There are many reasons that adults need to wear diapers. When you have been a part of the diaper wearing community for as long as I have you encounter many people who wear diapers for what they would describe as comfort.
This can be confusing for those on the outside looking in so allow me to elaborate what these folks mean when they say that.
On average, adults who wear diapers for comfort wear them simply to feel better. They receive emotional or psychological peace of mind by doing it. For these people, wearing diapers helps them relieve the stress of a long day, feelings of anxiety, and even feelings of depression. It just makes them feel good.
Now, I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist by any means. I am not here to suggest that wearing diapers is a solution to any of these issues. I am merely reporting that I have met many who wear diapers for these reasons and they say that it helps them.
As argued throughout the rest of this site, whatever their reasons are is really inconsequential to the resulting outcome. That outcome of course is an increase in one’s quality of life and happiness.
That said, let’s look at the underlying reasons that are behind what’s driving people to wear diapers for comfort.
The “It Just Makes Me Feel Good” Crowd
The conclusions I have arrived at on this page are not merely the result of my own personal experiences in this diaper wearing world of adults, they are the result of a few different polls I conducted on YouTube and Twitter.
I have a very diverse audience across the web and on some platforms, I have a large incontinence following while on others I have a large recreational following.
My friends who wear diapers for more recreational reasons were the target of these polls and they overwhelmingly voted for the “It just makes me feel good” option.
Just so we are clear on what the other options were on the poll here is the data I’ve collected thus far at the time of writing this.
There are of course many other reasons adults wear diapers beyond these. These are just the ones related to comfort that I could identify. To learn more about all the other reasons adults wear diapers check out this article!
Since at the time of writing and publishing this the poll isn’t yet closed you can go check out the updated numbers and possibly even vote yourself by clicking on the above images.
From these results, and the options listed in the polling overall, it’s easy to see that the people who say they wear for comfort do so simply because it just makes them feel good.
Some might not even be able to articulate why it makes them feel good. All they know is that it does.
When you really think about all the options listed above they pretty much all amount into the last option of “it just makes me feel good”.
If you have enough self awareness to know that this is what you want and/or need to live your best life then you shouldn’t be made fun of for that. You should be admired.
Finding things that make you feel good, or that make you feel happy, are what life is truly about. I think happiness is a key component to having a well grounded and well rounded grasp on your own mental health.
If for whatever reason, a person gets a sense of fulfillment out of wearing diapers, I think that is something that not only deserves respect but should be applauded.
If you have enough self awareness to know that this is what you want and/or need to live your best life then you shouldn’t be made fun of for that. You should be admired for that.
Do what makes you happy. Life is too short to be miserable or care about what others think about how you find your happiness.
Before you do decide that wearing diapers is right for you, you should definitely check out this article on the pros and cons of wearing diapers first!
Using Diapers to Address Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
Over the course of my life, I’ve met and spoken with many folks who wear diapers for a large variety of reasons.
There are a lot of “REASONS” you hear that are pretty obvious that this person just wants an excuse to wear diapers. I, of course, think there is absolutely nothing wrong with that but sometimes I have to take what they say at face value.
When enough people tell you they feel a sense of stress relief from just wearing a diaper, I’m inclined to take their word for it. We’re talking about a group of people who don’t actually even use the product for what it’s meant for. (meaning they don’t go potty in it)
These folks just get a sense of stress relief from wearing the product. Perhaps it is connected to the tactile sensations involved. A fresh diaper sort of feels like a warm thick blanket swaddling your midsection.
For people like this, it’s not that there is sexual arousal involved, though there may be for some, it’s really just an emotional release from the sensations being fed into their system. This can be especially true for folks on the spectrum.
So while it might seem odd that there are adults out there who wear diapers simply because it relieves their stress, it’s no odder than dressing up in cosplay, or in fancy clothes for a fancy dinner party, etc.
How we dress, even if no one can see it, can make us feel confident and powerful. It can provide us with emotional releases that can be used as a mentally stabilizing tool. From dressing nice and fancy to dressing sexy, the things we wear have an impact on our emotional and mental well-being.
This goes for those that wear diapers for relief from feelings of anxiety and depression.
I find in most cases where people wear diapers to manage anxiety it’s due to something like symptoms of OAB or IBS that is causing an enormous amount of anxiety over making it to the bathroom on time. In some cases, there are those with anxiety issues driven by chemical imbalances in the brain that experience relief from the simple act of wearing diapers.
I have no clue how people who have anxiety issues arrive at diapers as the potential solution but if it works by all means! I think that’s far better than being drugged out all the time.
For anyone out there reading this considering diapers for this reason there is one HUGE caveat I feel compelled to point out.
For many that wear diapers the fear of someone finding out, the constant awareness of it between their legs, the fear that someone will smell something or hear something…all of these things are usually driving factors in cases of anxiety in those that wear diapers for any reason.
So if you have anxiety issues and decide to go this route proceed with caution. Perhaps discuss it with your therapist if you are seeing one.
All of this goes for depression issues too. If you find it somehow helps then please do what you need to do.
There is no shame in using diapers in this way. Don’t let anyone tell you it isn’t a legitimate reason to wear diapers because I can assure you that it 100 percent is.
I think the only thing that matters when it comes to wearing diapers is whether or not they make your life better than it otherwise would be without them. If the answer is yes then you know what you need to do.
The growing awareness that there is nothing wrong with using these products has lead to an interesting increase in the popularity of adult diapers over the years. Check out this page next to read more about why I think adult diapers are starting to become popular and accepted!