STUDY: Sleeping Position Reveals Personality

Tuesday, September 16, 2003

(9:50 AM ET) (13:50 GMT)

Reuters

"What's interesting is that the profile behind the posture is often very different from what we would expect."

LONDON, England -- Reuters
Whether it's curled up in the fetal position, flat on the stomach or stretched out across the bed, the way people sleep reveals their personality, a British sleep expert said on Tuesday.

Professor Chris Idzikowski, director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service and a visiting professor at the University of Surrey in southern England, has identified six common sleep positions and what they mean.

"We are all aware of our body language when we are awake but this is the first time we have been able to see what our subconscious says about us," he said.

Crouched in the fetal position is the most popular sleep pattern and favored by 51 percent of women, according to the results of the study he conducted for a large hotel group.
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A lot of folks already know this, but I thought it might be fun. I’m generally in what the article calls the “soldier position”.

Dan