Published on 12, July, 2020
I know that we can be prone to being clumsy (and why, and that I definitely am), but can still find it upsetting.
Since my diagnosis, I've found it easier to just acknowledge - or even to smile or laugh about - the smaller examples. But my unending stream of clumsiness, together with the hassle of the bigger examples, still gets to me.
It started innocuously enough today: I somehow dropped my teabag on the kitchen floor, between taking it out of the caddy and putting it into my cup. One moment it was right there, between my thumb and fingers, and I was looking right at it. The next it was on the floor. I've no idea how.
Two hours later, one that I couldn't smile about: I was sitting in the living room, had a first sip from a cup of coffee, and then - in the process of putting it back on the side table - somehow knocked it over and spilled it all over the floor (including down the table, under the table, under the sofa, etc).
I thought it might be interesting or maybe even therapeutic to share some of our clumsiness incidents.
So, if you feel like sharing, how clumsy are you? And what are some examples - whether recent or old?
(Very importantly, I don't mean to be tone deaf with this thread in respect of those of us who routinely have more severe difficulties. I'm thinking about the situations that we think we've got covered, until it turns out that we haven't).
I painted two car suspension springs this morning for a classic car, I walked past them earlier and knocked both of them to the floor. Now nice black gloss covered in grit. I used to get angry but now just accept it. I found it harder as a child, I couldn’t workout why I couldn’t catch, throw or kick a ball. Everyone else just seemed to be able to do it. I can literally trip over my own feet.
In school, I was always the last to be picked for any sports team. I think a lot of people say this.
I'm dyspraxic, I bounce off walls and things too, I do have fairly good posture though.
I was the last person to be picked for sports teams too, even my friends didn't want me in thier teams!
For some reason people seem to think competition is good for everyone, I don't, nor do I work well under pressure which another thing people are supposed to be good at. I think there are some people who manage to push their inadaquasies onto the rest of us, they probably write an inspirational book or something and every fool and his aunty believe them!