Things I learned today
My INCREDIBLY straight spine -- especially at the top -- is, my Therapist thinks, hereditary. He believes my artistic temperament when it comes to my work choices/career paths in conjunction with being born with a spine like a ruler is a large part of what got me into this mess in the first place.
He suggested staring at as many relatives as I could in future and finding out which ones I should make a point of reducing into a social pariah for making me inherit a back as straight as mine. XD XD
Also, apparently, the kind of muscle spasm and knotting I have going on in my lower back attacking my spine is, to his mind, the result of at least a decade's worth of solid commitment. *laughs* Great. A Real dedication to the cause was his opinion and that I had to attempt to start doing things in a way that doesn't put any stress on my lower back.
Last time I checked, thats where you like... are connected in the middle... So I'm not ENTIRELY sure how I'm supposed to get around that but he seemed completely sure that I'd have it in hand.
Unless lying down/largely reclining, I shouldn't sit for periods longer than 20 minutes together. Okay I can handle that for work, I can even handle that on plane trips. Car trips might be a bit more challenging but not impossible. But UGH GOING TO THE MOVIES NUUuUUuUuuUUuUuuUUuuuu!! I guess my choices really are going to Gold Class or only going to those movies at Picadilly that allow me to lie on the great expanse of carpet between the front seats and the screen. *pouts with +389243 to disappointment*
BUT! As down as I may seem about this stuff, I'm MEGA excited. As endalia put it this morning: "So this might mean you might be able to have a normal life!" which, lets face it: AWESOME!!!! Facing awesome, never a chore. :D :D :D
Also, he totally agreed that wearing corsets is a valid way to give my back a little extra support, and today he recommended getting someone to help me put the one I have on, and then lying down all day in it like some overly refined victorian woman. WIN! *laughs* Though my god, there's no reclining in a corset let me tell you. You're lying down flat, or your up! And thats it. *cracks up*
He suggested staring at as many relatives as I could in future and finding out which ones I should make a point of reducing into a social pariah for making me inherit a back as straight as mine. XD XD
Also, apparently, the kind of muscle spasm and knotting I have going on in my lower back attacking my spine is, to his mind, the result of at least a decade's worth of solid commitment. *laughs* Great. A Real dedication to the cause was his opinion and that I had to attempt to start doing things in a way that doesn't put any stress on my lower back.
Last time I checked, thats where you like... are connected in the middle... So I'm not ENTIRELY sure how I'm supposed to get around that but he seemed completely sure that I'd have it in hand.
Unless lying down/largely reclining, I shouldn't sit for periods longer than 20 minutes together. Okay I can handle that for work, I can even handle that on plane trips. Car trips might be a bit more challenging but not impossible. But UGH GOING TO THE MOVIES NUUuUUuUuuUUuUuuUUuuuu!! I guess my choices really are going to Gold Class or only going to those movies at Picadilly that allow me to lie on the great expanse of carpet between the front seats and the screen. *pouts with +389243 to disappointment*
BUT! As down as I may seem about this stuff, I'm MEGA excited. As endalia put it this morning: "So this might mean you might be able to have a normal life!" which, lets face it: AWESOME!!!! Facing awesome, never a chore. :D :D :D
Also, he totally agreed that wearing corsets is a valid way to give my back a little extra support, and today he recommended getting someone to help me put the one I have on, and then lying down all day in it like some overly refined victorian woman. WIN! *laughs* Though my god, there's no reclining in a corset let me tell you. You're lying down flat, or your up! And thats it. *cracks up*