So I kept hearing stuff about these weighted blankets. They’re amazing! Best sleep I’ve had in years! Dropped off like a baby! and on and on and on. Except I guess I’m a naturally skeptical person because it didn’t matter how many people raved, I just.wasn’t.sure.
I mean, I’m a little hot flashy these days. Won’t that be a problem? Isn’t it hotter trapped under forty pounds of blanket? What happens when I combust, can’t escape, then pass out from heat stroke?
I’m also a little claustrophobic. (I know, I know, I’m all kinds of fun over here.) Won’t that be an issue? If feeling trapped in an elevator or walk-in closet can be a problem then isn’t being pressed into a mattress with zero space around me gonna be a hundred times worse?
Imagine my surprise when one of my favorite bloggers reviewed this exact thing! Apparently her husband likes to surprise her with internet health crazes and a weighted blanket was the latest one. Her perspective was illuminating, to say the least. You should roll on over there and check it out.
“I don’t know the science behind linens that crush you a little bit, but apparently weighted blankets cure everything from insomnia to anxiety. They’re supposed to help with sensory issues. I think maybe they cure rickets, too. Or was it scurvy? I don’t know.
So, the husband is very excited about his internet research and he comes in one day like Oprah. You get a weighted blanket and you get a weighted blanket! Seriously. This man spent a lot of money from his yearly bonus to have really expensive heavy blankets shipped to his entire family. Sorry, UPS guy. Sorry.”
I Tried A Weighted Blanket So You Don’t Have To: I’m Sick and So Are You
You’ve reminded me that I was thinking about the merits of getting weighted blankets for us. That was in 2017. Must start thinking about them again.
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I am seriously considering it for my kid. He struggles with anxiety but doesn’t have my issues with small spaces (or, obviously, perimenopause 😆).
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Not for me. I need to roll and thrash and scream for help. Being confined might cure me of the night terrors and then where would I be on the complaint spectrum.
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Gotta save at least one thing to complain about, right?
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Hahaha.
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Weighted blankets are an interesting concept, but I’m not sure I’m brave enough to try one yet. Especially, after reading Christine’s hilarious post.
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It was perfect — she talked about all the things that I’ve been wondering about!
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And painted a pretty good picture doing so too.
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Lets hope the UPS man has purchased one I imagine he will be suffering with anxiety if he knows everybody is ordering one.
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Those things should probably come with a hand truck for delivery guys!
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so funny –
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I love Christine!!
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She’s hilarious
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And the verdict is……
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Still in a holding pattern. I believe it really helps certain people but I don’t think that this is for me.
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Okay! Maybe you can try it and if y you don’t like it, it
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Can be turned?
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I guess I can look into that…
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Sorry for the disjointed response.
But if they take returns, it could be tried.
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That’s a good point, Sadje.
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🙏👍
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