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Weighted blankets - Good thing, bad thing, thing?

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Nellers Jan 2022 7:35pm, 6 Jan 2022 39,265 posts	Quote Pin Nellers No, not a poll. A request for feedback. Does anyone have any experience with weighted blankets and how they help with sleeping issues? Good or bad? Or very individual? Thanks, Hivemind.
EvilPixie Jan 2022 7:36pm, 6 Jan 2022 30,151 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie Lady at work says her other half swears by it
EvilPixie Jan 2022 7:37pm, 6 Jan 2022 30,152 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie I don’t have a weighted blanket but an old thick heavy blanket and definitely feel more cosy under it
Diogenes Jan 2022 7:38pm, 6 Jan 2022 66,070 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes My youngest daughter has one. She’s hardly ever conscious* *slight exaggeration
Diogenes Jan 2022 7:40pm, 6 Jan 2022 66,071 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes There’s a thread on this that’s listed in the related threads now it’s been tagged. There might be some advice on that.
becca7 Jan 2022 7:44pm, 6 Jan 2022 8,441 posts	Quote Pin becca7 I got one for my partner. He didn’t like it. I use it instead and find it quite pleasant.
Nellers Jan 2022 8:06pm, 6 Jan 2022 39,267 posts	Quote Pin Nellers Thanks folks (and particularly Dio for pointing me at the older thread!) It sounds like it’s worth a try (not for me. For eldest. I sleep like Yule log.
Hanneke Jan 2022 8:22pm, 6 Jan 2022 84,029 posts	Quote Pin Hanneke Haven't tried them but I have a heavy woollen woven blanket on the sofa and find the weight of it very relaxing. I also take it to somatic yoga (relaxing) and the other day to a gong bath. I think I shall put it on top of my quite heavy duvet tonight and see if it helps. Been struggling with sleep lately...
Jingle J Jan 2022 8:48pm, 6 Jan 2022 116 posts	Quote Pin Jingle J I love mine. I'm autistic and a life-long insomniac with anxiety and various other 'head-issues', so a fairly good candidate to benefit from them, and I do benefit indeed! Definitely has helped me sleep better - it's not a miracle worker; if I'm going through a particularly bad sleeping phase then nothing helps, but on average I feel I sleep better with it than without. I don't use it all the time - it's definitely a solo experience - and when my insomnia is at a fairly tolerable level, it stays on the shelf and I share a normal duvet with my partner. If I slept alone every night, I'd probably use it every night though. They are expensive but for me, something that does genuinely help me sleep better is priceless
Surrey Phil Jan 2022 9:00pm, 6 Jan 2022 7,921 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil A work colleague talked about these earlier as they are excellent for autistic or particularly anxious people.

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No, not a poll. A request for feedback.

Does anyone have any experience with weighted blankets and how they help with sleeping issues? Good or bad? Or very individual?

Thanks, Hivemind.

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