Posted by dwimble on April 14, 2010 at 12:34:51:I always assumed that everyone with RLS has difficulty with being in close proximity to partners or pets.
I usually ended up sleeping in the guest room 6 nights out of 7 because I couldn't handle sleeping beside my wife. My legs would be too intense. It was worse when our cat was sleeping at the bottom of the bed.
When watching TV, holding hands was not an option. If my wife put her arm around me or held my hand, I'd almost go through the ceiling. Same deal with airplanes.
I also found that when sitting that I couldn't put my own hands in my lap. That would often trigger a reaction.
Does anyone have a similar experience? I never thought until now that this may just be something that affected me?
David