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Originally Posted by Indie'sOK
Hi there,
I'm currently looking for a weighted blanket after reading about them and they ways they help people with sensory processing disorders. The problem is that I can't find one large enough and heavy enough for someone my size under $300! I want it to be the width of a full-size comforter and around 18-20lbs, not to mention extra fluffy  Should I just make my own? I looked at fabric store websites like Joann's and found the price of 20lbs of poly-pellets to be around $70....then I looked on Ebay and found them for $30. If I choose the DIY route, does anyone have a good pattern they've seen or used?
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I spent the money to buy one one time and it didnt work for me. Im a survivor of sexual abuse so the added weight on me, no matter what position I was in I felt like I was being abused again and had flashbacks and many nightmares. my wife and I gave away mine to the hospital with in 3 days of buying it.
now when people ask me about this I tell them before buying their own make one. its very easy to do it. go someplace that has sand (a park, playground, your back yard what ever), fill a couple pillow cases, then divide that sand up at home into more pillow cases. then lay down and place the pillow cases on top of you. during times when you think you would be using your actual weight blanket.. if you are able to lay this way for about 15min to hours (what ever you need it for) and it doesnt cause you more stress of having pressure like this on top, around you then by all means go get a weight blanket...
many of those that I know who have been sexually abused come back telling me they couldnt do it, the added weight caused them to feel like their abusers were attacking them again.