Rikku Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 [color=0099ff]I have a rather small issue I want to say. I was just thinking about it now as I was sitting at the computer. What made me think of it was the pain I felt as my foot fell asleep and my knee twisted ever so slightly as I put my foot down. See, I have a habit of sitting on my left foot all of the time. I do it without thinking. Anyone have this problem or one similar to it? And how can I cut it out? I'm not too fond of pain. =)[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treton_noir Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 i dont ever sit on my foot, but when i decide i want to change something, it has to be a conscious effort. youll have to think about it every time you sit down. i read a study that showed that it takes about 3 weeks to make or break any habit. after that, you should be good. edit- i cant spell "conscious" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 I tend to sit on my a$s.... My arse likes to be comfy and feet underneathe it isn't very comfy. If you stop doing it a few times you won't do it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikku Posted February 28, 2003 Author Share Posted February 28, 2003 [color=0099ff]I didn't mean under my butt, lol...I put it under my right thigh. It's rather comfortable, but after a while...Ouch. Well...I'll try to take note of the three week thing. @.@;;[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anakin Solo Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 I do that, except I put my right foot under my left thing. It is rather comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Webb Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 I tend to switch-off between my right foot under my left leg and my left foot under my right leg. I switch whenever I start to feel one of my feet fall sleep. I think by sitting on your feet, you're cutting off circulation to your foot. You can usually feel a sleepy foot coming, and when you do, move your foot. Make sure blood has a downward path down your leg (don't stick your leg straight up or anything) and shake your foot a little. I don't know if it helps, but I do it every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikku Posted February 28, 2003 Author Share Posted February 28, 2003 [color=0099ff]So I'm not the only one. Yay for foot sitters! ;) And I try to puut my foot down when I feel the tingling starting, but even when I do put it down immediately, it still falls asleep. *Is currently not sitting on her foot* Woohoo. Progress. :D[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anakin Solo Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 For some odd reason...I love it when my foot falls asleep. o_0 It feels all tingly...and I like that, lol. Right now......I am sitting on my right foot. :D One of the only comfortable ways to sit in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstone Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 Well, that sounds like quite a funny issue you have there. If you want to sort it out, think before you sit, it's an easy thing to do. I can relate to this, because I used to do the exact same thing. I don't do it now, obviously. [i]*Laughs at this thread*[/i] Well, this is one of the funniest threads I've seen in a long time. I'm more used to debating rather than issues revolving around people who can't sit down properly. Oh, and for the record, I'm the new guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikku Posted February 28, 2003 Author Share Posted February 28, 2003 [color=0099ff]Hey, I can sit down properly, but it's more...Bah. Arg! An ant was on my hand. O.o Anyway, welcome new person. Have fun mocking me. ;)[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anakin Solo Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 lol. I don't find this thread funny. o_0 Most of the time, I don't start of sitting on my foot. It is after awhile that I begin to sit on it, because that is when I am not in a comfortable sitting position. Though....I can't speak for all who sit on their foot(or should I say feet? o_0) that is when I find myself sitting on my foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan L Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 Whenever I go somewhere I have to sit on the floor (like a youth Christian conference I was at in the summer) I prepare for agony.. I can't sit with my legs straight forward, without just lying down, so I end up crossing my legs.. which kind of hurts after your legs and feet go numb.. but I don't sit on my foot on a chair.. no way.. heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washu Hakubi Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 Except it's not really "yay" for foot sitters cos it's damn painful :laugh: A lot of times, I get up to find that I keep tripping over my feet cos they've died :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braidless Baka Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 *puts foot on the floor, whistling nervously* I must be wierd... I actually sit with my foot under my butt... not just my thigh... I only sit on my foot when I'm thoughtful though... hmm... That's kinda weird to say out loud O_O! Urgh... I'm sitting on it again... How in the heck....? *sighs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremma Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 I dont usually sit on my feet.. at night I may put my feet on the desk, but otherwise Ill tuck my feet behind the bar between the front chair legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juu Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rikku [/i] [B][color=0099ff]So I'm not the only one. [/color] [/B][/QUOTE] [color=ff00cc] [size=1]I always thought I was the only one who did that. ^_^;;; It's really become a habit for me. My chair's a spinny chair, so I like having one foot dangling, with one foot just... sat on. ^^; I sit on my left foot, and I have my right leg over my left ankle. [/color] [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fall Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 Well that's the most uncomfortable way to sit I've ever heard of. Too...bony. o_0; Try not to do it for a week or so, and you watch, you'll grow out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conpiracymonki Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 [b][size=1] You know..that foot position is quite comfortable. Except I'm too lazy to sit like that, because it takes me too long to get into it o.o' But I don't sit like that. I cross my feet at the bottom base bit of the swivelly part of my chair, with my right foot hooked over my left foot. And then I just keep turning slightly while I sit. ^_^;;[/b] Wow. What I said sounds almost complicated. >.>[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 Well if it's uncomfertable then don't sit like that. Adjust yourself, I do the same thing and then when he gets uncomfertable I switch positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imsirion Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 heh, I sit in my computer chair with my left leg under my right thigh too. How strange. If I sit down normal (which is by accident), I have to stand up and do it my way. When I sit on the ground though, I put my left foot under my butt and my right foot under my left knee, so that the only part of me touching the ground are my sideways feet. Don't ask, its comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anakin Solo Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 What the heck......everyone sits with their left leg under their thing or whatever....Am I the only one who sits with my right foot under my left leg??!! Sometimes I life my left leg up over my right leg, and sit like that. People are amazed that I can do that....o_0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo Tremaine Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 I can never sit like that for very long, mostly because I have hip and knee problems. If there's a quick something I need to type I'll rest like that and then go to wherever I was going to go. I suffer from low blood pressure anyway, so any kind of restriction's fairly bad for me :bluesweat I'm fairly lucky in that I have a very large computer desk with a bar underneath it at the back for my feet to rest on, so I do that. I cross my ankles, too, because that feels more natural. Apparrently it's bad to sit with one leg on top of the other thigh and then lean on the leg on top, because it strains your knee ligaments- that's what happened to my dad, anyway. Sitting cross-legged is okay for short amounts of time, but it restricts circulation, especially if you have very long tight socks. I would recommend getting up every half an hour or so to let things get back to normal- sitting still anywhere for long periods of time leaves you open to things like DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis, where blood clots form in your veins and cause blockages). It's mostly associated with travel, but if you don't move anywhere much anyway it can still develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Asphyxia Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 [color=darkred]I do the same thing...only I switch from foot to foot. And then I stick my other foot up on this benchy thingy underneath our desk. It's really uncomfortably lately, though, because mum's put this big box there >.<[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikku Posted March 2, 2003 Author Share Posted March 2, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Imsirion [/i] [B]When I sit on the ground though, I put my left foot under my butt and my right foot under my left knee, so that the only part of me touching the ground are my sideways feet. Don't ask, its comfortable.[/B][/QUOTE] [color=0099ff]... I do that too. O_o;; Oddness. And it is pretty damn comfortable too. =) EDIT: Heh, I just remembered why I can't sit on my right foot. I sprained it in October, and it still hurts when I sit on it. O_o;;[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imsirion Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 Thats strange, I thought I was the only one to do that. I got into the habit a while ago in p.e. The floor was to dirty and I didn't want to sit on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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