Rating things I have tried to see if it will stop the paresis/paralysis of my leg*:
*I have FND. It has been in remission a long time but decided to flare up yesterday. So my leg will just Be Paralysed and then go back to normal with no apparent cause. None of these are serious attempts and my actual treatment is being done with medical professionals.
Gaslighting myself about it - 2/10
- Worked when it was just like the 'Ooh. I might stop working on you. Ooh that was a bit harder to move. Haha. I'm just kidding it's fine I'm working. BUT WHAT IF.' that my leg was doing for a few weeks.
- Housemates can confirm I complained about this feeling out loud, but I wasn't stressed because I convinced myself it was just me being attention seeking
- Didn't work when I was completely alone unable to get my foot lifted off the ground onto the plate of the wheelchair
- Especially didn't work when last night once I regained mobility I privately tested to see if I could manually replicate it stopping working and I couldn't because it was actually just not working earlier and I can't control it
Encouraging it the same way I encourage the dogs to come here or climb on the couch with me and cuddle - 8/10
- Didn't work obviously. None of these things will. But made me less stressed when I realised it wasn't working AGAIN this morning
- Minus points because I was hoping to have a bit of a reprieve since it went away last night
- Glad I had already called off of work because if I had tried to get up and ready for work and then realised it was Offline again I'd probably have cried. Especially because I wouldn't have had my MRI booked then
Singing a wake up song at it - 6/10
- Ran out of lyric ideas SO FAST. It was basically just what I was saying to encourage it but in a sing song tone
- Singing isn't really my thing
Kissing it like sleeping beauty - 4/10
- Funnier concept than practice
- I am pretty flexible but that was a bit much of a stretch so early in the day
If YOU have any suggestions (unserious ones ONLY I'm after the medicine of LAUGHTER) to get this bitch working, sound off in the comments, reblogs, and my ask box. Post will be updated as I go about this journey
