Cerebral Palsy

Posted on: Fri, Feb 15 2008 11:28 AM

Posted by: Vinny Posts: 746

1. Motorists honking their horns for no apparent reason.

2. People cutting right in front of my wheelchair.

3. Strangers reaching out to touch me.

4.  Unexpected loud noises.

Stay Strong

Vinny 

Posted on: Sun, Feb 17 2008 7:33 PM

Posted by: Freedomtocome Posts: 37

Wow I thought it was just me also,untill I red this threat, thank you for starting  it..I am 39 and I just learned something about CP I didnt know(of course I was in my thirties when I learned I even had CP!

What startles me :

Being touched espeicaly if I don't know its about to happen

load noises even if I know there going to occure,

water tempture change 

Posted on: Sun, Feb 17 2008 8:07 PM

Posted by: Musician83 Posts: 65

For me, it's definitely loud noises. I.e., people yelling and balloons popping. I'm living in a house right now where somebody is renting a room, and every once in a while I hear something crash upstairs and it scares the stuffings out of me.

-Musician83

Posted on: Mon, Feb 18 2008 5:58 PM

Posted by: Trent Posts: 2

I startle when I'm reading in a quiet room and someone unexpectadly walks in.  I never thought it could be related to CP.  Now, when I get really scared or after a really hard workout my affected leg will shake like it's trying to jump off my hip. 

Posted on: Mon, Feb 18 2008 9:51 PM

Posted by: Blue Eyes Posts: 68

I get startled and upset about it when I'm in the shower and my boyfriend quietly comes in and suddenly starts talking to me...i could loose my balance and down i go..i no longer use a shower chair, but now lock the bathroom door 

Posted on: Mon, Feb 18 2008 9:53 PM

Posted by: Blue Eyes Posts: 68

 trent: my stump will start shaking back and forth sometimes after a loooong day on my prosthesis...its annoying isn't it?

Posted on: Tue, Feb 19 2008 6:50 PM

Posted by: JHalstead Posts: 2

For me, it's just the usual loud or unexpected noises.  Now, the real question is, knowing this why would I go to the movies and watch a scary movie, I mean they are ment to scary peoples!

Just trying to live is somethimes so funny. What do you do when all your friends what to see something like "The Eye"?  I actually had to leave the movie it got so bad.  And truely that was the scary part.  I'm 24 and still trying to learn to deal with everything my CP comes with while working and dating and just plain livin.

Sorry if I got off topic. This was just the last major "jump" event I had and wanted to talk about it :-)

Posted on: Wed, Feb 20 2008 1:13 PM

Posted by: Trent Posts: 2

Blue Eyes:  It is annoying.  I drive a manual transmition and one day I almost got hit by another car.  I had to pull over and let my leg stop shaking because I could not shift gears.