"Stand up Straight!"

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Was anyone else constantly told to stand up straight as a kid? I hate standing up straight. I know people look better and more confident when they do, but it is so uncomfortable.

Still do, and although I try, it's just not comfortable

YES! I constantly slouch. It feels unnatural to stand up straight.

When I force myself to stand up straight, I have to constantly think about my posture or else I settle back to my natural "wilted-leaf" stance.

When I was younger and learning how to properly sit at a computer, they instructed us that sitting up straight was best. I didn't think anyone really sat or stood up straight in real life. Since it was so uncomfortable to me, I thought it was for everyone else too. I thought it was just a health thing that we should be doing, but not something we actually did normally.

However, I began to notice, (much to my confusion and fascination), that many people do indeed naturally carry themselves like this.

Maybe this is a low muscle tone thing common in ASD. I am pretty floppy.

Haha yes I totally relate to that mildlysynesthetic. I don't sit "properly" at my desk at work (always have one leg up beneath me). I never understood the whole standing up straight thing. People assume I'm doing it because I have no self esteem but it's a comfort thing (undiagnosed at the moment...) i used to think everyone did it but then I look at photos and see clear differences...

I don't stand up straight because of all the time I spent on chairs.

Yes, but that was because I knew I was different and I was always anticipating the bullying to come so I'd just kind of hunch over protectively. I was sort of protecting the vital parts. The vital parts are all in the front. I think it's an instinct to hunch over when afraid.

I sit up a lot straighter now and in fact I like hard-backed straight chairs a lot.

I need all the straightening upward I can get, I'm only 5'1", LOL.

My dad sent me to a rolfer (like a cross between a physical therapist and a masseuse) to fix my posture because I was hunched over all the time and walked with "flat feet". I still do unless I consciously think about it, but I like to think I'm getting better.

Occasionally I would get told not to lean against things while standing up but my mum's big pet peeve was my posture while sitting. She was always warning me not to slouch or I could end up with scoliosis and require a back brace. There was actually a girl at my school who wore what I think they call a "Milwaukee" back brace with some padded thing under the chin (not sure of exactly what spinal condition she had, but cruel kids called her "hunchbacked") and I would get easily scared when my mum made me think I could end up wearing something like that as I diden't believe I could tolerate it.

The sad thing was that I found slouch seating quite comfortable.

My mom would sometimes correct my standing posture and it always felt uncomfortable.

I have my posture corrected a lot sitting, standing or walking.

I try to stand up as straight as possible since I am short (5 feet 4.75 inches).

It really wouldn't be good if one became a hunchback. It lessens his/her view of the world.

Yes! When I was young my mom pointed out to me how I hunch forward and that I'll get a hunchback if I keep doing it, and ever since then I tried to stand straight. I thought I grew out of the habit but I'm not so sure anymore.

I have a tendency to slouch while sitting and my standing posture isn't overly upright. I tend to keep my eyes on the ground while I'm walking because I'm scared I'll trip if I hold my head too high. And yes, other people have picked up on it so I've tried to improve over the years.

Yes, have been told many times to stand straight and sit straight. It's not my natural preference. It's worth mentioning that over time, a slouched posture can cause both chronic pain issues and spinal problems. Even so, I bet most of you won't be motivated to change it - I wasn't.

As a kid yeaa, never listened though. All that rubbish about it being bad for your back etc. My back is just fine and I'm comfortable with my posture.

Anyone can have poor posture and anyone can correct their posture with corrective exercises. There is too much sitting in today's society, and we often slouch at the computer chair, shoulders roll foward, chest muscles tighten, resulting in kyphosis. Our heads tend to end up in an ugly forward head posture while looking at a computer monitor. Our pelvis tends to tilt forward causing an interior pelvic tilt, hip flexors tighten up, glutes weaken and this causes excessive lordosis in our lower back resulting in everyone and their mamma to have low back pain.