ever slepped on your arm ???

randal · 22 Oct 2007 at 08:58

Mate of mine fell asleep on his arm on the stairs once, woke up some 7 hours later to a completely dead arm. Doctor said he starved the muscle of oxygen, and had atrophied it (if that's possible??). He spent the next 2 weeks regaining the strength in training... lifting pints as he was signed off work. 2 weeks, 100+ pints and 10 days of statutory sick pay later...

Samione · 22 Oct 2007 at 09:09

I once sat down for too long and too awkwardly tried to get up and one of my legs was dead, this resulted in me tumbling to the floor.

Von Luck · 22 Oct 2007 at 09:12

I do this all the time - worst one is both arms under pillow while face down. You wake up and can't move, only way to get your arms out from under your head is the 'spaz wriggle', kinda like a breakdance caterpillar gone wrong.

DJammyRasta · 22 Oct 2007 at 09:19

McDaniel said:
i do it quite often, but once and only once i woke up with both arms dead and thought i was paralyzed in the arms, it was well scary

heh i have woken up with both arms totally asleep a couple of times.. is very annoying as i sleep on my front, and with no arms to push yourself up, and your arms getting in the way of you rolling over your pretty much stuck there till they wake up

stumpy187 · 22 Oct 2007 at 09:26

Woke up this morning with from my elbow to finger tips with bad pins n needles. Couldn't even pick my dressing gown up for a min or two

Droolinggimp · 22 Oct 2007 at 09:56

Von Luck said:
I do this all the time - worst one is both arms under pillow while face down. You wake up and can't move, only way to get your arms out from under your head is the 'spaz wriggle', kinda like a breakdance caterpillar gone wrong.

Same as me. The thing is my missus can sleep like that all nigth be fine in the morning.

Look like a total **** when you wake up. All wriggling around and stuff.

4p · 22 Oct 2007 at 10:05

LOL

I hate those lines you get on your face too

Mephisto · 22 Oct 2007 at 10:06

Toekiller said:
Did it once during a nap at lunchtime. Woke up and thought I was dying.

LMFAO

Glaucus · 22 Oct 2007 at 10:44

yep, once it was so bad, the arm was actually cold as well :eek:

. I panicked like hell. Then it came back to life.

Vita · 22 Oct 2007 at 10:50

I have, feels awesome. All the numbness, I then proceed to whack the wall with my arm. No pain ***.

tuftyfella · 22 Oct 2007 at 10:50

this happens to me every other night. on the rare occasion it happens in both arms, then its a desperate struggle to get them going again.

Von Luck summed up the 2 arm struggle quite nicely

'spaz wriggle'

Damien. · 22 Oct 2007 at 10:51

Yer i was gunna say that too. Take advantage of the numb sensation and hit stuff, its quite fun.

iCraig · 22 Oct 2007 at 10:55

I did it in my office chair.

Sitting/kneeling in the chair for a few hours, not realising my left leg had gotten totally numb. My girlfriend came in to talk to me so I pushed away from my desk and started to get up and stood up on my left leg. It buckled and I fell like a sack of potatoes.

She was crying with laughter.

DanMc07 · 22 Oct 2007 at 10:57

Ive done it to the point where i actually have to lift my arm up with my other arm lol

4p · 22 Oct 2007 at 10:58

iCraig said:
I did it in my office chair.

Sitting/kneeling in the chair for a few hours, not realising my left leg had gotten totally numb. My girlfriend came in to talk to me so I pushed away from my desk and started to get up and stood up on my left leg. It buckled and I fell like a sack of potatoes.

She was crying with laughter.

Oh man ive done something similair

Mat · 22 Oct 2007 at 10:59

DanMc07 said:
Ive done it to the point where i actually have to lift my arm up with my other arm lol

Yup, I have to do that purely so I can figure out where my dead arm actually is! I have to go hunting for it from the shoulder down

ots3go · 22 Oct 2007 at 11:10

Feel asleep with my arm above me head before, only to have it drop down on me, lifelessly, on morning...

Scared the poop out of me.

Mat · 22 Oct 2007 at 11:12

ots3go said:
Feel asleep with my arm above me head before, only to have it drop down on me, lifelessly, on morning...

Scared the poop out of me.

Ive slept on my arm with my hand dangling over my face before which scared the life out of me; seeing a hand right up close and not being able to tell whose it was! :eek:

DanMc07 · 22 Oct 2007 at 11:32

Mat said:
Yup, I have to do that purely so I can figure out where my dead arm actually is! I have to go hunting for it from the shoulder down

Haha
I know the feeling

Helium_Junkie · 22 Oct 2007 at 11:42

Droolinggimp said:
Best time to pull one off. It feels like someone else is doing it for you.

Note: I know this from a best friends friends uncle 2nd removed cousin telling my brother and inturn telling me.

haha, the "Stranger" technique as mentioned in some old film... cant remember which now...