Got Ur Self A....bib.

[raybear]

On Friday night I perhaps slept in a bad position, and then on Saturday morning I diligently washed all the dishes and somehow managed to strain a muscle in my lower back, causing minor spasms and pain. This morning it's a bit better, but still very stiff and spasm-y. I used to pull muscles in my lower back all the time in high school, and I blamed it on sleeping everynight on my stomach (which puts pressure on one's lower back). So I trained myself to sleep on my side.

I tend to go through phases where I HAVE to be in a certain position before falling asleep -- on my stomach facing my left, on my left side with my right arm crossed against my chest, etc. etc. It's curious phenomenon, but makes sense.

But for the past several months, I've been sleeping on my stomach almost exclusively -- it's probably time to retrain myself for my back's sake.

However what I don't understand the my ability to have a "side of the bed". Why does one side seem psychologically 'more right' than the other? And it's not always consistent -- sometimes it has to do with which side is against a wall. But it definitely can feel wrong if I'm on the wrong side. Much like sleeping with one's head at the foot of the bed. And my bed doesn't have a headboard or a foot board. I remember one time last year I was having a bout of insomnia and tried sleeping with my head at the foot of the bed, just to change things up a bit. I spent the whole night dreaming I was on a bed in a library (?) that was the same size as my real bed, but approximately 25 feet high. I spent the whole dream (and possibly my real sleep) trying to stay in the center of the bed and not getting close to any edge.

Today I must go to Walgreens and buy a heating pad. Perhaps I should also avoid playing Tony Hawk 2 since I tend to break my characters back on badly executed tricks. I don't want to induce some sort of voodoo phenomenon where I'm causing my real self pain by injuring a virtual self.

Comments

[whirledpeas.livejournal.com]

AAAAAAAAAAH! I'm sorry you feel that way!! Of course if you're anything like me, you're good and ready for it to be over-with!!

I have to admit, though - alternating heat and ice for an hour at a time has really helped me. That, and laying on the floor with my feet/calves on the chair has relieved a lot of the tensions when they spasm. THen again, I have two pinched nerves and muscle spasms...but I think it shouldn't matter.

Your dream cracks me up.

BTW - I used to sleep on my stomach all the time, but since it hurt my back, I tried using a body pillow. That's my suggestion - run yerself out to WalMart and get a good bodypillow. It sped up my "retraining."

GOOD luck - and sorry bout your luck!

[drood.livejournal.com]

You won't like this. Heat might seem to relieve the pain in your back, but if you've really strained a muscle heat will just concentrate the blood in that area and inflame it. In the long run it'll prolong the healing time.

Ice it. Take it from someone who's suffered from sciatica.

[hissyfit.livejournal.com]

i sincerely need to thank you for selling that coat to riley. it's seriously the sexiest thing he owns. did you know i have a leather fetish, or was it a coincidence? rar.

Sleeping habits....

[gotmce99.livejournal.com]

I find I can only sleep on my side. When my alarm clock goes off in the morning, the first thing I do is flip onto my back because I CANNOT go back to sleep when I'm on my back. It's kind of an instant snooze...even though I'm still sometimes late because I just don't want to get out of bed.

Snoozing and losing,

mm