Coping Mechanisms

Spring is here, and I'm discovering which bits I've lost over the winter. Two winters ago I lost all my mental maps, which left me navigating streets and my own home as if I were in a foreign country. I'm the worst tourist, I've spent hours wandering, unable to figure out what the nice stranger pointing left meant. :/ Last winter I lost everything attached to office skills, which is a surprisingly large part of dealing with any institution. This spring has been a happy one, as I got as much physical coordination back as could possibly get back. However, mentally I'm glitching like mad, losing track of time (and what time is) coming out of fugue on public transportation and having no idea why I'm out or where I'm going... New Rule: No getting off the bus just because I can't remember why I'm on the bus!

I'm fairly certain that the worst of my neuro problems are due to the high level of stress I'm undergoing -- how many Parkies have to deal with the people around them gaslighting and bullying them? Its dangerous to drag a wing in this society, that's for damn sure. So much for background!

What are some of the techniques you use to reboot your brain/body connection when you glitch hard enough to freeze in place, or forget your own name for ten minutes?

Posted Apr 26, 2017, 6:08 PM UTC · edited

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