A different take on wearing PJs outside the house

[Smartiesmaltesers]

I started reading a thread about wearing PJs to the supermarket and just commented on it. Admittedly I haven't read the whole thread yet or any similar threads.

I just wanted to offer a different perspective on this that perhaps people may not have considered, and I would be really interested to know what others think. I've never started a Mumsnet thread before so I hope I'm doing it right.

I have fibromyalgia, sciatica and about six different mental health conditions that severely impact my life. I try very hard but I barely function.

I find getting dressed extremely difficult and stressful no matter how much help I get from the mental health team or how hard I try. PJs are far more comfortable for me than regular clothes. Leaving the house is like climbing Mount Everest. Having the stress of getting dressed AND leaving the house or going to a Zoom call makes me avoid doing these things.

If lots of other people started wearing PJs and dressing gowns outside or on Zoom calls, I would feel it was acceptable for me to do it too without feeling judged. I did once go out in my pyjamas and a coat for a walk at night but felt like everyone was looking at me and judging me.

I would bet a lot of people with mental health conditions and/or physical heath conditions feel the same as me and avoid going out or joining Zoom calls for this reason when it could in fact be beneficial for us to do these things.

In fact I feel so strongly about this that I would like to make wearing PJs outside a thing!

AIBU?

It's literally bad for people's mental health to wear pyjamas out of the house.

@hereyehearye OK then, show me concrete evidence of this.

Except you can't, can you, because it's a subjective opinion.

Do you have any chronic/debilitating conditions? And if not, then who the hell do you think you are to be calling people who do have them 'lazy', 'slovenly' and 'ridiculous'?

Fucking hell.

@Oooooweeeee

When my mental health was low I couldn’t face getting dressed sometimes but honestly it made me feel better once I was washed and dressed.

I find the same. It is something I struggle with and I often use the need to be clean and properly dressed as a motivator to get on with my day.

Having said that, some days I just don't manage to..I don't feel I can judge others who are struggling.

But if everyone was encouraged to wear PJs everywhere I would feel even worse. Like society had just given up. I like to think that life is moving towards normality now, the end of lockdown is in sight. let's not give up!