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What You Need to Consider Before Buying Blankets for Anxiety?

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Are you wondering about weighted blankets for anxiety ? If so, you are in the right place. Anxiety is the most common mental health condition. Although the National Institute of Mental Health reports about 18% of adults to suffer from an anxiety disorder, it is widely believed that the actual percentage is closer to 30%. This is due to the fact that a large number of anxiety patients do not seek professional help or report their anxiety to a doctor. Successfully managing anxiety is an ongoing challenge. What Is a Weighted Blanket? These blankets are constructed of soft blanket material and quilted sections filled with plastic pellets and polyfill. These polyfills add evenly distributed weight to the user harnessing the therapeutic power of deep pressure touch (DPT). DPT works to soothe the nervous system by administering a firm touch equally across the body.  When your nervous system is excited you are operating in your sympathetic nervous system. Further, this s...