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EXCLUDING bad manners, what is a sleeping habit you display that is weird, strange, odd, funny, or quirky?

Having been born and raised in a place with a cold climate about eight or nine months out of the year, I believe that’s when and where I developed the practice of sleeping with the sheet and/or blankets covering me completely, to include my entire face and entire head. It’s the same way when I have used sleeping bags; I zip myself in completely. Not only that, but I can do either of these (sleep with blankets covering my face and head or zipped into a sleeping bag) for extended periods of time, up to and including the whole night. I do not have a problem breathing that way, nor am I claustrophobic. No one else I’ve known has ever been able to do it for more than a few minutes at a time, and everyone marvels that they don’t see how I can do it without suffocating.

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Posted - January 30, 2022

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  • 17364
    Yes, much of my life I lived with cold winters.  I sleep like that too because I don't like to have heat on at night.  I can cover my head and make a place for just my nose to be exposed so I can breath.  Really. 
      January 30, 2022 11:17 PM MST
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  • 1845
    You're supposed to do it that way for all practicalities sake Thriftymaid. I have live in Boston most of my life and I know a little cold at night is doable with enough cover. I also fight to make breathing space sometimes. This post was edited by CosmicWunderkind at February 7, 2022 8:26 PM MST
      January 31, 2022 7:05 AM MST
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  • 1845

    health benefits of sleeping in a cool room

    1. Deeper sleep. Sleeping in a colder room can improve your sleep quality and even help you combat insomnia episodes.
    2. Hormonal readjustment. Sleeping in a cool room allows you to boost the levels of two hormones that are crucial for...
    3. Weight loss. Those who are trying to slim down, cheers! Sleeping in a cold room can...
      January 31, 2022 7:07 AM MST
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  • 22853

    I sleep on top of my bed with another separate blanket on top of me.

    I rarely "open" up the bed sheets/covers and "get inside."

    My bed remains "made" most of the time.
      January 31, 2022 6:16 AM MST
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  • 52905

    Lol. Somehow, that sounds just like you. 

    :)

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      January 31, 2022 6:46 AM MST
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  • 22853
    :)

    For the past several years, for some reason, I find it more comfortable than being sealed inside sheets and blankets.
      February 6, 2022 5:38 PM MST
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  • 44175
    Me, too.
      January 31, 2022 7:01 AM MST
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  • 22853
    Cool.  :)
      February 6, 2022 5:39 PM MST
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  • 32529
    I did that as a kid so I did not have to make the bed. 
      February 1, 2022 7:24 AM MST
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  • 52905

     

      Lol.
      ~

      February 1, 2022 8:16 AM MST
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  • 22853
    :)

    Lately I've been doing it as an adult just because I find it more comfortable for some reason.
      February 6, 2022 5:36 PM MST
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  • 1845
    I sleep ramshackle whatever does the job. I think maybe I slept on my back once or twice, and then my stomach a lot,  but now it is always my side. Always. I have blankets and a comforter but if I can pull my clothes pile on top. Hey! Elliot Gould sleeps on his back uncovered with all his cloths still on! This post was edited by CosmicWunderkind at February 7, 2022 8:26 PM MST
      January 31, 2022 6:30 AM MST
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  • 52905

     

      (with all his cloths clothes)

      January 31, 2022 6:45 AM MST
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  • 1845
    Ahh. Maybe I don't use clothes unconsciensecely because I have been surrounded by cloth overload nightmare.It is plural. This post was edited by CosmicWunderkind at February 7, 2022 8:26 PM MST
      January 31, 2022 6:48 AM MST
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  • 44175
    Heck, how would I know? I'm asleep.
      January 31, 2022 7:02 AM MST
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  • 52905

     

      You would know or might know because some things related to sleep are in the preparation for getting into bed or the preparation for going to sleep. 
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      February 1, 2022 8:23 AM MST
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  • 44175
    I really don't do anything unusual, at least not for me. I do rotate like a barbecue spit because of pains in various parts of my body.
      February 1, 2022 8:26 AM MST
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  • 52905

     

      How would you know that you rotate: you’re asleep. 

    :|

      February 1, 2022 11:03 AM MST
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  • 44175
    Each time I do, I briefly wake up.
      February 1, 2022 1:56 PM MST
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  • 9778
    Why don't you just check your spycam footage? This post was edited by Jane S at February 7, 2022 8:27 PM MST
      January 31, 2022 7:46 AM MST
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  • 52905

    Reverse psychology. 


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      January 31, 2022 8:41 AM MST
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  • 6023
    It's not a habit because it doesn't happen regularly and it isn't by choice ... but I sometimes wake up laughing maniacally and have no idea why.
      January 31, 2022 7:52 AM MST
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  • 10037
    I've done that, but usually realize it was due to a ridiculous dream. 
      January 31, 2022 5:39 PM MST
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  • 6023
    It's weird because I normally remember my dreams - except when I wake up laughing like some movie supervillain.
    Thus, I believe my subconscious may have crossed into a dimension where I am a supervillain.
      February 1, 2022 7:01 AM MST
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