Professional looking deep pressure clothing

Post Reply New Topic

(Sorry for the rambley)

So, I am attempting to find professional looking deep pressure clothing. Or at least semi-professional.

I need to for my tutoring dress with "nicer clothes than t-shirts", is basically what I was told. They don't require much in terms of a dress-code, but they have one and I need to follow it.

So, the problem is that I've been REALLY BADLY needing to get better clothing to give me deep pressure; I'm not functioning (cognitively I'm at the point where I'm forgetting I need to get pull the cord to get off the bus, I'm dissociating enough that without enough huge coping skills I'd not be safe alone, and as it is I'm still not functioning, just not unsafe, speech has been enough of a mess that I've set up an AAC app in case I need it).

I know deep pressure helps me tremendously. At home I spend large portions of time under my weighted blanket. I use it in many ways, and have many things already...

but... my compression shirts are not doing nearly enough for after tutoring. And because of the places I'm needing to use them, I specifically need something that /looks/ good, or I can at least cover with clothing to look good (no matter the time of year). Which from my research, is not a thing that happens very frequently.

So PLEASE, anything anyone has, is DEFINITELY useful to me, and probably useful to others on here as well.


So, for others, the first thing I suggest is compression shirts. They're useful and do something, but don't do very much.

At a higher level if you want to go there, there's breast binders. The compression there is much more noticeable, and they're good for layering with. (The one I have looks like a black stretchy t-shirt, but has a layer of compression under that)

The only thing that gives me real deep pressure is to wear a jet-ski vest that's one size too small. But unfortunately they are a little too bulky and although they look good while water skiing or jet skiing. They would not look all that great anywhere else.

I have personally found those "cami shapers" to wear tightly/snuggly underneath my shirts and dresses to be best. Most all brands I've tried have been okay. They make them where they are in different shapes...some are even longer to fit snug on not only upper body but even over thigh and upper leg area. It helps me with the pressure and I feel more secure.

If you're having trouble finding professional-looking pressure clothes, could you perhaps get a few outfits in a larger size and wear them over pressure garments?

There are brands of "shapewear" that can be worn under your clothes with a similar sensory effect to compression garments, like Spanx and Under Armour.

There's a lot of running wear for compression - shirts with long sleeves, tights, shorts, arm sleeves, calf sleeves, socks, etc. (Compression while running gives some people relief from muscle aches.) Try sporting goods stores or online sources for running wear.

It's not professional looking, but it would be easy to hide under something.

I also use the shape garments for pressure.
Just wearing normal dress shirts which brush my skin cause me physical pain.
You can get all sorts of shapers from places like this: http://www.spanx.com/shop/spanx/shapewe ... -tn_spx_sw

I've used under armour stuff, it helps but not nearly enough. I won't go into certain places without that sort of clothing, and it makes the difference to bring it to a normal day, but that doesn't change that on a normal day I'm dissociating enough that I forget to get off buses or wear curbs are.

I'm looking for things which do more than that sort of thing. Because that's what I use, and it doesn't do enough. I actually go up to shaping my body to not have breasts, to get that much compression.

What I do is wear camisoles underneath my sweaters and blouses at work (most of my blouses are somehwat sheer anyways, so, if anyone's paying attention, they might not think it's strange I'm wearing a cami underneath. if you get one with a higher amount of spandex, maybe that'll help?

PS, maybe check this out? They're a little bit on the expensive side, but something like this--with a high amount of spandex--is what I was talking about before.

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/pro ... -Regular_4

(PS, these in particular are incredibly soft, which I LOVE).

I have a stretchy "waist shaper" that runs from under the bust to the hips. It's quite snug and would work well under clothing. Those + compression hose would probably go a long way.