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Ahamed I would agree that positive attitudes are better than negative ones for any situation; however, its easier said than done. I've found I need to focus on dealing with PD symptoms all the time rather than on my attitude. I'll bet people who can relax with PD were people who could relax before they had it. Also, thinking about those worse off than me has never made me feel better. -----Original Message----- From: Ahamed Ismail Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 2:44 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: That wasn't the answer Hi AJ, It seems you have not quite accepted PD because you felt embarassed when frozen. Make PD your friend because having an enemy within you will keep frustrating you for life. Yes it is not a pleasant situation but getting angry or frustrated will affect you more deeply than if PD were your friend. Besides, just look around and count your blessings - there are people worse off. Keep well and relax. ahamed Affiliated to Travel Professionals International Our Contact: > Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:54:49 +0100 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: That wasn't the answer > To: [log in to unmask] > > Not anxiety - frustration / fury. The odd thing is that I can lie on my > back andwave my legs about but they just won't co-ordinate for walking > when I'm "off".Sometimes when it happens in public I get so embarrassed I > go rigid and can't move at all. A few weeks ago I had virtually to be > dragged out of an office Iwas visiting about a job - 10 minutes rest later > was walking down the street.....odd....never did hear about the job in > spite of explanations. Once froze halfway across a strip of pavement and > an obliging lady unfroze me by shouting"boo" in my ear - she said it > worked on her late husband. > > Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:41:14 -0400 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: That wasn't the answer > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > A couple of gentlemen in the PD exercise group that I co-lead have told > > me > > that they've found a laser pointer to be helpful in such situations. > > They > > say that, when one foot freezes, as you describe, they shine the pointer > > in > > front of it. The spot on the floor gives them a focal point (or maybe > > distracts them from the anxiety over the frozen foot??) and makes it > > easier > > to then move the foot forward. Fortunately, I do not yet have these > > difficulties, so I cannot say that I have any first-hand experience with > > this technique. > > > > Roger Seymour > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: m.schild > > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:32 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: That wasn't the answer > > > > > > I got fed up with the way my left foot seems to be glued to the > > > > floor > > > > during "off" periods, so tried a minature skateboard.First part > > > > worked > > > > OK > > > > - > > > > I lifted my left foot onto the skateboard, it froze in place and I > > > > pushed > > > > off. Trouble is, my left leg set off down the hall but - the rest > > > > of > > > > me > > > > didn't..... > > are you trying to re-invent the scooter? > > maryse > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn