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vulcanpastor
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 Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:04 am Post subject: Aspergers and Warm Showers |
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When I was recently tested for Aspergers, one of the questions was if I like taking long showers. I do and I tend to have them very hot. My partner tends to think that the water is scalding while I think it's hardly warm. A former partner said the same thing. I am wondering if this is some sort of sensory issue with me.
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Paula
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Location: San Diego Calif
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| Who knows, I love hot showers to and my husband thinks I'm nuts.......we only can shower in the summer, winter...to cold for me to shower with him. |
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Pobodys_Nerfect
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| I have no partner but I love hot showers. |
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chocoholic
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:22 am Post subject: |
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I loved hot showers as a kid and still do, especially in winter. When I was little my mom thought my showers were way too hot and I would scald myself, but I found them to be quite comfortable.
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Spokane_Girl
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:27 am Post subject: |
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I used to take long showers but now I take short ones but they are still longer than normal. I want to save on electricity. I prefer the water to be warm, not feel cold. I don't like scalding water of course.
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PunkyKat
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:35 am Post subject: |
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| I am your polar oppisite. I like mine freezing cold but then maybe it's this miserably hot weather. |
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wolphin
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:19 am Post subject: |
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I like them really hot as well. Not scalding hot, but probably hotter than most. I start medium-high and turn it up as I get more used to it.
I probably take an above-average amount of time, too, and I probably use more water than I should  Plus that's another reason to start the temp lower and turn it up - if you start on high, the water heater runs out pretty fast |
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cataspie
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:29 am Post subject: |
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| I have at time's found showers painfull and unbearable after being in them for a while,then i found out i could change the way the water came out and its ok. |
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Scoots5012
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:34 am Post subject: |
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Hot Hot Hot.
When I get done with my shower, there's usually close to zero visibility in my bathroom.
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EvilKimEvil
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:40 am Post subject: |
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Woah, weird. I take long, hot showers too. Everyone I've ever lived with has commented on this. I've actually gotten into the habit of showering only twice a week on average because house mates always complained that I used too much water with my long showers.
What's really nice is drinking a cold beer while taking a long, hot shower. Does anyone else do this? The people who know about this habit of mine find it amusingly quirky. |
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Fogman
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:47 am Post subject: |
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Generally the hotter the better, though our current hot water heater doesn't have the capacity to allow this for very long. OTOH, during the summer down here I generally like to take showers that are fairly cool in order to cool off from the summer heat.
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Shelby
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| I like hot baths but I'm actually not crazy about showers. It's a necessity to shower because no time to bathe every day, but I don't especially enjoy it and long showers feel like wasting too much water. |
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SotiCoto
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:30 am Post subject: |
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I hate showering in all forms.
Water makes my skin crawl. Like it is getting under it and peeling away my flesh.... violating me all over.
Just taking a shower is, in all honesty, how I imagine being raped to feel. Little wonder people always called me names because of it.
If I have to do it though, it is usually faintly warm at best... far colder than most people would tolerate. I just grit my teeth, try not to whimper too much, and suffer through it.
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blue_bean
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:00 am Post subject: |
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I LOVE super hot showers. My only gripe with my shower is that the water seems to only trickle from the showerhead. I want fast, hard water jets dammit!! 
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Brittany2907
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:15 am Post subject: |
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I used to take really long showers (20-25mins). I just used to lose track of time and forget how long I was in there for. Now I try not to take any longer than 10 minutes in the shower as someone else recently moved into our house and of course, he needs the hot water as well!
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