# Anyone else out there have this sitting posture problem? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 3, 2013, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-out-there-have-this-sitting-posture-problem/660001 "2013-06-03T04:24:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![romadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@romadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romadea)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-out-there-have-this-sitting-posture-problem/660001/1 "2013-06-03T04:24:56Z")
I don’t usually feel very comfortable sitting unless I’m sitting on at least one of my legs, or if I pull them near my chest in almost a fetal position. Does anyone else do this, or am I a freak of nature? Also, why is this bad for us? Assuming it is. Which I am. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-out-there-have-this-sitting-posture-problem/660001/2 "2013-06-03T04:26:44Z")
I sit on my foot all the time. I feel more comfortable that way too. Don’t know how bad it is for you, but I do know it makes my foot fall asleep, 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-out-there-have-this-sitting-posture-problem/660001/3 "2013-06-03T04:44:10Z")
I do it too, even though it makes my hips hurt. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-out-there-have-this-sitting-posture-problem/660001/4 "2013-06-03T05:38:20Z")
Not exactly as you describe, but I do have a preference for having my feet raised and I tend to sit side-wise on a couch with my feet up. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-out-there-have-this-sitting-posture-problem/660001/5 "2013-06-03T12:14:27Z")
Same here. Sometimes cross legged. Doesn’t cause me problems, though, and I’ve been doing it for years. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-out-there-have-this-sitting-posture-problem/660001/6 "2013-06-03T12:46:19Z")
> [@romadea](#): > > I don’t usually feel very comfortable sitting unless I’m sitting on at least one of my legs, or if I pull them near my chest in almost a fetal position. Does anyone else do this, or am I a freak of nature? If you are a man, I would consider that very, very odd. It’s always struck me as something only women like to do. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-out-there-have-this-sitting-posture-problem/660001/7 "2013-06-03T14:45:52Z")
I feel uncomfortable if I’m not sitting with either one leg crossed under me, or sitting with legs raised high on as another chair and crossed. Most of the time now I can’t do either (rheumatoid crap) and it feels like I’m actually not sitting, but standing. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-out-there-have-this-sitting-posture-problem/660001/8 "2013-06-03T17:55:53Z")
I’m sitting on one of my feet/legs right now. thanks for reminding me that I need to switch to the other leg soon, to avoid numbness. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-out-there-have-this-sitting-posture-problem/660001/9 "2013-06-03T20:51:51Z")
I usually sit cross-legged. My hips and lower back get uncomfortable pretty quickly if I sit in a more standard position. It makes driving for a long time unpleasant.