Do you like to take long showers?

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Jitro
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27 Jun 2012, 6:30 pm

I do. Does this have to do with autism?

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27 Jun 2012, 6:33 pm

I don't know, but my boyfriend and I, both being aspies, naturally take long showers.

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27 Jun 2012, 7:01 pm

I love taken long showers by myeslf.

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27 Jun 2012, 7:03 pm

as long as it's not cold water, yes.

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27 Jun 2012, 7:03 pm

I always take a long time in the shower. The combination of hot water and my sedatives makes me too relaxed to take the lightning-fast 5 minute showers that my family members are capable of taking.

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27 Jun 2012, 7:09 pm

I don't like long showers, unless I'm really really cold when I get in, or don't want to get out because I'll be cold again. My showers do tend to take a bit longer then most people, but I have a very exact routine I follow, and if I can't remember if I did a step, I'll actually start over. The routine itself is actually fairly involved, because I like taking care of myself when I get around to showering every other day or so, and I have a LOT more stuff in my shower then any person living alone really should

BUT I found a good way to make use of my shower time while going through a lengthy routine; I study in the shower with laminated notes, generally long-term study stuff, like vocab for my 3 language classes. I just get them wet and stick them right to the shower wall (have one of those surrounds) that way, while I'm shampooing, conditioning, brushing my teeth, etc, I have something to keep me from getting bored and impatient and skipping steps ^_^

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27 Jun 2012, 7:11 pm

I find the hot water and the solitude so relaxing. (when I'm not in a time crunch ) i stay in the shower longer than anyone i know just because it feels like a little vacation from my stressful life.
It must be a sensory thing.

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27 Jun 2012, 7:17 pm

I find long showers and long soaks in the tub to be relaxing and soothing. During times of great stress, I find myself in danger of growing gills. lol

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27 Jun 2012, 7:23 pm

I love taking long hot showers it is relaxing and clears my mind sometimes I'm in the shower for 20 to 30 minites unless I am in a hurry then its only 10 minutes.Could it be an aspie thing?

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27 Jun 2012, 7:26 pm

Aside from feeling wonderful, the shower is my little daydream sanctuary!

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27 Jun 2012, 7:48 pm

Yep. Sometimes two hours.

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27 Jun 2012, 8:31 pm

Kinme wrote:

Yep. Sometimes two hours.

How do you get enough hot water for that, and how do you not pass out after so long?

I take long showers, though I've learned to shorten them from 40-50 minutes down to my usual 15-20 (30 for extra long, almost down to 10 for really speedy). I always thought it was a fibromyalgia thing.

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27 Jun 2012, 9:07 pm

I get bored in the shower. Get in, wash and get out.

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27 Jun 2012, 9:09 pm

I have autism and I also take long showers.

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27 Jun 2012, 9:15 pm

I once lived in a household that had an immense hot water heater, and was able to take hour+ hot showers without depleting the hot water.

The important thing for me was that I could control where the water was aimed so it wouldn't be hitting me all the time, and that I had time to get my usual "shower routine" done.

I much prefer baths, though. Same routine as shower.

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27 Jun 2012, 9:31 pm

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