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Sleep and relaxing

Will Young

I find it really difficult to sleep unless i’m really tired and I can only sleep if the air around me is cold with a cold pillow, I think I might have insomnia. 

I also can’t sit on a chair without clapping my knees together constantly, it happens without me even thinking about it.

How do you relax? 

Because the most relaxed I feel is when I’m playing sport where everyone else says relaxing is lying down doing nothing. I don’t understand why anyone would do that because it’s not fun or productive and just a waste of time. 

Is it just me or is this relatable?

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  • I can't relate to the need for cold air and pillow (quite the contrary) but I do need it to be dark, the bedding to be very smooth and not to be too hot or cold. Both mattress and pillow need to be very soft indeed. So needing certain conditions for sleep is definitely relatable.

    The knee clapping sounds like a stim to me. When I'm sitting down if I'm not on my computer or doing puzzles (the latter is a stim, too, I think) then I draw patterns with my fingers on my hands, the remote and anything else I happen to get my hands on. Restlessness can be a symptom of autism so it sounds as though you're autistically normal.

    The word and number puzzles help me and I do jigsaw puzzles, too, which I usually find quite relaxing. I never fully let go, though. As you can't play sport 24/7 I'm wondering if there might be other activities you could do which put you into flow. A hobby or interest, perhaps.

  • in reply to Hathor

    I listen to music all the time like hours upon hours as it helps with most thinks like exiting the world around me and helps me feel emotions as I have alexithymia and it seems to be one of the few things that give me a buzzing feeling inside.

    My hobby or main interest would definitely be historical wars (mainly WW1 and WW2). I love watching documentaries and TV programs on the war, the ***, RAF and other forces. I like certain TV series like arrow and Gotham, Luther and the serial killer programs.

    I can only get to sleep with 1 thin pillow and I keep having to turn it over until I fall asleep so it stays cool.

    I often bite the inside of my mouth for some reason but I also do the hand drawing thing sometimes. Another thing I do is tap my heels to a song that is stuck in my head.

    What do you do and what are your hobbies?

  • in reply to Will Young

    Biting is a recognised autistic trait I think. I bite my right arm dozens of times a day. There are biting "toys" I've seen online which are meant to distract you from biting yourself. I don't know if they are any good or if they're just another way to make money out of autistic people.

  • in reply to NAS39248

    If someone could provide a link to an online shop selling "discreet chewable necklaces" I would be very grateful.    Slight smile

  • in reply to NAS39248

    A necklace is still quite clear. I’m not willing to sacrifice my appearance for nothing.

  • in reply to Will Young

    They do make smaller discreet chewable necklaces that are designed not to look infantile. I have seen several autistic adults using them 

  • in reply to Will Young

    I was thinking the same thing to tell you the truth.   Disappointed

  • in reply to Yttrium

    If I were to ever have one of those chewy gem things nobody would ever find it or see me with it. There too childish, big and impractical.

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