Search the forum,

comfort

Comfort (or being comfortable) is a sense of physical or psychological ease, often characterized as a lack of hardship. Persons who are lacking in comfort are uncomfortable, or experiencing discomfort. A degree of psychological comfort can be achieved by recreating experiences that are associated with pleasant memories, such as engaging in familiar activities, maintaining the presence of familiar objects, and consumption of comfort foods. Comfort is a particular concern in health care, as providing comfort to the sick and injured is one goal of healthcare, and can facilitate recovery. Persons who are surrounded with things that provide psychological comfort may be described as being "in their comfort zone". Because of the personal nature of positive associations, psychological comfort is highly subjective.The use of "comfort" as a verb generally implies that the subject is in a state of pain, suffering or affliction, and requires alleviation from that state. Where the term is used to describe the support given to someone who has experienced a tragedy, the word is synonymous with consolation or solace. However, comfort is used much more broadly, as one can provide physical comfort to someone who is not in a position to be uncomfortable. For example, a person might sit in a chair without discomfort, but still find the addition of a pillow to the chair to increase their feeling of comfort. Something that provides this type of comfort, which does not seek to relieve hardship, can also be referred to as being "comfy".

View More On Wikipedia.org
Recent contents Top users
  • Dan
    15

    Dan

    Administrator From On the forum.
    • Messages
      2,780
    • Directory
      6
    • Video
      98
    • Reaction score
      1,222
    • Points
      113
  • P
    1

    Paul Rogers

    • Messages
      9
    • Video
      7
    • Reaction score
      1
    • Points
      3
  • B
    1

    Blondie44

    From North West
    • Messages
      5
    • Reaction score
      0
    • Points
      1
  • BulkWorkwear
    1

    BulkWorkwear

    From Bolton,UK
    • Messages
      68
    • Reaction score
      6
    • Points
      8
  • J
    1

    JonesJ89

    From United Kingdom
    • Messages
      39
    • Video
      22
    • Reaction score
      6
    • Points
      8
  • B
    1

    bennythedip

    • Messages
      162
    • Video
      4
    • Reaction score
      16
    • Points
      18
  • david stanton
    1

    david stanton

    • Messages
      34
    • Reaction score
      3
    • Points
      8
  • M
    1

    mutley racers

    From Hampton court, Surrey
    • Messages
      5,172
    • Video
      184
    • Reaction score
      812
    • Points
      113
    • Creating content since 2001. Untold Media.

    Newest Plumbing Threads

    Tilers Talk
    Tiling Blog
    Tilezine Tiling News Tile Association
    Electricians Talk
    Tilers Forum
    Back
    Top
    AdBlock Detected

    We get it, advertisements are annoying!

    Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.

    I've Disabled AdBlock