It makes me feel like a fucking idiot every time. I never see a fucking adult trip and fall like I do, and don’t tell me it’s OK or whatever, please—I want to know if it’s normal.

  • MattsAlt [comrade/them]
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    3 months ago

    Aside from the recommendations of seeing a doctor, coordination issues can also be the result of dehydration. If I notice I'm stumbling later in the day it's almost always the result of not drinking water

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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      3 months ago

      Loss of motor control can be a symptom of either but that is a really weird first conclusion to draw and one that most people abusing drugs or going through withdrawal are keenly aware of

      • Thordros [he/him, comrade/them]
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        3 months ago

        It is not a "weird first conclusion to draw" when talking to a chronic drug abuser. And I say this as a fellow addict: I was not aware that neurological symptoms like that could persist post-withdrawal—even for years!

        I'm posting from a place of concern and comradery, not judgment.

        • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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          3 months ago

          How do you know you're talking to a chronic drug abuser? That's the weird conclusion

            • Thordros [he/him, comrade/them]
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              3 months ago

              Follow-up: I said what I needed to say, addict-to-addict, and discussing it further won't be productive. I am disengaging.

            • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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              3 months ago

              Okay, I don't on both counts and a lot of people here may not either, so it's maybe not appropriate to bring up if OP hasn't

  • itappearsthat
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    3 months ago

    No that is not normal. If you trip on something (which happens from time to time) you should be able to place your other foot forward to regain your balance and keep yourself from falling.

  • AlpineSteakHouse [any]
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    3 months ago

    Being clumsy is an trait common in people with autism, ymmv.

    It's not just social information that gets mixed up but pretty much everything. I have to catch myself at least once a month but I haven't had a fall in a bit.

  • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    this is called pratfallmaxxing

    take the dick van dyke pill

    (seriously though see a doctor and make sure nothing's up take care of yourself)

  • sovietknuckles [they/them]
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    3 months ago

    I trip and fall all the time, but that's because I am paraplegic. Start with your normal doctor.

  • keepcarrot [she/her]
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    3 months ago

    What is "normal"?

    I look at the ground a lot, and my dad used to tell me to pick up my feet. Over rough terrain, I seem to trip less than most people, but over pavement that has the occasional wonky brick I seem to trip a lot.

    Sandals and thongs (flipflops) make it worse.

  • D61 [any]
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    3 months ago

    Inner ear things. Some of it is age related.

    Eyes having different "vision" with glasses that can't completely correct the worst eye. Makes depth perception ever so slightly off, very noticeable for me when there's low light, yellow tinged lighting or dark colored things on other dark colored things.

    • keepcarrot [she/her]
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      3 months ago

      low light, yellow tinged lighting or dark colored things on other dark colored things.

      That's just my room >.>