Climbing Stairs with Weak Legs

[journeyer80]

Ok so my brother had court today on the 5th floor I went with him and for some reason we took the stairs lol so every step my mind is on how my legs feel are they weak can I climb them like i used to be able too?? every step am i going to trip why do my legs feel weak am I going to make it ....then we get to the top of the 5th floor and I am out of breath lol so first thought is my lung muscles are being affected as well as my legs well it took me awhile to rationalize but the truth is I am a smoker duh!!! I dont work out I eat junk food I am not 18 anymore I am 33 and had a hard life lol and if I had ""you know what""" I would not have been able to climb one stair let alone 5 flights in a sky scraper ........pretty funny how our minds work with this fear eh? trust me I have the fear very very very bad ...but its times like these that I can catch it and correct it another thing all day long I have been looking at my hands and thinking are they getting skinnier are they shrinking etc etc ......and I keep obsessing on it worrying then I remember I have a NY yankees ring that is too small when I get it on it beats all Heck to get it back off so I almost just know that if I put it on it will slide right off well guess what my finger is red and sore from trying to take it off lol .....still not enough lol so I still think my hands are getting weak and skinny so I get my cousin to do the old finger strength test with me ...where ya make a circle with your thumb and pointer and the neuro pulls their finger trying to see if you can resist ...well my cousin weighs 220lbs and I mabe him pull with both arms as hard as he could and he couldnt break threw lol my two fingers ....anyhoo thought I would post some of my crazy Hypochondriac day ) still twitching still worrying but slowly starting to get better in mind I believe after almost a year ...and hey look I am a selfless giver of time

 

[AussieSurvivor]

keep those positive thoughts trip..and everything will 'miraculously' start to get better!good post...cheers and beersRodger

 

[AussieSurvivor]

That's okay, I decided to read posts that had "nothing to do with me at all" and have now through that decision found out I think I have brisk reflexes!! Why I read more than I should on the internet at all is beyond me!! ) I, being a mom of two, have NEVER paid any attention to anything going on in my body for years...then after this all started I can tell you if I have a stray eyebrow hair sticking up! Oh well, at least you are not the only hypo out there! Good times!