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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I’m curious, does anybody else sit down in the shower. (That’s right not a typo. Sitters, not shitters)

This started for me when I was younger, usually when I was nursing a gnarly hangover. The warm water beating down on me was a solace and sitting just made it feel all the more comforting. Though I’m sure it’s not the most hygienic.

Over the years, it's evolved into a ritual, now my preferred way to unwind and relax. So much so, I’m building a concrete bench seat in the shower, with a custom shower head above it, as part of our bathroom renovations. (Similar to the pic)

I'm curious if anyone else has a similar routine. Do you find it therapeutic too? Any particular reason why you started?

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[-] claymedia@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Since I was a kid. You’re the first person I’ve ever heard talk about it. I guess I always thought it was super weird so i never told anyone.

Yeh. I’m Shocked here tbh. I feel like I’ve found my people. I was always told it was super weird too!

[-] serfraser@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There are dozens of us!

Edit: Damn it, scrolled down and saw someone beat me to this. There are clearly too many of us.

Why can’t you both say it?

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[-] loopy@vlemmy.net 13 points 1 year ago

I had an ex-gf that would sit down for showers when possible, and sometimes fall asleep lol

[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 year ago

Sometimes when everything gets too overwhelming I'll sit in the shower

It's relaxing but I lose track of time pretty easy and the amount of hot water I have is pretty limited

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[-] das@lemellem.dasonic.xyz 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah I shi- Oh shower sitters. Uh yeah I sit in the shower sometimes, when life is just hard.

[-] galloog1@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Lemmy needs a hide option. I am not a shower sitter but I do not want to downvote to get it off my feed. You guys will now live at the top of my feed out of respect for your life choices.

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[-] DigitalAudio@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

I used to do it a lot, but now that I share my shower with my roommate, I think it’s kind of gross, so I stopped. But it was nice, I really enjoyed it, especially with some good music.

I also did it while I was in Japan, since the bathroom layouts over there allow for showering while sitting and then simmering in the bath tub.

[-] smoll_pp_operator@vlemmy.net 7 points 1 year ago

When my nerve pain rose to the point that I lost the use of my leg, I invested in a shower chair.

Now that I'm rehabilitated, I still use the shower chair because it's absolutely delightful to just chill with good posture in the warm shower.

[-] sideone@sideone.co.uk 2 points 1 year ago

I broke my hip and was touch-weight bearing for nine months. The NHS provided a shower stool but after a few months I just hopped into the shower, I found standing on one leg preferrable to sitting down.

[-] evil_opossum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

People don't do this sometimes??? I enjoy doing this as often as possible. I started doing it when I had some headaches and didn't feel like bending backwards (tall guy problems in a small shower) so I would just sit and let the water flow over me like I was being blessed by the water gods of headache removal. Haven't looked back since, it's so damn soothing!

[-] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 6 points 1 year ago

There are dozens of us! Dozens!

I just sit right on the bathroom floor. Don't even care. I'm the one who cleans that bathroom, I know that shits clean, yanno?

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[-] B_Minus_Student@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I do it occasionally. Bad headache or hangover. That'll usually do the trick.

[-] Duvidl@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Exactly the same. Usually standing up, but if it's a really bad morning I sit down.

More often than not I also close the drain so it becomes a bath and suddenly I'm stewing in my own shame and regret.

[-] 098qwelkjzxc@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

You don't want to know how I misread that title. 😶

[-] phorq@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

I somehow read it as "Waffle Stompers"...

[-] sideone@sideone.co.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Flower sitters?

I always sit down in the shower. Always. Pretty good feeling. In fact, I just did it, 5-10 minutes ago.

I’m doing it right now. 💛

[-] NettoHikari@social.fossware.space 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lemmy-ing in the shower? Good one.

[-] End0fLine@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

Sitting in the shower is my daily decompression ritual after work. I have no idea when it started but it usually leads me to waste a lot of water.

It’s not a waste. It’s medicine for your mental health.

[-] knowledgephoenix@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It’s like the best combination of a shower and a bath! I also started when I was younger… I had to get up really early in the morning and the only way I could get myself out of bed was to lay down and basically sleep in the shower. It was soo relaxing but eventually woke me up enough for the day. I still do it sometimes when I really want to relax or am very tired.

Yeh. I’m thinking I might like saunas too. Haven’t really tried one properly.

[-] becomingstrangely@vlemmy.net 4 points 1 year ago

Best way to unwind. Best way to get over a headache or hangover. I like to go from as hot as I can handle down to as cold as I can handle & alternate for as long as I feel I need. Magic.

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[-] YellowGas@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Jeez I read shower SHITTERS and came to laugh at all of the weirdos. Thankfully I don't have to write off humanity as early as usual this morning.

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[-] nomadwannabe@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Yes. Often. I love it, it feels…. Safe? Same as you, started doing at as a part of the hangover ritual; now I do it a couple times a week. It’s relaxing. Head hanging down, warm water dripping down my nose. Comfy.

[-] Toothpickjim@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Both my knees need replacing and my left hip is shot at too I have a shower seat so that I can shower when they hurt. I do find it's relaxing and many a time I've been close to falling asleep

I’ve fallen asleep too often. I always worry I’d drown. But hasn’t happened yet. 🤷‍♂️

[-] chika@vlemmy.net 3 points 1 year ago

The place I moved into recently has a seat built into the shower.

[-] petercockroach@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Found Alex Goldman’s burner account

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[-] nueonetwo@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Generally only when I'm hungover.

[-] dotslashme@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

Yup, it's like meditation for me. Helps me unwind.

[-] Spitfire@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago

I haven’t done it in a while but when I did it was a way to relax and unwind a bit.

Now though I haven’t had the luxury of time to do so.

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[-] potatobro7@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Only when I need a good cry

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[-] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Sometimes you just gotta sit, it’s relaxing, it’s not quite a full bath scenario but not quite a shower, a nice middle

[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago

In the gym the shower has a seat. It's so nice to sit in and relax.

However my home shower is way to small for a seat.

Maybe you need to work on your flexibility at that gym haha. 🧘‍♂️

Yes, but it's a rare ocfurance for me. I want to keep it special

[-] smegger@lemmy.podycust.co.uk 2 points 1 year ago

I would but I don't think I'll fit on the floor in a sitting position. Our shower is too small

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