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[–] 107 points 1 year ago (7 children)
  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Yeah OP missed a perfect opportunity

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  • [+] [S] 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)
  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    With respect:

    Why is 9/11 associated with Saddam jokes?

    I'm old enough to remember both Iraq wars and 9/11 and the associated politics in detail the two subjects are very intertwined in the collective American memory.

    But I want to hear specifically why people in 2025 think this.

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  • [+] [S] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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    The second line of the article really sums it up from my perspective. "President George W. Bush was obsessed with the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and deliberately misled the American people about who was responsible for the 9/11 attack."

    I was curious how the nebulous connection between Iraq and Afghanistan was perceived by those who weren't as aware of the older Bush's history in the area. In the hours following 9/11, a common question among my peers was "How will this be twisted into us going into Iraq?"

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I just sleep on the floor rolled up in a giant blanket like a caterpillar in a cocoon. I have no idea why, but it works for me. Mattresses always hurt my back.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago

    "straight line" the acticle says as its graphic shows a line as straight as Jim Parsons

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago

    Bringing my terrible standing posture into sleeping positions sounds brilliant.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    I'm a side sleeper. Guess I'm doomed.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You and me both; the advice that worked ok for me is a pillow between the legs and proper placement under the head that keeps everything level.

    They also suggested we get the softer mattresses, since we want a little extra dip for the shoulders and hips. That advice is a mixed bag, though, as I still get shoulder pain. Might be the cheap foam, though.

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  • I got very lucky and found the perfect mattress for this, it has a softer exterior layer (about 5-6cm of cheapo smartphoam) and something tougher at its core, perfect balance between smushy enough to accommodate an elbow, firm enough to keep things tidy. No-name mattress from an Ikea knock-off, it was a steal.

    Struggling with pillows, though... Still haven't managed to find something which works for me... Plenty of blankets to wrangle with my legs, so there's that, at least.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

    Same, if I lay straight on my back for just a minute my bladder will start to nag me to go to toilet and it doesn't matter that I've just peed a couple of times in the last half an hour...

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    Every single time, yes! Every single damned time when I lay on my back, I have to get up and pee within 5 minutes tops... No small bladder, no UT issues, nothin'...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Doing meditation or other relaxing exercise on my back is usually not so relaxing because of it :/

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Hmm, I wonder if it has something to do with muscle tension, maybe?:-? Your mentioning of relaxation clicked, maybe when we lay on our backs, our bladders/various sphincters relax and release?:-?

    I, for one, can say for certain I am tensed up for pretty much the duration of my episodes of consciousness...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Hm yes, I'm a very anxious person myself so that makes sense.

    My theory for why I have to pee so often (not only lying down) is also that it was a strategy for me to cope with a very controlling household growing up where my needs were frequently dismissed or ignored.

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  • Oh, that makes a lotta sense! Sorry to hear about your familial context, though:(

    Had a rough upbringing as well, anxiety and I are old friends by this point, but I developed the opposite - I pushed toward resilience, toward holding it in for as long as possible, precisely because I understood I couldn't count on anyone around me.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    I like to cross my arms across my chest, as well. If it's good enough for vampires and pharaohs, it's good enough for me. I have scared the shit out of several roommates, though..i

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    That looks deeply uncomfortable, but alright.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Saddam Hussain?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago*

    Yes, but you sleep best in a confortable and not forced position. Back/neck pain is the result of an forced position which not change in the hours of sleep. There isn't any pain when you are confortable in a not too old and good mattress

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I love how absolutely nothing in these "straight pose" diagrams is ever straight.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    This is too hot. Pillow too hot and now you have three pillows and two of them are under the covers.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    My favorite part of these comments are the number of people coming to the realization they may have sleep apnea, lol

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Sounds miserable

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I just sleep like I’m a freeze frame of the party boy dance on my face

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Having something under my lower back sounds awful. Head and knees, yes, but back?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    ITT everyone ridiculing what has always been the exact truth for my sleeping.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    How can people sleep on their back without suffocating when they wake up ?

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Why would you suffocate? Do you have untreated severe sleep apnea?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Idk, I just wake up, can't move (somehow I don't have the "strength" to do so) and can barely breath

    I just assumed it was this way for everyone

    Everything's fine if I sleep on my side

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It is not this way for everyone. I'm not a doctor but it sounds like you have sleep paralysis.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

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    The best defense against an achy neck or back in the morning is to sleep just like you stand, says Ellen Wermter, a nurse practitioner who runs Restorative Sleep Medicine, a sleep clinic in Virginia. When you sleep in a position that follows the natural curvature of your spine, it reduces the possibility of muscle strain.

    While lying down, your body should form a straight line from the top of your head to your tailbone. Wermter suggests placing your ears over your shoulders and your shoulders over your hips. Point your chin straight ahead, not tucked into your chest or stretched up toward the sky. Aim for symmetry with your arms for proper circulation.

    For more tips on how to minimize body aches in the morning, read our story: https://n.pr/42mJ64J

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