Weighted blankets for adults?

this is interesting!!!

Hello. I just made a post about this in the autism forum. I would like to try this. I haven't heard of it before until I think my social worker pointed it out to me I think. But I would like something like this. Waiting for it to be a bit cheaper though. I don't have time to make one by hand really.

Social anxiety disorder, ASD, GAD, OCD, and panic disorder

Lexapro, 10 mg; Ativan 0.5 mg PRN

I recently came across one of my weighted blankets from years ago. I thought lets try it and see what happens.. well it caused me to have nightmares, and major panic attacks. I am a sexual abuse survivor. the weight of the blanket triggered my body to remember the weight of my abuser, I have also been hospitalized on occasion and at times due to the type of mental disorder I had I was restrained. the weight of the blanket triggered memories of being restrained, weighted down during the abuse and hospitalizations. my suggestion to anyone who has never used this therapy approach (weighted blankets, or other therapy approaches that cause a person to be bound, squeezed, being restrained, held down... by objects like blankets, straps, water bags, sand bags, straight jacketing what ever other words used for this your location may use...) to contact your treatment providers, this way you can discuss with them whether based on your own history of abuse, flashbacks, nightmares, panic, whether this will work for you, and also will enable your treatment providers to be available should you end up accidentally causing yourself more harm.

edit..also there are some health issues that a person should never use these compression style therapy approaches...breathing problems (asthma, COPD, apnea...,) allergies where a persons allergic reaction is coughing, sneezing to get rid of the allergin, and other breathing problems due to allergies, organ issues, high blood pressure, circulatory issues like body parts going \feeling numb, seizure disorders, ... the reason treatment providers in my location can no longer use compression style therapies is because many documented deaths have come from doing them, due to compression style therapy.

I have one! I love it! I use it at night when I need to calm down! Highly recommend!~

sometimes part of the activity is making one to your own needs. less expensive too because you can use any spare cloth that is not being used like converting that pair of pants that dont fit, towels that have lost their use, sheets that no longer able to be used for sheets, and common household items like dried beans, powders, rice...

each of my children have a quilt made from their outgrown baby clothing, favorite blankets over the years, and a couple favorite stuffed animals that were beyond use. for my own weighted blankets I used favorite fabrics found in a craft store mixed with a few items from my family like I have quilted in a baby shirt from each of my children, and my wife also added one of her favorite items. my siblings also added squares of fabric from my childhood items that have been passed from family to family. each one of my weighted blankets has a spot where I can place my favorite scented sache (a square that is like a zippered pocket, where I place a home made amulet (pouch) bag that I can put my scent of choice into then slip the amulet bag into the zippered square on the quilt. since I cant use them for actual weighted blankets they are being used as bed spreads, wall decorative blankets and packed away for safe keeping.

self making a weighted blanket sometimes makes it even more special.

I've had my blanket for a year now. I love it.