depending on how flat it has gotten I'll use 2-3 pillows. I need to keep my head and neck in direct alignment with my spine, or I have extra neck and back pain the following day. Edited July 19, 2021 by The Blackangel
killamch89 Posted July 20, 2021 Author Posted July 20, 2021 17 hours ago, Empire said: I have a large single bed, step up from a normal size single bed, with one single pillow. Mostly I throw it around when I'm feeling warm at nights lol. I say that most older age people tend to have more pillows after a while. I've always had two and I don't intend to add more than 2 if I should ever require more pillows in the future. 12 hours ago, The Blackangel said: If I have a new one, then I use one pillow. But when it flattens out, depending on how flat it has gotten I'll use 2-3 pillows. I need to keep my head and neck in direct alignment with my spine, or I have extra neck and back pain the following day. That's why I was mentioning sleeping without a pillow because I had read it somewhere that it's actually more beneficial than with pillows because that was the natural state of our body at rest. I haven't tried it at yet but I know a couple of people who swear by it but I'll have to do a bit more research before I try it myself.
AndreiMirfi Posted July 21, 2021 Posted July 21, 2021 Even tho I'm sleeping alone, I like having 2 pillows. I'm the type of guy that rotates a lot during sleep.
The Blackangel Posted July 21, 2021 Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 10:41 PM, killamch89 said: I've always had two and I don't intend to add more than 2 if I should ever require more pillows in the future. That's why I was mentioning sleeping without a pillow because I had read it somewhere that it's actually more beneficial than with pillows because that was the natural state of our body at rest. I haven't tried it at yet but I know a couple of people who swear by it but I'll have to do a bit more research before I try it myself. I sleep on my side, so if I went without pillows, or something to hold my head up, my neck would be craning downward, and everything would be completely out of alignment. Also, I have slept without pillows before. I did it for years, because I just didn't have anything to hold my head up. The back and neck pain I had was so severe that I couldn't walk, and was barely able to even sit up. Whether it's pillows, a wood log, or your pitbull, you need something to hold your head up and maintain that alignment.
killamch89 Posted July 21, 2021 Author Posted July 21, 2021 2 hours ago, The Blackangel said: I sleep on my side, so if I went without pillows, or something to hold my head up, my neck would be craning downward, and everything would be completely out of alignment. Also, I have slept without pillows before. I did it for years, because I just didn't have anything to hold my head up. The back and neck pain I had was so severe that I couldn't walk, and was barely able to even sit up. Whether it's pillows, a wood log, or your pitbull, you need something to hold your head up and maintain that alignment. I see - I did have to sleep outside as a child once and my labrador did serve as my pillow. 4 hours ago, AndreiMirfi said: Even tho I'm sleeping alone, I like having 2 pillows. I'm the type of guy that rotates a lot during sleep. Tell me about it - sometimes I wake up with me sleeping sideways in my bed.
AndreiMirfi Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 22 hours ago, killamch89 said: I see - I did have to sleep outside as a child once and my labrador did serve as my pillow. Tell me about it - sometimes I wake up with me sleeping sideways in my bed. Saaaame. When I'm dreaming, I always fall from my bed and make a lot of noise.
The Blackangel Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 7 hours ago, AndreiMirfi said: Saaaame. When I'm dreaming, I always fall from my bed and make a lot of noise. I hope you never slept on the top bunk. AndreiMirfi 1
killamch89 Posted July 22, 2021 Author Posted July 22, 2021 4 hours ago, The Blackangel said: I hope you never slept on the top bunk. I've had one of those falls before - yeah, it'll definitely make you sleep more carefully...
The Blackangel Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 4 hours ago, killamch89 said: I've had one of those falls before - yeah, it'll definitely make you sleep more carefully... So have I. I fell and wound up with my toothbrush damn near up my ass.
killamch89 Posted July 23, 2021 Author Posted July 23, 2021 51 minutes ago, The Blackangel said: So have I. I fell and wound up with my toothbrush damn near up my ass. In the words of the famous Jim Ross " that's gotta hurt!".
