clumsy gene

[ThePuma]

Is anyone else so clumsy that you should practically be disabled? I have given myself cuts, bruises, burns, stitches, broken bones, and concussions. I find a way to give myself a new bruise everyday. I can't walk across a flat floor without tripping. I once had some random lady in a restroom tell me "you should leave his ass", after I gave myself a black eye and bruised cheek. At the rate I'm going, I may not make it to 30.

[morethanjustamom]

Is anyone else so clumsy that you should practically be disabled? I have given myself cuts, bruises, burns, stitches, broken bones, and concussions. I find a way to give myself a new bruise everyday. I can't walk across a flat floor without tripping. I once had some random lady in a restroom tell me "you should leave his ass", after I gave myself a black eye and bruised cheek. At the rate I'm going, I may not make it to 30.

Ahhh, so you're my long-lost sister! I wondered where you've been.

I'm the same way. I can't seem to cook a meal without burning myself (and I'm a good cook), by the time a bruise shows up I've usually forgotten how it got there, my knuckles/elbows/knees stay as scraped up as my kids' do, I usually end up a bigger mess than whatever I'm cleaning on any given day, the list goes on...and by the way, I'm 32 and I haven't managed to kill myself yet, but some days I wonder how I survive.

[ThePuma]

Yay, I'm not alone! I don't remember how I get most of my bruises either. One of my friends gave me a helmet as a birthday present one year.

[TinkG6]

It's been a long standing joke in my family that gravity hates me. Balance is not my friend. It has gotten a bit better as I've been training and getting stronger, but still, no. I can fall over just standing still (medically, I do have an inner ear issue that causes the base balance issue, but still, it gets absurd lol).

[Georges]

Along the ideas of "the human zoo," I think we (the Western world) have set up our lives to make all our balance skills atrophy.

If you're pretty sure you wouldn't survive a yoga class or barefoot running, you can still try some balance exercises. Seriously, if you can't stand on one foot, it's probably worth your time to work on it, because the last thing you want to do is end up with a busted hip when you're older.

Proprioception FTW!

[VorJoshigan]

Yep. I look at my knees & wonder where all those scars came from. I've had people ask me if I've been drinking just when I'm walking around. I'd be really reluctant to submit to a field sobriety test even when stone cold sober.

[jjhatch]

I'm not terribly clumsy, but I always manage to knock over some kind of drink. One day it happened three times! And I usually have my drinks close to my computer, but I have yet to spill anything on it.

And luckily I haven't had an episode in a few months. Hope this doesn't cause me to have another one haha.

[CalvinHobbes]

I'm so clumsy/accident prone. In high school I was shooting a basketball, somehow managed to hit myself in the face and broke my nose. I dropped a barbell on my foot earlier this year. I spill everything, I trip over air, I fall on the ice 3-4 times a winter, and I bump into doors 20 feet away.

[morethanjustamom]

It's been a long standing joke in my family that gravity hates me. Balance is not my friend. It has gotten a bit better as I've been training and getting stronger, but still, no. I can fall over just standing still (medically, I do have an inner ear issue that causes the base balance issue, but still, it gets absurd lol).

This! I have Meniere's, which can cause balance issues. Yoga and barefoot running definitely help...as do squats and deadlifts. They give me a good understanding.

[Woodsrider]

Ya, I'm afraid I'm in this club too.

I'd raise my hand but I'd probably hit my elbow on something doing it.

BTW, I just spilled my coffee on some paper work here less than 5 minutes ago. Luckily after dumping it on some paper work 2 days ago, I now leave the lid on.

[ThePuma]

On Tuesday I'm going on a field trip... We are going ice skating. This will not end well for me. I can barely walk and they want me so strap blades of death to my feet. I can only hope for the best right now.

[StephJinx]

Skating is good for developing balance. On ice skates remember to keep your knees slightly bent and your core tucked in for support. Look at where you want to go - so, NOT the ground! Go slow and if you think you will fall, crouch down and grab your knees until you stop moving. You'll be fine, skating (of any kind) is a blast!

[AuroraNorth]

I once came into work and my friend looked at my legs and told me in a totally serious voice, "If he lays another hand on you, I'm gonna rip it off." My response? "Thank you for your willingness to spindle, fold and mutilate in my defense, but I just tripped. Also, not dating anyone." That was a fun conversation.