Futile Pursuits: Proving No Weakness?

[CandyM314]

Over the last couple of weeks i have found myself walking on tiptoe and heels, lifting and holding heavy objects over my head and standing on one foot etc etc etc. all in the pursuit of proving that i have no clinical weakness

please tell me i'm not alone in this futile (but, somehow, reassuring) pastime

Does anyone else do this or am i really destined for the nearest nut house?

 

[MarksmanS]

Missy,

Like all of us are doing it at one point or another.

Reflex tests, strength, clonus, all of them. I think it is a waste of time though. You are living a strength test each day so I would not spend too much time on it or they might place you in the nuthouse - and I should be in the cell right next to you.

MarkS

 

[DStar]

I have done all the crazy test like walking on toes heels ect. My newest
one one is to see how far I can stretch my sons New stretch boy he got
for his birthday and see how hard I can sqeeze him too poor Mr Fantastic.
I agree with Mark to much on it might put you in the nut house.

DStar

 

[FlyInThePens]

I go to the gym, get onto the leg press, load it up with 200pounds and push. And I know this can't help the twitching!

I also do other exercises, walk on my toes, etc.

No clinical weakness for sure.

 

[miguel4life]

Somewhat related.

When I first started this, I thought for sure I had atrophy in my hands. So, I bought a pair of calipers and took detailed measures of them on a daily basis.

If I knew then what I know now . . .

 

[wolverineclaws]

oh man.

one day, i decided to walk home from school just to prove that my legs weren't weak.

it was a 19 km (13mi) walk.

haha the things we do...

 

[girlygirlz]

You are not alone. I test my strenght almost every day. I know that sometimes it will increase the fear, because some days I feel a lot weaker than others. Yesterday I carried my sleeping daughter into her bed ( 5 years old, about 19 kilos), and jumped on one leg with her in my arms, just to make sure I could do it. I think I am crazy, honestly. What if I would drop her, or fall? Bad mom. I will not do that again.

/Jenny

 

[jsageurge]

And the winners in the following categories are:Most disgusting - Basso's spit testMost humorous - Basso's spit testMost innovative - Migoliva's caliper testsMost difficult - Jenny's one legged hop with the sleeping five year oldMost dangerous - KateS' highway tongue monitoring.