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Post by gato on Feb 18, 2024 6:16:55 GMT -5
I'm not claustrophobic in the traditional sense; I fall asleep in MRI machines, for instance. But my heart rate accelerates when I see a movie or documentary, where some guy wedges himself tighter and tighter into narrow passages in a cave, and squirms to get through.
Which brings me to the "hooded sleep pod." You climb into this compression "alternative to a weighted blanket" sock, which is akin to a sleeping bag, but you have as much room to move as King Tut did in his burial sarcophagus. "Not recommended for those who have to get up during the night." Ya think!? Having my arms trapped inside this shroud would not help me sleep; it would plunge me into panic mode.
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Post by oldnjplayer on Feb 18, 2024 6:20:26 GMT -5
NOPE not for me..... although I did use mummy shaped sleeping bags when I used to camp in cold weather.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Feb 18, 2024 9:47:03 GMT -5
Anything that would restrict movement or a quick exit would drive me nuts.
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Post by Leftee on Feb 18, 2024 11:23:41 GMT -5
^ short trip?
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Feb 18, 2024 11:34:41 GMT -5
"His charred and bullet-riddled remains were found in a 'hooded sleep pod'"
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Post by Leftee on Feb 18, 2024 11:37:28 GMT -5
A giant corn dog for a bear.
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Post by Seldom Seen on Feb 18, 2024 11:43:32 GMT -5
I avoided mummy bags as a kid because they made me feel claustrophobic. I used a traditional rectangular flannel-lined bag. As an adult I bought a synthetic contoured bag for rough camping and sleeping in my truck. To my amazement, it didn’t bother me a bit. I think I could use this sleep sock but why?
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Post by michael on Feb 18, 2024 11:44:43 GMT -5
i didn't know tight places caused me problems, never have... all my MRI's were done in an "open" platform. i was sent for one and when i arrived, they told me it was going to be a couple hours wait for the open, or i could do the tube immediately. so i went for the tube.
they slid me back and i was ok for a few minutes then it hit me. i yelled and they pulled me out. they were going to send me back to the open line but i told them to give me another shot. this time, i clenched my teeth and held on to make it thru.
never before had i had any problems. i don't know why i did then.
i use the mummy sleeping bags occasionally... no problems, although i don't like my nose covered... i always leave a breathing hole.
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Post by Taildragger on Feb 18, 2024 12:16:35 GMT -5
I tend to be claustrophobic (and also acrophobic [afraid of heights] as well, if anybody cares).
I've had a couple of MRIs, one years ago when I had bone spurs in my shoulder and another recently to check prostate stuff that the doctor felt during a DRE after my PSA reading had gone up. I reacted differently in each case.
During the one for my shoulder, they had me put my hands at my sides. I had no problem during that one.
During the more recent one, they had me cross my arms on my chest. Since I know I'm claustrophobic, I didn't look at the tube beforehand to see how small it was: I just closed my eyes before they slid me in there and kept them closed until it was over (about 30 minutes) and they had slid me back out. Two or three times during the MRI, I started imagining that the tube was so tiny that there wouldn't be room for me to move my arms if I had to and that started freaking me out. Each time, I just forced myself to imagine that the tube was about 4 feet in diameter and that calmed me down. Once I was out of the tube, I looked at it and saw that it was, maybe, three feet in diameter, not the imagined 18" that almost had me in a panic.
Weird: I think the different way they had me position my hands/arms during the two tests made all the difference as to whether my claustrophobia got triggered.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Feb 18, 2024 12:53:21 GMT -5
I've had many MRI's and during any moment of becoming aware of the confinement have asked myself "how many people do you think have ever died in this tube because they couldn't move?"
Somehow logic prevails. My biggest problem with any willful mummification is freedom of movement when I sleep. I'm a side sleeper and have to shift multiple times at night from left to right. I frequently wake up with numb hands from nerve entrapment.
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Post by Taildragger on Feb 18, 2024 14:46:59 GMT -5
I frequently wake up with numb hands from nerve entrapment. I often wake up with "dog entrapment": we have 2 that sleep on top of the covers and like to mash right up against "mom and dad". |
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Post by rdr on Feb 18, 2024 22:17:33 GMT -5
Last MRI I had, the tech was explaining the use of the "panic button". I asked how many hit it. He said about half. Wow
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Post by Taildragger on Feb 18, 2024 23:24:06 GMT -5
I asked how many hit it. He said about half. I feel better, now: I kinda freaked but at least I held it together enough to finish the scan. What a stud...compared to that other 50%, anyhow... |
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Post by Taildragger on Feb 18, 2024 23:29:02 GMT -5
OK, I finally went back and watched the OP's video about the "Sleep Pod" and...aw, hell no. I wouldn't be able to sleep with my arms all restricted like that.
Not sure what the theoretical advantage of such a device is supposed to be, other than the advantage it provides to the seller's bank account.
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Feb 20, 2024 12:36:41 GMT -5
I've had multiple MRI's and didn't give it a thought, but I do have an issue with being somewhere I feel I can't get out of...especially if it's really small and tight. The sleep pod would be a non-starter. I sleep in mummy bags and don't give it a thought.
I tried SCUBA diving about 4 years ago. I was fine until we were going to go deep enough that I couldn't just immediately swim for the surface. Being "trapped" while I decompress on the way up was too much for me.
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Post by LTB on Feb 21, 2024 19:03:46 GMT -5
I have claustrophobia and before they push me into an M.R.I. machine I have to have a rag over my face or it freaks me out. I do not like crowded elevators either.
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