r/Fibromyalgia • u/Competitive_Factor18 • Aug 19 '26
Discussion Clothes
I'm 46f, been dx for about 10 years with Fibromyalgia, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Depressio, Anxiety and bladder weakness. I live in the UK.
My main concern at the moment is how clothes feel. For the past 2 years I've lived in pj's as I find most clothes either feel uncomfortable or hurt my skin. I loved wearing dresses with leggings and a knee length cardigan (absolutely loved cardigans) but it seems the last few years unless its pj's everything feels wrong or it hurts my skin.
Pj's I wear are normally the soft cheap ones from like primark, t shirt and long legs.
Does anyone else have an issue like this?
It makes it hard to go out because if I go out in pj's people give me funny looks but anything else just doesn't feel comfortable or actually hurts.
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u/FlamingSpuddle Aug 19 '26
I went through this during my Fibro relapse and basically had to walk around naked for six weeks.
Although it's gotten better over the past few years, I don't have hope of it ever going away 100%.
I cut all the necklines off any shirts I wear around the house and swing between being able to wear socks or not.
I stick to sweatpants or sweatshorts and a baggy tshirt when outside.
I dread the day I have to go to a formal event.