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From: mikel@bmcg.UUCP
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Subject: Comments about Sleep Positions
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Date: Tue, 30-Oct-84 13:06:07 EST
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Posted: Tue Oct 30 13:06:07 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 1-Nov-84 02:32:16 EST
Organization: Burroughs Corporation, San Diego
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[Row, row, row your bits, gently down the stream...]

And now, what you've all been waiting for.  I posted the responses to the sleep
survey that I had received last week.  Now that everyone has had a chance to
look it over, I'll tell you what it means.  Please keep in mind that this is
the view of a doctor who wrote a book on the subject and I am repeating it from
memory (of what I remember).

                          Singles Positions

Full-Fetal   Lay on side, knees pulled against chest.  Person has low self
	     esteem.  Is not confidant in personal or business life.
Semi-Fetal   Lay on side, legs at 45 to 90 degree angle to body.  Person does
	     not have full confidance in him/herself.
King	     Lay on back, arms at side.  Person if confidant in all aspects of
	     self.
	Variation:
	     Hands on stomach or chest.  Confidant but protective of that area
	     of the body.  May have had adverse childhood experience.
	Variation: Cyclops
	     Arm draped over face, covering one eye.  Wants to shut out world.
Spread Eagle On back, arms and legs spread across as much of bed as possible.
	     Person must have control of his world when awake or asleep.
Face down    Lay on chest.  Sorry, I don't remember what this means.
	Variation: Spread Eagle
	     Same as above.
Leg off Bed  In any position, leg swung over side of bed toward floor.  Person
	     is is not comfortable being asleep.  Must have a foot in the
	     waking world.

				Remarks

The King position is considered to be the best psychological position, with
the Semi-Fetal being the most commonly used position.  There are many
variation of the Positions listed but that could, and did, take up a whole
book.

		           Couples Positions

Face-to-Face Couple face each other intertwining legs.  This is considered to
	     be the position for very close couples.

Spoon	     Face to back.  This is the most common position.  In a very sexual
	     relationship, person in rear position may place hand on erogenous
	     zones of person in front.  Couple very often will switch
	     positions without waking.
	     
Back-to-Back Couple face away from each other touching backs or buttocks.

Foot Contact This position is usually the last resort before loss of contact
	     altogether.  From here separate beds may be the next position.

				Remarks

Married couples tend to use Face-to-Face position in the beginning.  Then
change to Spoon, to Back-to-Back, then the just minor contact, if at all.

Please, I just repeat what I read.  Don't mail it, post it!

Mike Lesher
Burroughs ASG, San Diego, CA.
(..!bmcg!mikel)

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