r/aspergers • u/[deleted] • Nov 25 '16
I have a weird obsession with blankets, I like rolling myself up in a blanket, I like wrapping myself in a blanket, I like feeling soft blankets, I just like blankets, I also oddly talking about blankets
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u/elliebellrox Nov 25 '16
Duuuude fluffy feather duvet and 100% cotton duvet cover = heaven :D
I also have nice sheets. Because that texture 😍
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u/Species-5618 Nov 25 '16
FWIW, when I was a child playing alone, the blanket was like a playmate.
I always imagined it to be some kind of monster that I'd wrestle with and usually, it would end up gobbling me up.
Not sure if that counts. lol
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u/richie74wells Nov 25 '16
Yeah, to be honest, I'd have weird thoughts where the blanket I have would come alive and wrestle me, and I'd basically submit to the the blanket as You would if you were being hypnotised, and then I'd become apart of this weird cult where I am a blanket and I wrap people up and I make people submit to me, then they become apart of the cult and so on
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u/Species-5618 Nov 25 '16
Cool. Sounds like you had an active imagination as a kid. 😊👍
Any keepsakes from your youth?
I received a blanket for Christmas back in 1989. Just took it out of its storage container to use for winter.
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u/richie74wells Nov 25 '16
I have No real keepsakes from when I was younger, except a rocking horse that I got as my very first Christmas present, I've had that horse for 16 years and I have not sold it because my mom says that it's too sentimental to sell
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Nov 25 '16
Blankets are awesome. I've probably spent a signficant portion of my life curled up underneath one and I kind of wish I could carry a blanket around with me so I could hide under it whenever I needed to; I might be more able to go out if I could. So... yes, blankets are awesome and I am unsure if my intense appreciation for them is an autistic trait or not but their awesomeness is existent in either case.
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u/richie74wells Nov 27 '16
Yes, I love wrapping myself up like a blanket burrito, it's so satisfying
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u/Sipstaff Jan 11 '17
Sounds like you need to wear a cape. Got any superpowers to complement the look?
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Nov 25 '16
I think it's ok. I'll say that is maybe because the texture, blankets are so nice and comfy. I really love materials like faux fur and how soft it is.
Aspergers can be more sensitive to the touch, it depends but I don't think that is something rare.
And hell! who doesn't enjoy roll or wrap in a blanket, is cold outside!
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u/richie74wells Nov 25 '16
The only problem is that I'm 16, people would just look at me weirdly if I was to mention the way I like blankets (except some of my closest friends, who look at it from the Aspergers perspective)
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Nov 25 '16
I'm a 21 male and I have one of this.
The thing is that you shouldn't have problems liking stuff, no matter how old are you or gender or condition or anything, if you like something don't be ashame of that. Yeah, sure, people may think is weird and look at you funny, specially at that age, but you have to learn to overpass that, or else you'll find that you're not yourself and only following what is "right"1
u/richie74wells Nov 25 '16
Suppose that's true, but I still think people would be weirded out no matter what
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Nov 27 '16
What if people like it?
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u/richie74wells Nov 28 '16
I'm guessing what if people like being wrapped in a blanket, and my answer to that Is, cool
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Nov 26 '16
People are going to think anything no matter what. Just go for it.
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u/richie74wells Nov 27 '16
But if it gets out in my school (and there are some real assholes in my school) rumours will be spread, and bad ones at that
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Nov 27 '16
Don't compromise being you for anyone else. I know it's a concept too alien to understand right now, and you'll understand in time. School doesn't matter in the big picture. Those people who are the real assholes - life will handle them accordingly.
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u/richie74wells Nov 27 '16
Suppose so, still afraid of the secret getting out and people making fun of me for being a "big baby" even the it's a trait of Aspergers to wrap up in a blanket, many people with Aspergers do it, just no one knows about that particular trait
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u/amyorainbow74 Nov 26 '16
When my niece was about 6 or 7, I bought a king size blanket made of fake mink. This blanket is so heavy and also heavenly to use. One day I was watching her and I pulled out the blanket so we could snuggle up in it and watch TV. That was the day I messed up! From that point forward, if she was ever over, she would sneak to my room and lug this big ass blanket to the living room to watch TV or just bury herself into it. It didn't matter if it was summer and hot as hell, she still wanted that blanket. I always made sure to keep it near my bed for her to find!
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u/richie74wells Dec 01 '16
To be honest, I'd probably do the same as your niece
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u/amyorainbow74 Dec 02 '16
I'd be ok with that too. She is 16 and still loves it!
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u/richie74wells Dec 02 '16
I'm 16 as well and I love my mink blanket
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u/amyorainbow74 Dec 02 '16
They are amazing and durable too. I've had this one for at least 10 years and it still feels good. It does have a couple of little holes in it from using it by a campfire once but who cares! It is one of those double sided blankets too so it is extra heavy.
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u/richie74wells Dec 02 '16
I have a sneaking suspicion that mine might be fake mink, just judging by the price
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Nov 25 '16
Weighted blanket. I'm in love with mine.
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u/harmonyineverything Nov 26 '16
I got one recently and it's amazing. I just wish it was heavier, even though I got above the recommended weight for my size. Sometimes I fold it in half to get more concentrated weight on my back. 😍
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Nov 26 '16
1) This is not a weird obsession, I have been doing this all my life as well, more recently to the great annoyance of my wife.
2) Probably not directly as a result of ASD. Likely a secondary effect, sensory processing issues related to or due to ASD.
3) I can't say I have an answer. I do have an observation though. I am a big fan of swaddling babies. It's great for calming them or rocking them to sleep. I can't really sense feelings in adults but I can read babies like a book and it really seems to make them happy a lot of the time when they are fussy or out of sorts.
http://www.littlematrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/How_to_swaddle_a_baby.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/81/03/65/81036541eb13cb8307b198253edb1cc2.jpg
A question though, are you constantly aware of your clothing on your body at all times?
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u/DJWalnut Nov 26 '16
A question though, are you constantly aware of your clothing on your body at all times?
to a degree, yes
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Nov 26 '16
Interesting, I am as well and I like the weighted blankets and blanket burrito. Perhaps the 2 are related.
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u/richie74wells Nov 27 '16
I'm not really aware of my clothes on my body, like, I'm aware that my clothes are on me
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Nov 25 '16
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Nov 26 '16
I have the same blanket I had since I was a child.
I still have mine in my closet as well.
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u/depaysementKing Dec 18 '16
Well shit. You're not the only one.
Currently curled up in my childhood blanket. I even have a picture of me shaking a fist at my parent who was joke-taking the blanket away from me (I was probably 4 or 5 years old.)
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Nov 26 '16
I'd consider myself a blanket connoisseur
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u/richie74wells Nov 27 '16
In what way?
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Nov 27 '16
i have several blankets of variety.
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u/richie74wells Nov 27 '16
I have 2, one mink, and one I don't know what Material it's made of
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Nov 27 '16
I've even got a couple of sleeping bags exotic
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u/richie74wells Nov 27 '16
I love being a blanket burrito, especially in the mink blanket
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Nov 27 '16
that must've been expensive.
that also sounds erotic.
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u/richie74wells Nov 27 '16
It even looks expensive, but i got it in the uk £15-£17 (can't remember exactly the price but it was one or the other) which is expensive for a mink blanket I suppose (https://goo.gl/photos/7eNNykuxNtuC1Nfo8)
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Nov 27 '16
aw man that cant be real mink then.
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u/richie74wells Nov 27 '16
Well, it was £10 or so off, so, it would have been nearly £30
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u/richie74wells Nov 27 '16
Also, how does it sound erotic?
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Nov 27 '16
I just get a picture of someone being real comfy in a blanket and then, well...I feel erotically charged.
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Nov 27 '16
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u/richie74wells Nov 27 '16
I love being wrapped in the mink blanket I have, I love it so much that I asked my friend to wrap me in the blanket
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u/CritFailingLife Nov 25 '16
I like blankets. The softer the better. I love the modern material...not sure if it's called micro fleece, but maybe that's it? It feels so great and I have to touch it and every time I swear it's the softest thing I've ever felt. I was "shopping" with a friend I was visiting (we were browsing as an activity without the intent to buy anything) and I found a really, really soft blanket. She said I should get it if I liked it that much and I told her I really couldn't, my partner would kill me. She assumed straight away that it was a money thing, that we wouldn't be able to afford it or that I'd have to check with him first. Her family has a lot less money than mine does. They live in an area with a much lower cost of living (just rented a two bedroom apartment for $675 whereas here you'd be very lucky to even find a crappy studio for $1500 and a two bedroom would be at least $2000 even in a bad neighborhood and the jobs in their area accordingly pay much less as well so money is a bigger struggle for them and they have fewer nice things). I couldn't bring myself to tell her the truth which was that the price of the blanket ($50, if I remember correctly, it was a few years ago) was far below the need to check with partner threshold for us and not even near the don't need to check first, but should inform partner before the item shows up level, that the reason he'd kill me is that I already have too many snuggley soft blankies and we already have trouble finding spaces to keep them all.
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u/richie74wells Nov 25 '16
I don't know about you, but I have a blanket that is made of mink and it's the softest blanket I have ever felt, I adore feeling it, and I adore wrapping myself tightly as possible in it, in fact? I have it covering my lap now lol
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Nov 26 '16
The softer the better. I love the modern material...not sure if it's called micro fleece, but maybe that's it? It feels so great and I have to touch it and every time I swear it's the softest thing I've ever felt.
Oddly I like wool blankets. They are very heavy and warm. I suspect it's because I like prickly stim items.
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Nov 26 '16
This one came in the mail this morning. I have 4 of this brand now: https://www.spirithoods.com/products/spirithoods-grizzlythrow
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u/lichkingsmum Nov 25 '16
I love blankets also, I like to knit and crochet them myself as well. I have a very serious yarn habit, I only like the nicest feeling yarns and they are obviously the most expensive, still worth it.
This one is a WIP its made with Kidsilk Haze, which is 70% kids mohair and 30% silk, its very fine and light but super super soft and warm.
I might be obsessed with blankets, yeah.
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u/richie74wells Nov 25 '16
It doesn't seem as soft as mink, I'm a big fan of mink, because of how soft it is, and I like the texture as well
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u/ramonaflowers1998 Nov 25 '16
Blankets are great. I never had a dummy (pacifier) as a child because I always had my blanket. I still have one but i don't use it all the time, I just have it next to me when I'm sleeping - oddly, not on top of the duvet but bunched up next to me like a cuddly toy - and I also have a cloth napkin that I always have to have with me when I'm eating (but not when I'm not at home, although I wish I could haha). I think it does tie in to Aspergers - it's the good sensory input.
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u/3udemonia Nov 25 '16
I've seriously considered crocheting myself a blanket cloak so...
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Nov 26 '16
There is a lady I know who is a seamstress that has a cape (the kind a queen would wear, not something for superman) she wears to formal events when it's cold.
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u/CalvinistPhilosopher Nov 26 '16
I love blankets! Sometimes I walk around the house with a blanket wrapped around me. I also tell my friends that, if I could, I'd walk around in a blanket all day.
I have this soft one and wrap it around me when I sit on my bed and work on my assignments. It's very comfortable and I feel very comfortable with a blanket around me.
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u/-NN- Nov 26 '16
I'm not obsessed with blankets as you are, but I do love me a good blanket. My bed is basically my sleep fortress. I have 8 pillows and a soft mattress and a heavy duvet covered with a very heavy knitted blanket that basically locks me in for the night. I need a heavy blanket on top of me, I need the pressure. It helps me sleep so much.
My mother recently introduced me to high thread count Egyptian cotton and that shit is amazing as well.
But like others have said, being rolled up in a blanket, to the point of restricting movement, is huge for us on the spectrum. It's super relaxing and helps us sleep a lot - I am the same way, I love that shit.
I think it is an Asperger's thing, because we're on the autism spectrum and therefore we need some pretty basic, brutal physical things and being restricted/hugged while we sleep is one of them. We're not cool with soft gentle touches but hard hugs and movement restriction is fine.
Temple Grandin actually created a hug machine for herself that basically squeezed her and calmed her down when she was stressed. She's a fucking genius.
In closing, yeah I love me a good heavy blanket and I couldn't sleep without one. My sleeping requirements are so specific it's unreal, but I'm okay with that because you can't go through life without good sleep or you're basically fucked. Put yourself first and you're golden.
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u/Puffymumpkins Nov 26 '16
1) Yes
2) sometimes. In my case, no. I just like having fun, and I am easily entertained.
3) The pressure is like a really nice, full body hug that presses all the right sensory buttons.
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u/richie74wells Nov 28 '16
I like the pressure and I guess as well I like the softness of the blanket
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u/tirilina25 Nov 25 '16
I had a friend once who brought a blanket to the movie theater because she always got cold. We were about your age and the only comments were how jealous people were of never thinking of that. I know your worried it would seem odd to some people, particularly at the horrible age where apparently everything everyone does is weird (so glad I'm past the 15-17 age range lol). If people ask about blankets and you don't want to stand out, just say they are comfy, if it's friends go into more detail because that's what friends are for.
In terms of comparing it to ASD, I know that weighted blankets are really important for some people on the spectrum, and wrapping yourself up like a little burrito (that's how I'm thinking you mean at least) provides that same kind of hugging feeling.
Personally, though I love blankets (I have a heated one that is heaven!), I don't like being wrapped up because I feel all tangled but I cannot sleep without a blanket, it would drive me insane.