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Does anyone else know if they’re lying the ‘wrong’ way round?

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Roseyposeypie · 16/02/2026 23:09

Okay, so this is going to sound weird but if I’m away from home as soon as I lie down in the bed to go to sleep I can tell if it’s positioned in a different orientation to my bed at home. For example last night I was in an Airbnb and I just knew that if I was at home the bed would be turned 90 degrees in one direction. My husband checked a compass on his phone and I was right. This isn’t a one off, it happens to me everywhere I sleep that isn’t home. It doesn’t stop me sleeping but it feels ‘wrong’. Does anyone else have this or is it just me me?

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Rituelec · 16/02/2026 23:16

I have this

NotTerfNorCis · 16/02/2026 23:14

Oo interesting! Never heard of this, must check bed directions now. 😆

MyOtherProfile · 16/02/2026 23:14

Well, I did have this but I don't now. I remember really clearly as a child if I slept somewhere else knowing which way I would be at home.

I haven't thought of it for years and have only now realised I've lost it.

ReluctantSwimMum · 16/02/2026 23:14

Yes I get this too! I assumed it's about where the sun is during the day? But I wonder if it's an innate compass.

Keepsmiling2948 · 16/02/2026 23:13

Yep! Definitely a thing I get it too. I can always tell. Strange!

spiderlight · 16/02/2026 23:12

My son does this - he's like a human compass! I kind of vaguely know if it's wrong, sometimes, unless I think about it too much, but he's spot on every time.

Goatshavehairyfeet · 16/02/2026 23:11

Yes! I have this. Not so much that it feels wrong but I can feel how it is different from my childhood bed and how it compares to other beds I am used to being in.

TyneTeas · 16/02/2026 23:10

Me too!

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