Anyone has any issues with comfortability?

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I seem to often be unable to feel comfortable, whether I'm physically active or in bed. No position I seem to turn to makes me feel relaxed... e.g. I started crossing my arms while trying to sleep some months ago, thought it was the most comfortable position back then, but gradually it became harder to remain that way.

Anyone has any issues with this? I know autistics usually have specific uncomfortable points, like seams in socks, but I seem to be uncomfortable with anything, which might be worse.

Does anyone know if the feeling has a chemical origin, by the way?

(Wow, no one has any opinions on this topic? Changed the subject, btw.)

That doesn't sound good. I had it like that for a while some years ago, but that was because of anxiety and restlessness. And something else psychological that was bothering me and affecting me badly. I couldn't have it like that anymore, and tried talking to people/soothing, accepting, rewarding conversations, tried to be happy, remove my problems with what is social, and.. just get control over this terrible state. I don't know if this is what you have.

I think this can be solved by human interaction. To get company and be with others. Whatever you can manage, groups, hiking, projects. Even something frightening. It can help you. Desperation can be a motivation.

I also find it difficult to find comfortable positions when I sleep or sit or stand, so that seems to cover 100% of the time. I just don't understand why I can't get comfortable when others around me seem so relaxed no matter what position they find themselves in. I guess I often wonder if they really are comfortable or maybe just better at being still. Either way, they don't seem to be distracted by discomfort, if they are feeling it.

I do relate to your question, but I'm still unsure of what will work for me to get past it.

I feel ill at ease often and sleeping is the worst. I usually cannot actually get good sleep unless I am exhausted which can be rather annoying later on. I only get about 4 hours of sleep at night if I am lucky. Between restless thoughts and uncomfortable sleeping.

I have issues with my blankets. They are not "heavy" enough but if I used more I would sweat and be too hot, if I use less I would get too darn cold and I feel I am unable to think of where to put my arms when I sleep. Under my head they freeze out of the blanket, under me they wake up numb, I used to cross my arms and sleep sideways, now that hurts my shoulders.

Staying awake until I can no longer even think, to the point I could crawl under a car and sleep, helps sometimes even when I wake up, because I am too tired to care. I can't suggest that tho, because its probably unhealthy.

I can relate to this so much...any answers or help with this for everyone involved on this thread would be great.

I'm also uncomfortable sitting, standing and getting in a good position to sleep. It's been an issue even when I was a kid...I'd squirm while sitting down or sitting in a seat, switching positions very so often because my body never felt relaxed. I've tried sitting and standing while being aware of good posture and I still feel uncomfortable. I don't understand it. Why can't I just freaking relax? My shrink has told me that this discomfort is a part of my anxiety disorder, which I wish would just go away so that I could stop thinking about how achy I am and how weird my body feels for once.

I meditate 3-4 times a week which helps only a little, as it relaxes my mind more than my body. I exercise and carry heavy bags often, and due to this my muscles always feel so sore and tense, which makes me edgy and very uncomfortable. The only thing that helps is having a very thorough deep pressure massage, but these are very expensive.

I have problems with being comfortable, whilst lying in bed; which part of my body I lie on, how I lie my head down on a pillow, whether I cover myself with a blanket etc., and sitting upright; my posture, where I put my arms, how I put my feet on the ground etc. This problem affects the amount of sleep I get each night, and how tired I am in the morning... I just get so agitated.

I have a specific memory foam pillow - if I have to travel, it is with me. Pillows feel like rocks.

I am constantly described as a "fidget". This is partially because of my near-constant stimming but also because I just CANNOT get comfortable a lot of the time. While sitting I will constantly change position every minute or two; sometimes several times a minute. In bed is the worst. I probably change position at LEAST ten times before I finally sleep and a lot more sometimes. I have all sorts of weird arrangements of pillows and additional blankets which I arrange in various ways. I especially like to turn myself into a tight human sausage roll (picture below for those from places other than the UK ) with the blanket but obviously this is only an option in the winter months or I would cook.



By the way they are horrible - nastiest meat ever (I am vegetarian so maybe my opinion isn't totally to be trusted on this).

I also have trouble feeling "comfortable" in the way that most people seem to use that word. I do not feel at rest, I am never relaxed when awake is relaxed means to describe a moment of not experiencing intense stimulations.

For me, it is because of the constant stimulation (not quite an overload) due to the hypersensitivity of most of my senses. I cannot "not-feel", "not-hear" and so on just because I want to go to sleep or because I want to feel not-bothered by what's going on around me in order to focus on something fun or to feel relaxed and temporarily "disconnected" (daydream? focus on... nothingness? on thoughts? no idea) from parts of the world.

A comforting solution that I found for when I lie in bed or when I am forced to sit in a limited number of positions for long is focussing on a distinct sensation that feels nice such as the sensation of my cheek against a soft pillow, a pleasant smell or my feet touching something that feels exciting. Fending of the intense and annoying sensation by focussing on the equally intense but - at least - non-annoying or pleasant sensations.

That is as "comfortable" and as "relaxed" as I can get. It's okay with me because I can function fairly well. And, really, it could be worse if this method didn't not work for me as that would interfere with my ability to communicate/talk, pay attention, learn stuff, do very simple things at home. It was never that bad (never completely crippled me) but the amount of interference of intense stimuli/overstimulation/sensory overload in my early childhood was worse enough and made all these simple things so difficult to do and learn that I suspect that I wouldn't function like this today if it had stayed that way.