Wearing Knickers To Bed And Other Hypervigilance Habits

[Flossy]

I cannot go to bed without knickers. I never ever sleep naked. If I wear pyjamas I wear the bottoms, but they annoy me. So I wear knickers, just in case.

In case of:
Fire = climbing out of the window with no knickers on, I could get something caught

An intruder = He comes to rob us, notices I am not wearing knickers and he decides to have sex with me while he's there. (I have never been raped)

Other emergencies = Which mean I will be standing in the street in a singlet top or winter pyjamie top and trying to decide whether to cover my bum or my poonanny. Yikes, the dilemma. My neighbours will see my bum.

I gues it's a mild thing, but it fascinates me how people can sleep naked.

In my sunbaking days in NT I would always wear a bottom in case a soldier crab came along and got diverted. It was a serious consideration every day.

Vulnerability I guess.

PS I also would never lay with my back to the ocean due to the saltwater crocs in the area.

Anyone else got any weird quirks like this?

 

[Deleted member 29920]

I never sleep naked for the reason you gave about fire! At least I don't have to waste time putting clothes on if I'm about to die in a fire :laugh:
One thing I wish I could stop doing is checking the door is locked several times a day. I'm an idiot, once is enough! :shifty:

 

[mrsps]

I always wear knickers and a T shirt to bed because it feels wrong to me to sleep naked!

 

[Friday]

LMAO... I haven't worn knickers since 1996. I'll put them on as something fun to take off for sex, but that's the only time you'll ever catch me sporting them.

As far as sleep goes? I either sleep raw or fully clothed. Depends on how in public I am.

 

[Flossy]

@Cj77
Exactly my reasoning, I would hate to waste time and die for sure.

@FridayJones
I never used to wear knickers at all either. Then I ate cake every day for ten years post last traumatic event and I kinda need them to contain my arse (US = ass). I figure if I keep my few extra kilos under control my butt fat won't spread out further.

I dream of going knickerless again eventually. Shit, what will I do then? Catch my arse/ass on the window catch as I climb out of the window? Nup, I will wear them to bed always.

There's always that little soldier crab that could get here by now from Darwin.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

Is it a quirk or a preference?

Sounds like a preference to me, nothing that makes you weird or out of the ordinary.

Some people like to sleep naked, some people prefer to wear clothing to bed.

 

[Flossy]

@itsKismet I am not sure of the definition of a 'quirk'.

I dont' think it's a preference. Surely a preference would not be driven by the fear of a soldier crab crawling into my body or me standing in the street naked.

It's fear driven and I feel safe and protected wearing them.

 

[anonymous]

I cannot go to bed without knickers.

For me this links directly back to CSA and to not having been allowed to wear them in bed as a child. I don't really consider it weird or quirky though.

 

[Ronin]

I sleep fully clothed. And actually angry most days I don't sleep with the shoes on, on another hand a pro is the toes mobility so that bit outweights it. Too many mornings I'm woken up by people I'd rather just flight offa the earth and pay them that ticket.
Kind of admire people able to sleep in their pajamas / what have you. For the trust in that, I guess. So that's on the goals list of what to learn.

 

[Friday]

@Cashew... When I sleep in pajamas (rare enough) I get all stubborn about it. Meaning, I wear them up and out of the house, to the grocery store, down the street, to the park, etc. :D hehehe :D No one batts an eyelash in the university district where my house is. Visiting my parents, I like to make people's jaws drop by wearing them out in public there, too :sneaky: It's a me-thing, though. To make sure I don't get too domesticated. I found myself changing in an emergency, once. f*ck that! Up & out! So once a month after that for several years? My kids and I would have a pajama day. Wander around the city in our PJs. <chuckling> Kids are a great free-pass to do the most socially unacceptable things! We still do it from time to time, my son & I, even wih the others gone.

When I sleep naked? I'll walk out of the house that way, too, although I don't make a habit of it. But I always have a sarong, or kimono, or a blanket to tie about me left at each egress point. Along with flip flops or slippers. It's a bit over prepared... Said no one, ever. Ha. I generally find it's easier to throw my clothes out the window and shimmy down my rope ladder bare ass naked, and get dressed on the ground, rather than the other way, specially if its a sarong I've draped over the lamp. Beat my drunken exHusband to the jeep and disabled it before he could drive off and wreck that way a few times. He never figured out how I did it. Granted, he was always drunk out of his mind. But I'll take a win wherever I can find one!

 

[Flossy]

@FridayJones

You really have a rope ladder? In your bedroom? I have been planning on making one, just for that fire that is surely coming. I even daydreamed of making a sling for my 5kg dog, to lower him down first. Then again, if I take up the sarong habit I could tie him to me with one and then tie another around myself and shimmy down together.

My descent may look more like a schmooze rather than a shimmy, but as I am heading to pole dancing classes soon I may get to 'shimmy' eventually.

 

[Ronin]

@Flossy, how's balconies, and how's surrounding roofs where you are? >.> I admit I'm lucky about that part. Awesome both of those.

@FridayJones, that idea about kids actually amused me. I'm again back to working with kids as a first job-ish (no surprise ever) and I'm so figuring how to traffic that up to the events plan. :tup: And a win is a win no matter how small. (where's the cheering emoji goddamn it. I'm so confused right now.)