The position in which you sleep says a lot about your personality.

And you, in what position do you usually sleep? Find out what your personality profile is.

Researcher Chris Idzikowsky, coordinator at the UK Sleep Institute, has studied the six most common positions we humans use during sleep. The conclusions of the research revealed that each position is associated with a particular personality profile.. 

This study complements another one that analyzed the posture in which we sleep with our partner and what it tells us about the quality of the relationship. In this case Idzikowsky collected the correlations between sleeping in a certain position and personality traits.

Sleeping posture and associated personality

Fetal position

People who sleep in the fetal posture often give a social image of a confident and tough person, but they are, in reality, sensitive.. 

They may be shy when they do not know the people around them, but they quickly become uninhibited and like to express themselves without taboos. This posture is the most observed in the study, since more than 40% of the 1,000 research participants adopt it to sleep.

On the trunk

This posture, which was observed in 15% of the subjects, consists of sleeping on the side, but with the arms and legs stretched out, the body forming a rigid post.

People who adopt this position are certainly sociable and sociable and like to be part of social circles.. They are trusting even with strangers and can err on the side of being too naive.

The speaker

Very similar to the trunk position, but with arms extended forward. People who sleep in this position tend to be more open and sociable.. 

At the same time, they are hesitant to make decisions about their lives and can be cynical. Thirteen percent of the participants slept in this manner.

The soldier

Face up, stretched out.

These people are reserved and reserved and calm. They are also demanding and have high aspirations. 8% of the participants slept with the soldier posture.

Face down

These are people who are very comfortable conversing and sharing with others, and with a high degree of openness to new experiences.They have a high degree of openness to new experiences. They represented 7% of the sample.

It is also true that they have a tendency to be more susceptible and uneasy than usual. They do not accept criticism or extreme situations.

Starfish

Very loyal people, always ready to listen to others and offer their collaboration. Very empathetic. They do not like to be the center of attention, they are quite prudent and reflective.

They were 5% of the total number of participants who slept this way; the least repeated posture.

Other observations from the study

Beyond the considerations about the personality linked to the position we adopt to sleep, Idzikowsky also reached certain conclusions associated with health:

• The prone posture allows a better digestion.

• Soldier and starfish postures ventilation difficulties, causing snoring and snoringcausing snoring and poor sleep.

The researcher also pointed out that changing the posture in which we sleep is complicated, since habit dictates our preference at the moment of rest. Only 5% of the people who participated in the research reported sleeping in different postures every night.