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Posted on 06/12/2025 9:09:35 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
It’s easier for a person to fall asleep on a couch compared to a bed because the person isn’t necessarily thinking or worried about falling asleep.
“The awkward angles can really mess with your neck and back,” says Beasley, the founder of Boise ENT. This doesn’t just cause discomfort and back problems; it can also lead to breathing issues that “disrupt your sleep and leave you feeling exhausted when you wake up.
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There you have it. Too much information in the article.
My married brother does the same thing. Not the most romantic way but after 40 years of marriage he doesn’t have to change.
Then you're not doing it right................
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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I sleep in my Lazy Boy. I no longer have neck pain and hip pain.
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.
If I was still married to my ex, the answer would have been because she was more and more like her mother. LOL
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.
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.
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?
I used to sleep on my couch all the time. It was really comfortable.
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.
Me too, i have been sleeping in a lounge chair for 20 years now.
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.
Some people like to fall asleep on the couch, others like to go to bed, others sleep in a recliner. Everyone is different.
When I first retired in 2003, I got used to taking short naps on the couch. Then I realized I felt worse when I woke up, so stopped the naps. I'm a woman, almost 78, take no naps at all. I stay up until 4 or 5 in the morning, and sleep until around 11. I always get at least 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep every night. I worked 3-11 most of my career, so got used to staying up later when I got home.
Me, three. Post nasal drip drives me batty lying flat so I stay up until my body screams SLEEP! and I listen obediently. I’m out in a few minutes, warm with pup and hot water bottle and loving every moment of blessed lumbar support. Happiness is the chair that’s Your Chair.
Yes, I have the post nasal drip too. I can adjust my chair to the best position for how I feel.
Funny this thread came up because this German lady next door to me just had a Lazy Boy delivered today after hearing some of us talk about better sleep.
We keep adding to the comfort recliner for sleep lovers!
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.
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.
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