sitting in the dark?

[Aspergers_Aspie]

When the autism charity drop in I attended was open, a service user in the winter, if a spare room was available would often sit in the dark, has anyone here ever enjoyed sitting in the dark?

 

[unperson]

so restful, no stimulation.

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

I like to while trying to sleep, but generally I would be okay in a light room but I get stressed if places are busy or loud

 

[Skittlebisquit]

Oh yes!

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

Maybe next time I am particularly stressed I will try it!

 

[Booknerd515]

I enjoy sitting in the dark. I tend to go towards darker parts of a room rather than lighter areas. It helps me desensitize and when I have light sensitivity from a headache it helps with that too sometimes as well.

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

I don't like an overly lit room. Some car headlights or camera flashes can sting my eyes

 

[VictorR]

At one job, sometimes I would just wander into the supply room, set the timer, and turn the light off. It's nice to take a time out from things.

 

[Hylian]

When I'm at home I usually sit in the dark. It's very relaxing and I feel like I can focus on things better. There's not a bunch of extra information from everything around me, because I can barely see anything in my peripheral vision. lol

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

When I'm at home I usually sit in the dark. It's very relaxing and I feel like I can focus on things better. There's not a bunch of extra information from everything around me, because I can barely see anything in my peripheral vision. lol

In my current flat, the noises inside and outside of the block are disruptive and I find relaxing tricky. I was lucky in previous homes that they were quieter. I don't like the sensation of noise cancellation headphones and even if I could wear them I could potentially miss an important text or phone call.

 

[WoodWorkingJoel]

When the autism charity drop in I attended was open, a service user in the winter, if a spare room was available would often sit in the dark, has anyone here ever enjoyed sitting in the dark?

Oh yes, one of my favourite things is the ensuite because there are no windows and it can be pitch black in there. Let's my eyes relax.

 

[Katsuragi]

I have always enjoyed sitting either completely in a dark or dimly lit room at night by myself where no one is around me. It is in moments like that when i feel at my most relaxed and comfortable.

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

A dimly lit room I like.

 

[Aspychata]

The water tanks that you submerge yourself in are popular for this reason. Like sitting in the womb. I love dark and alone. It's my MacHappy place minus the toy. This new place is way quieter. Thank god. To recharge, l need alone and less everything. As a senior citizen, l do way more of this so that l smile at my job and sincerely live in the present. lol

 

[Soleil]

I'm kind of afraid of the dark, actually, so I'm going to have to say no. Dimly lit rooms have a sort of dreamlike effect that makes me a little nervous. Brightly lit rooms hurt my eyes. Calmly lit rooms are nice, but it's hard to explain what I mean by that.

But when I'm stressing out I find it helps to crawl under my weighted blanket, which is heavy enough to block out all the light. I can also take off my hearing aids to block out most of the sound, too. So that's something I do when I need to calm down, but I'm not good in dark rooms themselves.