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giraffodil:

unbelievable-facts:

Sleeping under a weighted blanket can help reduce insomnia and anxiety.

Has anyone tried this? What do you use for a weighted blanket?

I certainly sleep better under thicker and thus heavier covers, and a lot of people on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing disorders find weighted blankets calming when they get overstimulated and stressed.  Weighted blankets can provide the weight without as much warmth as thick covers.  There are companies that sell them in a variety of sizes and patterns (I haven’t ever ordered from them, it was one of the first results I found) and also a variety of make-your-own tutorials.

(Oh, and they can be weighted with stones, plastic pellets, fishing weights – all kinds of things.)

Autistic, can confirm.