#essential tremors

[sentientsky]

cracks me up every time someone asks me why my hands are shaky. my brother in christ i have a neurological condition paired with the anxiety of a cornered prey animal what do you do think

[psifitopia]

I need help please from anyone who knows/has disabilities.

My mom is seventy-six years old and a technophobe. She has advanced neuropathy in her feet. She can walk, but very unsteadily. She also has essential tremors in her hands, so holding things is difficult. Her eyesight isn't great, but is manageable, if she puts on reading glasses over her regular glasses. Her hearing is bad. She has hearing aids, but I'm not sure how much they help.

What I need for her is a hobby, something she can do besides just napping while "watching" television. She needs to be more active, but I can't think of anything for her to do. She really needs something to wake her up and sharpen her mind, but she doesn't want anything to do with tablets or smartphones.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

[madame-fear]

Small rant about my essential tremor. I swear to god these days have become worse with my tremors.

It might sound stupid, but I feel extremely frustrated to have 24/7 my body shaking for no reason, to the point I can barely eat without making a mess or spilling myself as if I were a baby. My hands shaking worsened, my arms and legs tremble, and my whole body wobbles; and that just makes me feel exhuasted.

I had to change my neurologist because the pills he gave me for my migraine made my tremors even WORSE, and now that I stopped taking them a few days ago it also encourages my body to keep quivering.

I feel embarrassed to spill myself when eating or drinking, or even to lay in bed and do nothing only because I feel weird to be shaking all the time. I cant even take a pill for it to be less worse because in general terms my trembling isnt as bad as others, but if this keeps on going istg I will have to take anti-tremor pills or something.

That will be all for now

[genderlessghoul]

This is not my usual content but I kinda just need a quick vent. I have essential tremors, meaning my hands shake on an always basis. Everyone in my life knows about it because I hate when people worry about me like "omg you're shaking so much 🥺" no, I'm fine I swear.

Anyways, sometimes my coworkers will be like "omg I'm shaking so much!" when they've done a particularly physical task or if they're really hungry. And then I look over and it's my own normal amount of shaking.

Part of me is like "bitch please" because I deal with that shit daily... The other part of me is just... Tired. Because every single time it's a reminder that a tiny part of me is broken, that it can't function properly. That there's so many minuscule tasks that I struggle with that normal people don't.

And I know that essential tremors is a pretty laughable disability, if you can even call it one. Some people have it wayyy worse than me. But sometimes I just really wish I could draw straight lines. Or not struggle over faster songs on my bass because my fingers just can't move to the frets properly. Or I could pin fabrics without stabbing myself 2948294 times with the needles.

Anyway, end of rant. Good night.

[warriors-pride]

Libramasc and Essential tremors Fidgetflake

[cherry-cola-on-ice]

I have essential tremors, which is a nervous system disorder that causes rhythmic shaking. And it flares up when I'm tired, cold or anxious (which given my G.A.D is damn near all the time)

So when I was in AZ for my great aunt's funeral (which was beautiful nd somber BTW ) I was so nervous and tired from the two day car ride that I started shaking. So bad in fact, that I spilled my can of soda on my great aunt's dog, Minnie.

I'm great at parties~

[loveydoveykirk]

march is essential tremors awareness month !

ET is a neurological disorder and the most common movement disorder. It can start at any age but is most common in people over 40. ET is usually found in the hands and arms but can affect a person's legs, neck, and tongue (which may cause difficulty with speaking). It is typically categorized as an action or intentional tremor (meaning the tremor becomes most apparent when using intended muscles, such as with writing, eating, putting on clothing, etc), a postural tremor (in which tremors occur with sustained muscle tone), a resting tremor (in which tremors occur with no movement whatsoever), or some combination of the three.

Because it's a non life-threatening disorder, very little research has been done into it and therefore the cause is unknown. However in some cases (such as mine) there is a familial tie to it, and children of parents with ET have an increased chance to get it compared to children of parents without ET. It is a progressive disorder which means as time goes on, it will become more difficult to manage.

links:

the international essential tremor foundation

their link for various types of donations (which if you give a certain amount in march you can get a water bottle and/or tote bag)

here is the mayoclinic page (including differences between ET and Parkinson's, arguably the most common tremor condition)

the national institute of neurological disorders and stroke's fact sheet on tremors in general, with a section about essential tremors

more about essential tremors

for people with ET:

here are some accessibility products for day to day life (including some adaptable clothing)

here is an article that talks about accessible makeup products

from the same site as above, a list of adaptable fashion (not strictly focused on tremors, but does include a lot of things like magnetic or velcro closings instead of buttons, for example)

here is a site that sells accessible makeup owned by a woman with Parkinson's

scholarships for people with ET

support groups for ET

[mickeys-malarkey]

Honestly you should just automatically get diagnosis booster points for every neurodivergent friend you have. Both diagnosed and suspected, both online and off.

We find each other like magnets in a bag of marbles.