Comfy products to try to help soothe self?

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I currently wear ear muffs and now have gotten a sleeping mask and wear those to bed each night to help me sleep. I was wondering what other people do and what comfy, coping, soothing, etc products people use for themselves.

I use fuzzy blankets instead of sheets, and another fuzzy blanket to cover with in cold weather. I have fuzzy blankets (microfleece is easy to wash and dry) all over my house to wrap around me or to hold/touch.

Idk if I'd call it self-soothing, but for bed I use 100% cotton t-shirt sheets or 100% cotton flannel. The former most of the year, the latter in winter. The blankets I use are 100% woven thermal blankets. They're heavy, but don't make me too warm. If I want warmer, I throw a plain sheet (same as above, just not fitted) over the top of the blankets to hold the warm body air in. I don't normally use the plain top sheet in a set. Pillowcases are usually the t-shirt material, but I have a few matching flannel as well. These are all snuggly to me.

When I sleep, I cover my eyes with a black t-shirt (It came to me in a package deal, but I don't wear black) I like flannel if I'm not wearing night clothes, but at least one interface should slide fairly readily to avoid night tangles. Recently, I've added a 5-lb "heavy" blanket in a narrow single size that I made from some heavy, loose fabric. I also pre-warm my bed with an electric blanket under the mattress topper that I isolate electrically before getting into bed.
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