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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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.

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

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There are dozens of us!

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

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Why can’t you both say it?

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I used to straight up nap in the shower as a kid. My parents thought I was jerking off but I was legitimately just taking a power nap.

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Dude. Same. I would sometimes make a little sleep mask out of a wash cloth.

I just let my parents think that. Somehow, yanking it seemed less weird.

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Holy shit are we the same person?

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

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Me too haha

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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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I get about 40min in winter before it runs out.

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Oh man, at my apartment I get about 12-15 minutes over the year.

It blows

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Time to move haha.

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

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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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I too sit on the floor. Legs crossed.

I don’t want to clean the floor.
Them chemicals getting all up inside me!

I’d worry they will burn haha.

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