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seanbrockest t1_j2ylc5o wrote

I still remember the first time I woke up with that, I was about 12 or 13 I think, and I freaked out so bad because I thought my arm had been paralyzed. It was such a weird feeling having a dead limb just hang, no sensation, it was like an extra piece of meat just hanging from my shoulder.

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xXxPLUMPTATERSxXx t1_j2ylbnf wrote

Often I fall asleep with my arm off the edge but locked straight because the elbow is pointed down. Instead of being dead it's fairly painful and I have to bend my arm slowly to get back to normal.

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is_that_optional t1_j2y6nne wrote

Reply to comment by CorrosiveBackspin in dead arm! by PewPewAnimeGirl

I get that sleeping on my stomach and stuffing my arms under the pillow. Super comfy unless you fall asleep that way. Massaging your armpit gets the blood flowing a bit faster but good luck doing that with wet noodle arms.

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TheW83 t1_j2y4ik5 wrote

I woke up once in the middle of the night to go pee and freaked out when a rat jumped on my leg. I smacked it away in a frenzy only to realize it wasn't a rat but my other hand. My arm was absolutely dead numb and it took about 10 minutes to get it back to almost normal.

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