Do you have problems with dressing yourself?

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03 May 2008, 6:24 am

While I have no problems with actually putting clothes on, I tend to space out a lot while I'm getting dressed.


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03 May 2008, 8:32 am

I have some slight problems.

It always takes me at least 2 attempts to button my shirt correctly. I also tend to get tangled up in my shirt sleeves.
When I put my pants on, I sometimes lose my balance.

I hate anything touching my throat. I rip the tags out of my clothing.

If I don't have my watch, I have an anxiety attack.


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03 May 2008, 9:35 am

No, although the clothes I picked out to wear until high school weren'texactly fashionable, and people lampooned me for it (although I really didn't realize it); I typically wore sweatpants and a t-shirt.



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03 May 2008, 11:48 am

I have no trouble dressing apart from the very rare occasions when something needs zipping up or tying up at the back.

I personally hate anything that is non-stretch excluding jeans, workpants and pants of the cargo variety. It means I don't wear those womens business blouses that I'm expected to wear to work. I HATE them, they're too constricting and too hot to wear.
I like stretchy clothes and sometimes I buy a size smaller than usual just so they're tight and snug on my body, yet they are stretch so I can move and not feel constricted in any way. I always wear layers, mostly a tank and a shirt. I even wear two pairs of underpants (usually hipster bikini's with boylegs over top) just so I'm snug down there :lol: :oops:.



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03 May 2008, 11:58 am

Do I have problems getting dressed? Hmmm let's think. Ah, socks. My greatest foe. Curse their oily hides! :x There's none more deceitful than the common or 'garden' sock. But my main problem with socks is that they often don't fit too well. Other than that, I'm fine with getting dressed. Although it takes me about an hour in the mornings because everytime I put something on I sit on my bed and stare blankly into space, overwhelmed by the world and what the day might bring. Ah, the day. My greatest foe. Curse it's oily hide! :x

Oh no, I have two greatest foes, that's not right. :(



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03 May 2008, 2:19 pm

NUTLOG wrote:
Do I have problems getting dressed? Hmmm let's think. Ah, socks. My greatest foe. Curse their oily hides! :x There's none more deceitful than the common or 'garden' sock. But my main problem with socks is that they often don't fit too well. Other than that, I'm fine with getting dressed. Although it takes me about an hour in the mornings because everytime I put something on I sit on my bed and stare blankly into space, overwhelmed by the world and what the day might bring. Ah, the day. My greatest foe. Curse it's oily hide! :x

Oh no, I have two greatest foes, that's not right. :(
lmao :lol: :lol: :lol:



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03 May 2008, 4:06 pm

LostInSpace wrote:
Jeyradan wrote:
Sublyme wrote:
I also have a hard time buttoning buttons and fastening bras in the back...

You're supposed to fasten them in the back? I always fasten them in front and then move the fastener to the back.

Sublyme wrote:
I can't wear jewelry

Me neither, it's way too much sensory input. I've trained myself to wear a soft watch, which took a long time but I felt it was necessary. It's the only jewelry I could ever wear.
I also can't stand makeup of any sort, ever.


I do the same things with my bras. I can't imagine fastening them in the back- do other people do that? I wasn't aware of that.


I fasten mine in the back, but only because pulling them around from front to back feels bad. It usually just takes a few tries for me to get it hooked now, but it used to take about ten minutes.

I'm fine with dressing. With the exception of shirts within shirts and anything that requires maneuvering (ie, gowns), I'm ok.


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