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  • MintOPEnglish
    51·
    2 years ago

    Upvote this comment if you like weight on your body

  • MintOPEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    Upvote this comment if you do not like weight on your body

  • LilBagOfBunnies@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    2 years ago

    It depends! Pressure can feel comforting to me depending on the context; I love when my cat is laying on me, or cuddling up with my partner. But when it comes to sleeping, I don’t really like pressure on me, just feels too restrictive.

  • techno156@kbin.social
    5·
    2 years ago

    You can link a regular poll if you prefer one of those.

    Personally, I like the coziness, but not so much the heat/restrictiveness. So more the idea of the blanket than the actual blanket.

  • ReallyKinda@kbin.social
    4·
    2 years ago

    I feel like mine has been bothering my back lately, might be a change in activity level though. I do find the weight comforting and think it helps me sleep deeper.

  • a_mac_and_con@kbin.social
    4·
    2 years ago

    I have a problem sleeping without something heavier on me. Which sucks in the summer. I’ve wished forever to be able to sleep with at the least a sheet, but it’s not enough.

  • MrTulip@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    Yes. We have a waited blanket. I love it, but it caused my partner joint pain. We compromise with the heaviest comforter we can find in the winter.

    In the summer, I’ll sometimes stack a few pillows on myself (we have a bunch) to get some weight on me, while still allowing some airflow.

    • faiora@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      It’s actually much more comfortable for two people in one bed to have separate blankets. :) might be worth trying two twin blankets. Then your partner could have what they prefer and you could have weighted.

      • Alacran@mander.xyzEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        I am continuously surprised that some people sleep under a single blanket. This is not a custom where I’m from. I wouldn’t be able to relax!

      • neomachino@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        My wife and I started sleeping with separate blankets a while ago. I like to sleep with 2 heavy comforters even in the summer but my wife gets hot while she sleeps. A lot of the times we end up sharing a single blanket by morning but I don’t think I could fall asleep like that.

        Also I just realized while typing this that I do like weight on my body!

  • fax_of_the_shadow@kbin.social
    4·
    2 years ago

    I can’t sleep without my weighted blanket. Even in summer. We just compensate by having a large fan blowing directly onto the bed for me.

    • MintOPEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      I mean weighted vests do exist in real life but are usually aimed a kids, like so many autism things tend to. Actually just looked it up weighted vests seem to be sold for “training” as well.

      • Ratboy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Yep, the training is called rocking. I had a friend who used one while hiking, its cool cuz it has a bunch of small metal plates that you can put on and take off to adjust the weight so you can work your way up

  • MintOPEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I’ve tried a weighted blanket that my friend has for anxiety - and it was too much for me, I almost throughout the year just have the cover without the duvet itself, just so I have some kind of cover.

    It doesn’t also help that I sweat abnormally so I have to be careful to end up into a puddle in my sleep

  • musicalcactus@midwest.socialEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I tried a weighted blanket once and never stopped. I had to travel for work and told myself it was silly to bring it, but then had a hard time sleeping without it. I added makeshift weight to my bedding - all the hotel towels, extra blanket, fake couch rug thing, and vowed I’d just travel with heavy luggage from now on.

  • n_to@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I’m writing this from under a weighted blanked and I like it here :3

    (It is a bit weird when you want to turn around in your sleep, but it calms me down a lot and helps me to have deeper sleep)

  • GarethEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Love it, but I overheat really easy, so it’s hard to get right…