Although more research needs to be done, some experts on the subject say that your preferred sleeping position can tell others about your true personality, informs “Despite the lack of rigorous research on sleep position and personality, thinking about your preferred positions could still be interesting and useful,” the Sleep Foundation said in a statement.
“Research on sleep position can provide useful insights into your health and sleep as people often consciously or unconsciously adopt certain positions during sleep that help them alleviate unpleasant symptoms.’
In the 1970s, sleep researcher Samuel Dunkell suggested that those who care the “fetal” position, in which the body is laid on its side with the legs and arms curled up against the chest, they tend to be “more anxious and emotional.”
Those who are in in the “recumbent” position, but describes them as “well-adjusted”. About those who they sleep lying on their side with their arms and legs relatively straightsleep scientist Chris Idzikowski claims that they are “social” people who like to interact with others. “While these are great qualities, it warns that this openness and willingness to trust could make them too trusting,” says the Sleep Foundation.
If you fall asleep in a position that looks like you are reaching for something with either your arms or legs raisedIdzikowski says that you are probably a “cynical and suspicious” person. While those who sleep on their backs with their arms straight next to each other, he describes as “quiet and reserved”.
On the contrary, those who sleep on their backs with their arms and legs spread out in starfish fashion, he describes as “good listeners” who are quick to help others. Finally, Idzikowski says that people who they sleep on their front in a free-fall style, are “social and can border on cheeky”. But he says they can be “more sensitive and upset by criticism or extreme situations.”
