Anyone else hate furniture?

[Miss K]

Aesthetically speaking, I love furniture. ADHD-wise, not so much. (Add to that short stature, also a problem in a world full of furniture made to fit people who are far larger than me.)

I wasn't so much "fidgety"...as I was just perpetually uncomfortable, and constantly having to adjust my posture or my my position to find a comfy way to sit in class, that was still acceptable to the teacher. Okay yeah, I was fidgety, but I worked REALLY hard to hide it. Add to that the overhead fluorescent light, which was misery inducing and distracting...ugh, the whole school day was uncomfortable. I was in heaven in high school, with the math teacher who would turn the lights off and let us sit however we wanted as long as we weren't disturbing anyone. Looking back, I would bet money that he was an ADHDer...Mr. Church was fantastic, but he was NOT normal.

Even as a grownup I find myself having to remind myself not to curl up like a squirrel in chairs in waiting rooms, not put feet on chairs to tuck them under me, not sit on backs of chairs, or arms of chairs and sofas, and I must often stifle the urge to simply sit on the floor or move furniture around to "make it my own".

I think it's related to my fidgety-ness. I'm uncomfortable too, and that makes me even more fidgety. Why don't they make furniture that is less annoying to the fidgety mind!

Seriously, I'm 34 and I interact with furniture like I'm 8. But I don't like it and I never have. The only place I'm really comfortable is on my couch in a big blanket. Or, in my awesome special bed that is extra plush, which is perfect for a tiny person like myself.

So who else hates furniture? Or has other distractions that the "regular world" requires you to endure...

[Gary]

We aren't obsessed with furniture. Really. If we were obsessed with furniture we'd have started a thread about it.

Congratulations, Bryan. You've apparently joined me in being Amusing To The Masses.

It never fails to amaze me what people throw away. We found a Victorian settee in the back lane. A fully functional high-end stereo receiver in a dumpster. A side table that is a 1920s reproduction of a Victorian piece stacked with someone's rubbish. When a local used book store went out of business they threw the books into a big dumpster. I'm talking HUGE dumpster -- 10'x20'x10'. Full.

The trick is to not end up like one of those "health department removes 50 tons of garbage from one room apartment" people you see on the news. Still working on that a tiny bit.

[Bryan Hutchinson]

Amusing? Me? Naaaaaa, but perhaps confusing?! :)

[Bryan Hutchinson]

ha ha ha ha! Katy, I am laughing with you! :-)

[NerdyMommy]

Wow... no wonder everyone looks at me funny when we're in a big meeting in the conference room and I put my foot on my chair with my knee up, or sit criss-cross applesauce, or tuck one foot underneath me. At least the chairs in the big conference room don't squeak like the ones in the little conference room. I can't sit in those for too long - all that squeaking is a distraction, even to me - and I'm the one making the chair squeak!

I'm definitely not one for sitting in one place for long... even at home... I'm always on the move. Except when I'm in my bed... my comfy, cozy bed - I'm with you there, Miss K!

[Michelle MacGregor]

have yet to find a sofa I am comfortable on - and I was absolutely most happy when I could sit half in the dark on a bean bag or on the floor. Turns out bean bags can be quite comforting to sensory types....

Oh, and get this, my occupational therapist for my son gave me this tip - get one of those half exercise balls - they are about 10 inches across and have a rubber ball on top and matt on the bottom - and sit on it. So my son now sits on this at the dinner table and he fidgets far less than he used to! She recommended it for school at circle time and stuff but I am waiting for a letter authorizing all of these accommodations...but it totally helps!

[Michelle MacGregor]

I forgot to put in the part about sitting! Recently while sitting in my psychologist's office waiting for my son to come out, that I probably wasn't doing the most socially appropriate thing because someone walked into the waiting room and gawked at me as I sat with my shoes off, feet curled up next to me leaning to the side in the lobby chair...there were other places to sit....haha!

Oh, and Miss K, my husband is ALL MODERN, so we are too poor to afford real modern, so it is IKEA all the way up in this house! (Except the bed)...

[Cathie]

Just to let you know Miss K. Furniture is often made for folks smaller than me. It means, that I can't fidget, I only fit one way.....but as I really need to fidget, it's horribly uncomfortable.

The lecture halls at my university are the worst. I'm pretty tall, and my knees go right up to the row in front of me, trying to balance my tablet laptop on my lap (since even though it's pretty small, it doesn't really fit on that little bitty fold out table)....just uncomfortable....then I have to try and pay attention to what the Prof is saying instead of how I'd like to change position!

[Mike B]

I wouldn't say I 'hate' furniture. I just don't use it in the conventional way that is uh, acceptable! :P

I do the curling one leg up and sitting on my foot thing; I've been known to sit sideways in chairs (back against an arm and legs over the other) at very inappropriate times. When I used to have an office job and have to go to meetings I couldn't sit still and of course would get dirty looks so I would have to tap my feet, fiddle with paper.

As for home furniture huh? You're supposed to use it a certain way? Kitchen counter tops make great chairs when you're talking to someone in the kitchen! I turn chairs around backward and straddle them. I randomly will stand on the couch just cause, or heck I'll even walk along the top of it on the back just for the fun of it.
My bed doubles as my laundry folding spot while I'm watching TV. I even randomly get the urge to walk across my bed or yes.. even jump on it and I'm 30. :)

Miss K, you're not the only one that interacts with furniture like your 8! :)

I'm a scifi reader and really want a 'form' chair.. one that contours to your body, no matter how your sitting in it!. Or better yet, some kind of anti-gravity thing so you can just sit in air and fidget :)

[DANA]

I will never forget as a younger kid, my girlfriend and I would sleep in beanbag chairs during our sleepovers, instead of beds. We would have our favorite music playing softly, while we comfortably chatted in our comfy beanbag chairs with our cozy blankets. Eventually, we would fall asleep.......

One thing that I absolutely CAN NOT sleep on is a water bed! Talk about constant distractions! It is like being on a raft with waves shifting your body with every minute movement that you make. For me, NO WAY is this acceptable, comfortable or tolerable for a good night sleep!

As far as furniture, it took me a long time to finally find the perfect shaped couch that I love! With much looking around at furniture stores, I finally did find a great couch to sit on. The only down side about it is that it is NOT good to sleep on, only to sit on. No Joke!

Has anyone tried sleeping on a regular basis on an air mattress? My sister had the nicest and firmest air mattress that I took on a trip a few years back and I slept fine in it. I decided to purchase my own air mattress and it turned out to not be as nearly as comfortable as hers. Mine must have a "slow leak" because every time someone sleeps on it, when they wake up the next day, there is not enough air in it. So much for roughing it!