@actuallyautistic#actuallyautistic Do any of y'all have EXTREME heat intolerance? It's like the older I get the more I can't put up with hot weather. I've always been very "hot-natured," prefer winter over summer, etc. but this year I think my intolerance has been the worst yet. Friends are telling me how it's peak summer weather (90 degrees is comfortable?!?) meanwhile I start sweating when it's 70+ degrees Fahrenheit outside. What gives?
@chevalier26 i'm both heat and cold intolerant , with a pretty narrow range where i don't need some sort of accommodation for the temperature.
thanks for giving me the opportunity to raise awareness yet again for air conditioning as a basic need for people with heat intolerance. during the day i can place cool packs on my body and drink cold water, but when i'm asleep at night i can't do so, and rely on air conditioning in my bedroom.
@chevalier26@actuallyautistic
I’m the opposite, which doesn’t mean I like extreme heat, or don’t make use of air conditioning etc, but I can tolerate it.
Humidity is another matter. I can resign myself to being sweaty, but start to feel suffocated.
We’re having a cold snap in Melbourne, mornings at or below 5deg C, which is unusual for us. I’ll rug up, put on my fingerless gloves, my thermals to keep my hips warm at night, but then a small amount of activity (rolling over in bed!) will have me breaking out in a sweat. Everyone else is walking in the park all rugged up, & I’m carrying my scarf, beanie, gloves & coat. Five minutes later I’m putting them all back on again. And while I used to feel the cold as bracing, now it’s just biting. Shopping centres are awful because they’re always overheated.
@chevalier26@actuallyautistic I have a very narrow window of temp/humidity that is comfortable and my body and brain get very unhappy when it goes just a degree or two over or under (but at least I can bundle up when it’s chilly) — my nervous system goes into purple-to-red zone in muggy hot conditions
@andrewhinton@actuallyautistic Yep, I'm the same way. It's not as easy for me to get cold, but at least I can add layers if I do. Heat is entirely different, I can only remove so many layers before someone calls the cops 😭 😂
@chevalier26@actuallyautistic i've never done well in heat and i grew up on the East Coast. i have always loved Autumn since it was a perfect level of chill for me.
i moved to Seattle since (27 years ago) the weather was much milder than the East Coast. and since it is gray 9 months of the year, less irritating sunlight.
but as the world changes I now have 2 air conditioners since even in Seattle the summers make it a must.
@chevalier26@actuallyautistic 100%. Anything above 75°F and I almost pass out. I'm working on increasing my heat tolerance this year, but it is difficult. It's already 88°F (31°C ) here this afternoon. I just did a brief trek two doors down to drop something off for my neighbor and had to come back in and lay down in a cool room to recover. I don't like summer at all.
@punishmenthurts@chevalier26@actuallyautistic I thought about investing in an ice vest. My friends who have MS swear by them. But I didn't think about extra fat being a problem. Makes sense!
@arisummerland@chevalier26@actuallyautistic
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I wasn't big, just I could never get in shape, I 've been soft since adulthood. I think I was pinching an inch at the time, but there's no exposed blood vessels where a vest covers you, it's not like applying ice to your head or your wrists.
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Really, they do?
But just for living, right, not hiking or golfing?
@arisummerland@actuallyautistic Yes! I have fans blasting in my room 24/7 for the same reasons. I think part of my intolerance is also a sensory thing because I can't stand the feeling of sweating and/or sweat on my skin.
@chevalier26@actuallyautistic I moved my bed to the coolest bedroom in the house this year and It is so much nicer. I have a fan going constantly in that room and it's about 2°F cooler than the rest of the house. )It's just above the HVAC blower in the basement.)
I detest sweating. The worst part is, with the life transition I've been going through the past five years, my face is always the first thing to sweat, and I wear glasses. Absolute nightmare!
@arisummerland@actuallyautistic You sound just like me! I also wear glasses and sweating makes wearing them absolute torture...can't keep them from sliding down my nose! Unfortunately my bedroom is on the side of the house with the worst ventilation, so it stays about 2-3 degrees warmer than the rest of the house. Not sure if a vent is clogged with dust or what but sometimes it can get unbearable even with the fans running.
@arisummerland@actuallyautistic Great news! My mom found a vent guard so I'm finally able to redirect all the cold air coming through my bedroom vent. I think all the cold air was being trapped under my bed, and that's why my room always felt stuffy, not because the vent was clogged. It's not even been 10 minutes and I already feel a substantial difference in the temperature.
@woozle@arisummerland@actuallyautistic It's the worst if I get sweaty right after I take a shower, like I just brushed up against a cactus. I know exactly what you mean!
@aevole@actuallyautistic It's actually 86F here where I live right now...and I almost passed out walking up the block to my grandparents' house earlier 😭
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I start to suffer at 18°C, start going non-verbal at 23°C and completely dissociate at 26°C. At 30°C I might as well pass out. @chevalier26@actuallyautistic