Having an offbalance day.Just went over sideways & in trying to save myself,ripped handle off chest of drawers, gashed hand & sprained wrist
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I am not talking to my husband, Ignoring his protestations that he was soothing & practical for several mins b4 his mouth started twitching
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I wish I had a more graceful disability, My friends & family find my tendency to fall over sideways for absolutely no reason highly amusing
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At such times, my right arm also does its own thing but I always forget this & this most often results in me throwing tea in my own face.
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But in seriousness, people laugh at my klutziness because I encourage them to. I'd find it much more embarrassing if they were embarrassed.
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I can empathise. I had a paranoid psychotic episode once and i now tell stories about my behaviour to make people laugh. I find this...
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Replying to @neilmungeam @HPluckrose
helps me deal with the memory of what was at the time a terryfing experience.
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Replying to @neilmungeam
Absolutely! Also gives them a way to acknowledge it as part of who you are, process it & move on.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @neilmungeam
Otherwise, they could get trapped in wanting to sympathise but also feeling awkward to mention it & relationships get poisoned.
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Get it out there and also control the narrative. That removes stigma. (Poor you. That must be the worst kind of mental illness.)
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Exactly. Means I'm funny rather than scary! And thank you. I'm lucky. It was a one time thing it seems and tbh, partly self inflicted.
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