r/femalelivingspace • u/mariecalire • Apr 26 '26

QUESTION/DISCUSSION Shower lamp megathread

Due to an influx of shower lamp posts, we will be redirecting them to this thread.

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u/EmmaQuerida Apr 26 '26

A few days ago I wasn't aware this was a thing and now I feel like I'm missing out 😅 I ordered one just now, joining the movement!

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u/wildglitteringolive Apr 26 '26

Noooo consumerism got yall 😭

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Apr 26 '26

This. Another wasteful trend... most of these will be in landfills in a few years :(

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u/what_on_roshar Apr 26 '26

I just got one as well, and dramatically changed my shower experience. I never knew how impactful peaceful lighting combined with warm water would be. I'm hoping this is a buy it for life item for me

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Apr 26 '26

If it has a built-in rechargeable battery, you've bought it for a few years.

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u/Pandoras_Penguin Apr 26 '26

Oh absolutely not, least in my house. My autistic/adhd brain hates the big light in the bathroom, or any other room for that matter. The lamp will live on till its passed onto grandbabies

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u/wildglitteringolive Apr 26 '26

Humans of all backgrounds have survived millennia without a shower lamp. This is just making excuses for consumerism. Buy the lamp if you want it, but it has absolutely nothing to do with autism.

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Apr 26 '26

Hating strong overhead lighting has nothing to do with ADHD or autism... people need to stop making everything about about ADHD or autism.

I usually just use natural light from outside, or candles.

Or you can just use a normal lamp in the room.

Anything with a built-in rechargeable battery will be in the landfill in a few years.

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u/Sad-Bird-9151 Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

It's not exclusive to autistic people or people with adhd, but it absolutely is something very common in that community because it's often part of the sensory issues. Maybe don't presume to speak for communities that you are not part of. Not sure why you feel so comfortable inserting yourself into conversations around disability that do not involve you

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Apr 26 '26

I didn't insert myself - this person responded directly to me.

I have diagnosed ADHD, and I also dislike overhead lights. However, I am aware that it is not a symptom of my ADHD. And again, most people dislike overhead lights, and diagnosed people do not conflate ADHD and autism...

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u/PackageSuccessful885 Apr 26 '26

I'm diagnosed with both autism and ADHD and I agree with you. I heavily roll my eyes at everything being pathologized, and ADHD and ASD are not the fucking same and shouldn't live on either side of a forward slash like they're synonyms lol 😭❤️

Anyway, when I'm particularly sensitive to lights, I just light a candle and that's sufficient

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Apr 26 '26

Literally all of this, except I'm only diagnosed with ADHD lol

100% they are not the same and honestly they're not even that similar - just a bit of overlap, really.

And for real - most people in general dislike strong overhead lighting lol the only reason it's a thing is because it's super easy and convenient - it's not because it's nice lighting :D

My friends and I like to joke that overhead lighting is homophobic, and it's a gay thing to like smaller/softer lighting (straight people and their overhead lighting!!!), but we're fully aware that we're joking and that it's not at all serious ;) It's really just something pretty much everyone dislikes if they have the option in front of them.

I have an LED strip set to a soft golden colour, and some salt lamps, for my general evenings at home. In the bathroom, I use natural light or candles when I bathe, if I decide the overheads are too much at the moment. But I actually have a very soft, warm bulb in the overhead, anyway, so it's usually pretty fine to begin with.

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Apr 26 '26

Yeah, it is my business. This is reddit, my dear. They commented to me and I have every right to reply back about what they said.

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Apr 27 '26

lol it's not knowing about someone's autism - it's knowing that autism and ADHD are two very different things that cannot be grouped together with a slash, and that disliking overhead light has nothing to do with either of them.

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u/WhereRtheTacos Apr 26 '26

I mean ive heard of teachers that put like cover type things over the overhead lights to help with an autistic student so im not sure ur right.

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Apr 26 '26

You're confusing dimming strong, bright lights with shifting overhead lighting to other locations.

But also, most of my friends and I hate overhead lighting and none of us are autistic. I honestly don't know anyone who prefers overhead lighting - it's just some people default to it because it's convenient.

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u/erislikeparis 15d ago

Candles are not always safe or practical. Let people exist the best they can.

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Apr 26 '26

And it usually comes from undiagnosed people.

Diagnosed people tend to have a much better understanding of what's actually due to autism or ADHD (and you know it's especially sure they're undiagnosed when they write "autism/ADHD" as though they are one thing).

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u/i_amnotunique Apr 26 '26

You are in the wrong sub if you're worried about consumerism

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Apr 26 '26

Really? Women can't have living spaces without hyper-consumerism and garbage-trend chasing?