I have very weak decalcified bones, and I was in martial arts all through middle school and high school. My best friend and often partner in martial arts classes freaked out when my forearm actually bent around hers, the bone, not the elbow bent, I mean. I broke bones all the time, and coupled with the fact that my parents had to physically hold me down during my seizures so that I wouldn't hurt myself and I got a lot of bruises from this, a lot of the parents and teachers whispered about abuse. It sucks.
I get what you mean about the ingrained behaviors. I became so used to not doing things that might be a problem, that they became the habits of a lifetime. You and I both have invisible disabilities, which means our disabilities are more likely to be questioned or assumed not to exist. Well, now that I'm oxygen dependent, not so true for me anymore, but... so We're more likely to get the weird looks. You look like you're fine, stop making a big deal out of everything!
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Date: 2009-01-06 05:27 pm (UTC)I get what you mean about the ingrained behaviors. I became so used to not doing things that might be a problem, that they became the habits of a lifetime. You and I both have invisible disabilities, which means our disabilities are more likely to be questioned or assumed not to exist. Well, now that I'm oxygen dependent, not so true for me anymore, but... so
We're more likely to get the weird looks. You look like you're fine, stop making a big deal out of everything!