As H&G's resident Sleep Editor, I lead a team of expert testers to sample the world's best bedding. I'll try anything once − from a million-dollar mattress in a Swedish showroom to a $2,000 mattress cover from the comfort of my own bed – but if there's one sleep product that gives me the shivers, it's a weighted blanket.
I'm claustrophobic at the best of times. When I'm particularly stressed and anxious, I sometimes suffer from sleep paralysis − a sort of limbo state where I pass between wakefulness and sleep, able to think but not to move or speak. Maybe it's a trick of my mind, but I've often found that weighted blankets feel like a burden on my body.
