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Ridiculous. I feel warmer on the couch because the upright keeps the heat in with or without a blanket. Just after midnight I get up, go to the bathroom to relieve my 70 year old prostate and then go to bed where I'm still not 100% awake. The 4 hours on the couch is a deeper sleep which is most important. A flat(mattress) surface takes longer to warm up.

There you have it. Too much information in the article.

1 posted on 06/12/2025 9:09:35 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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My married brother does the same thing. Not the most romantic way but after 40 years of marriage he doesn’t have to change.


2 posted on 06/12/2025 9:10:35 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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Then you're not doing it right................

3 posted on 06/12/2025 9:15:24 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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Since the makers of couches and beds have tallied together they now build beds that can be shaped like sitting on a couch, i.e., raised legs and chest/head. Some living room sitting tools also include vibration or pads can be purchased. So since you can copy a couch or bed with the other, what is the difference?

Ever try to go to sleep? Good luck. A couch offers an entertainment factor that takes the mind off of going to sleep. A bed, with certain reservations, most time offers sleep. This is why a lot of people, me included, has a TV in the bedroom to create the entertainment that my mind gets caught up in and ignores the oncoming sleep the body takes advantage of. If the mind doesn’t want to sleep, you won’t. So you fool it.

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4 posted on 06/12/2025 9:21:29 AM PDT by whitney69
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I sleep in my Lazy Boy. I no longer have neck pain and hip pain.


5 posted on 06/12/2025 9:25:34 AM PDT by dforest
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My theory in this regard has been that the pressure points you’d feel on a couch vs bed are more akin to what you’d feel as an infant sleeping in your parent’s arms. The kids pass out relatively quick when held and you pray they don’t wake up when you put them in the crib.

I don’t know if this applies to modern people who have been raised in that abominable car-seat thing. I’ve always appreciated that I never had to do that as a kid.


6 posted on 06/12/2025 9:26:06 AM PDT by fruser1
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Why Can I Fall Asleep on the Couch and Not in My Bed?

If I was still married to my ex, the answer would have been because she was more and more like her mother. LOL

7 posted on 06/12/2025 9:26:44 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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I'm a sofa sleeper - wouldn't have it any other way. Bedtime is throwing a stuffed quilt over the sofa, grabbing my pillow and I'm asleep in no time. Easy to wash and no “making the bed” - just fold up and closet it.

This became a habit after the loss of my husband many years ago....the sofa back was comforting rather than an empty space in the bed we once shared.

8 posted on 06/12/2025 9:28:09 AM PDT by caww (Definition of the Bible: "An Interception from the Mind of God almighty!")
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Naps on the couch are great. Sleeping next to my wife with our dog at our feet is heaven. btw we put the tv on low volume with an old movie playing and set the sleep timer for an hour or so, works better than any sleep pill.


9 posted on 06/12/2025 9:28:44 AM PDT by The Louiswu (USA FIRST...USA FOREVER)
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Just drink enough liquor until you pass out on the floor and this will not be an issue. Geesh, do I have to do all the drinking, I mean thinking, around here?


10 posted on 06/12/2025 9:34:56 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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I used to sleep on my couch all the time. It was really comfortable.


11 posted on 06/12/2025 9:46:01 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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I guess I'm Blessed.   My problem is staying awake when I need to.   I get in bed and I am down and out within a couple of minutes.

My theory on that is that I worked a job for forty years and most of that was rotating shifts which jacked around my biorhythms such that I had to sleep when I could.   The last ten years was as a consultant for clients around the globe and I had to keep their hours on demand.

Blessed further, is that I don't have sleep apnea, just GERD that is well controlled.

12 posted on 06/12/2025 9:46:11 AM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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Sounds like you trained your body and mind to do that. Maybe you need a new mattress? Or maybe take two Tylenol before going to bed, and read a book until you start getting drowsy. I read every night in bed, and have no problem getting to sleep. Reading is very relaxing.


14 posted on 06/12/2025 10:32:40 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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Some people like to fall asleep on the couch, others like to go to bed, others sleep in a recliner. Everyone is different.


15 posted on 06/12/2025 10:35:52 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Exactly the opposite for me. I have sleep apnea. I discovered (thanks to my upper body being slightly elevated) I sleep MUCH BETTER on my sofa than I do on my bed. I wake up far less often during the night and in the morning I feel much more rested. So I stopped sleeping in the bed and moved to the couch a year and a half ago. My brother who also has sleep apnea independently discovered the same and sleeps in his recliner every night.


19 posted on 06/12/2025 11:01:48 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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I prefer my Select Comfort bed. The only times I sleep on the Lazy Boy is when I’m either too tired to climb the stairs or the movie I’m watching is so boring.


20 posted on 06/12/2025 11:54:47 AM PDT by Deaf and Discerning
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Couches are usually firmer than beds. The mattress industry spent decades advertising that soft is good, and actually soft is bad. It’s bad for you back, and not as easy to fall asleep on. The human body was built for floating on a cloud, it was build for sleeping on the ground.


22 posted on 06/12/2025 12:00:57 PM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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