After several falls on uneven walkways, I find myself scared I’ll fall and it causes a mini panic attack. For years we always looked ahead of where we were walking, a couple feet to a block ahead. I can’t do that anymore. I must look at the ground in front of me and make sure I stop when I want to take a drink from my water bottle or coffee mug. If I don’t, I might fall (it’s happened).
Several years ago I fell 3 times in 5 months and each time went to my doctor for a sprained wrist. (My job required typing and using a mouse.) At the 3rd visit the nurse asked me if I was safe at home. It took me a moment to realize she was asking if I was being abused. I told her I live alone and recently hadn’t been able to walk and drink coffee at the same time. It sounds funny but a medication I take slows down my brain, making me “normal”, but I also “sundown” later in the day, making it difficult for me to concentrate, even doing simple tasks like walking home from work.
*sigh*