Is it possible to fall asleep whilst standing?

Question

Is it possible to fall asleep whilst standing?

Answer 1

You can doze, whilst standing ,

but should you really fall asleep, you would fall down ,

LoL!

and wake yourself up .!!



Unless of course ,you were propped up by two good friends ;

on your way back home ,after a good night out---- LOL



you may be 'sleep walking !'

Usually ,

you will have already, been asleep in bed ,

before you get up --to sleep walk --

you may even walk back to bed , whilst still asleep



>^,,^<

Answer 2

Me and my friend both fell asleep whilst standing up, leaning against each other, so I guess the answer is yes.

Answer 3

It was common practice for the poor to sleep standing up, during the Victorian age and in fact before. You may have heard old people using the phase 'I could sleep on a wire!' or 'on a washing line' , well this has its origins in truth. If you could not afford a bed, you could pay to lean against a line of rope. Picture Number 14

http://wiwi.uni-goettingen.de/Wsg/English/Institute/_EconHistPictures.html

http://wiwi.uni-goettingen.de/Wsg/Bildelemente/WSGinBildern/14.jpg

Answer 4

I've seen my father keel over at least four times from standing around when he's too tired. He sways, his eyes close, and he'll stand perfectly still for about two mintues. All is peaceful... Then WHAM! Face in carpet. So I'd guess yes, it is possible.

Answer 5

You can certainly doze off for a while stood up but not fully sleep.

Your body wont let you, it needs you legs to be moving to pump the blood back up into your heart. After a while it will recognise the shortage of blood and will wake you or make you faint and drop to the floor to help the blood circulate.

Answer 6

when I was younger I use to do it, but I don't know now that I'm older

Answer 7

My mum used to tell us that one of our brothers used to be asleep walking along with her.One hand on the pram she was pushing, one hand running fingers along iron railings!

Answer 8

If you have had a strenuous day and you relax for moment....you can easily fall asleep.

Answer 9

Yes



I could quite easily fall asleep no matter where I am or in what position. lol

Answer 10

Yes, it happened to me when I was in Air Force basic training.

Answer 11

It is..Perhaps you have narcolepsy if you fall asleep often in strange circumstances??

Answer 12

a friend of mine told me he had a friend who could sleep with his eyes open, so standing up may be possible.

Answer 13

Yes it is but Ive never done it, giraffes do it all there lives.

Answer 14

Yes. I've done it while in the shower.

Answer 15

yes seen it a few years ago

Answer 16

My boyfriend did it on a train, wish i had been there to see it!

Answer 17

Yes, if you are very tired.

Answer 18

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Answer 19

narcoleptics, have experienced this.