I've had problems with my posture and muscle tension for a long time, and have been reading about how these things affect autistic people more. As I get older I can't get away with sitting awkwardly as much as I used too and I'm finding my desk chair at home virtually impossible. I can't get comfortable in the chair, the slightest difficulty tenses me up so much I sit really stiffly and I've had a painful back for a while. The obvious answer would be to get a new office chair, but where do you start, there are thousands to choose from and the cost of one of those ergonomic chairs is eyewatering.
Being tense all the time is tiring, I'm trying to get back into some exercise, other than walking to help release the tension. I feel good after exercise but at the moment I feel exhausted. Despite knowing I feel good after exercise my tiredness is making changing my routine a bigger struggle and the sensory challenges of changing my clothes, a noisy fitness app, I can't find subtitles yet to turn off the incessent chatter and loud music, the gym is a no-no, I tried it and it takes way too much time to get there and back and the volume even with earplugs is too much.
Sorry for having a bit of a moan, I'm in a rut and feeling frustrated and down, struggling with sensory sensitivities and despite knowing what would help, feeling unable to get on with it.
Would like to know if anyone else has this experience and any advice
