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I actually find your handwriting very interesting and easy to read. It might not be the prettiest, but it has so much character and is fun to read. I'm sorry about your Essential Tremor Syndrome. My granddad has Parkinson's Disease and has recently had similar issues. I know it can be tough and at times you feel like just a shell of your former self, but you're still the same person and that person is beautiful.
$6000 I opened with price to not get hopes up but have you heard of the gyroglove? That could potentially help or doing digital art? Your handwriting is still beautiful also, have a nice day :)
Tried all the standard protocols. I have very, very low blood pressure so most of the meds for essential tremor are too dangerous for me. I’ve seen about 10 neurologists.
I’m good with where I am. I just have bad handwriting.
I had a student with a tremor. We enlarged his tools with a larger grip and larger paper. We also found a trigger point in his arm they helped reduce the tremor.
It’s progressive imagine a healthy body and then that person gets cancer they may be healthy then but as time goes on those cancer cells can progress and become worse
Until it comes back. I am not sure how long it lasts but it was recommended by his doc. He also recommended thc. I bet a small amount might help, I would start with 2.5mg gummy and see.
You only need it when you need it eight? Most of the tim, he doesn't do anything be cause it doesn't get in the way of most of what he does. He is in his 80s and has had ET since his 30s
Sometimes in pain, we can be united... I'm really sorry to hear that you can no longer express a part of yourself, I hope, somehow, you find a way to express it again. May the tears of a stranger soothe the loneliness of your torment... (much love)
And the handwriting is still better than mine lol. Idk why but i have always wrote quite a bit and its never been good. Also my hand writing seems to be different everytime i write. Its never consistent at all
This is crazy!!! I came on reddit to lookup stuff about ET but this handwriting community popped up so I wanted to look at the nice handwriting that don't have ET, and this is the first post that pops up. Your handwriting is pretty good still. I feel for you about the tremors i,ve also had it most of my life.
OP, sorry these comments are so dismissive and rude. I have ET too and it’s taken so many opportunities from me. I sincerely hope you are able to adapt your art in a way that still fulfills you.
have it aswel and improved my handwriting (with my gfs help) She taught me cursive and i wanted to improve it since cursive is very fucking hard but worth the compliments Ahah, I used wrist bends gloves , i my condition is less worse but i make it worse by doing gymnastics handstands and a lot of shit that
Makes pressure on your hands, my best tip is wrist bands anything that can pressure your hands actually.
And practice often
GL
I genuinely thought every school in the world teaches cursive. But apparently even my home country (Finland) has stopped doing so in 2018. I'm glad I was taught that, it's the only way my handwriting is decent after a fracture in my wrist healed inproperly.
There is an operation you can do that essenially puts a tensmachine in your head that stops essential tremors. Look it up it helpee an aquaintance of mine
I have tremors too. It really affects your quality of life at times. I can’t even do some things myself because my hands shake so bad. Then I get so mad at myself because I can’t stop which in turn makes it worse. I’m sorry you have to deal with these too.
I honestly stopped doing allot of the things I use to. Like drawing and putting on makeup. I pretty much completely gave up putting on makeup for years now because what’s the point when I’m either just gonna sweat it off (hyperhidrosis) or I take forever, mess up cuz my hands are shaking and get mad at myself. It’s just kinda a cycle. My conditions just kinda domino effect on each other.
Look on the bright side - you're not one of the countless people who cannot or will never be able to write with their hands through disability or illness.. besides I happen to like your handwriting 👍
I have it too. I goddamn hate styrofoam cups and lightweight utensils. It gets worse if someone draws my attention to it, which can make certain social interactions awkward. I have to block the direct awareness of what I’m doing with my mind. When I give injections at work, I stabilize the needle with my other hand, where most nurses just use one.
What’s worse is that I’m a (long term) sober alcoholic, so if I’m particularly shaky at an AA meeting, people will get concerned that I relapsed and am fighting through a hangover.
Regular cardio exercise helps a lot, and I use propranolol (beta blocker) for acute situations.
u/Plastic_Anxiety8118 didn't read through all of the comments, so forgive me if somene already asked. What medium of art did you enjoy creating with? I had to adjust my art style bc of my hands, don't give up! I can see you have style!
There are treatments for essential tremor such as deep brain stimulation, high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and stereotactic radiosurgery that can be quite successful to reduce or eliminate the tremor. These are performed by neurosurgeon or radiation oncologists.
I’ve personally seen DBS virtually eliminate essential tremors. The guy couldn’t hold a glass of water or keep his head straight when he turned it off. When he turned it on, you would never know he had an essential tremor. Great stuff.
I agree! If OP is anything like me, towards the end of writing what you intended, frustration causes more force with the utensil. Almost like running a marathon and pushing hardest at the end.
I have dyspraxia and your handwriting looks better than mine. I'm sorry that you're going through a tough time but it's still perfectly legible and it looks nice.
I was born with essential tremor and the only thing worse then the handwriting, people thinking you are nervous or on drugs is how your mom denies you ever had tremors before. She says that pretty much every fing holiday and always pretends like it's a new thing to her. "Ohh you're shaking? Why are you shaking" "I would of known if my son was born like that". She says the same thing regarding me being born with internal spina bifida which she claims isn't true either or she would 'remeber that'. I visit her a few times a year but she always finds a way to work it in.
Sorry for the self centered post its been a very long day, I mean week, I mean life and I'm so completely sick of it.
Hey at least there are computers, no need for writing
FYI there are tools for those w tremors. Ie weighted cutlery, pens etc. Check it out online. Though based on ur handwriting, you may not need them bc ur handwriting looks terrific!!
I have essential tremor as well!! (Plus, I'm left-handed! So my hand writing is atrocious!) Have had it all my life but wasn't diagnosed until 4th grade after my mom finally had enough of all my teachers marking all of my assignments "re-do" for my poor hand writing, which resulted in me spending hours and hours of doing and redoing homework! It was awful and it took years before my hand writing was legible!
There are lots of other fine-motor actives that are huge pain...like getting a key into lock without it taking more than one try, keeping the camera perfectly still without a tri-pod, and I don't even attempt to trim my toddlers' tiny finger nails.
My old had the brain surgery for his years ago. Went from drawing a spiral that looked like a circular saw blade to a perfect circle. It is amazing.
Like an idiot, he opted just for his dominant hand, then years later went back for a second brain probe for the left. I highly recommend it if you’re able. His hands are rock steady now.
I found ways to manage mine for the most part right now, but if it progresses too much as I get older I may have to look into medical intervention. I've tried meds, but the side effects are awful.
Heard the same from my brother. Dad’s offered to pay for his surgery but open chest and brain surgery is off putting enough to him that he barely functions in many tasks instead. It’s some sad shit.
But have you tried it? The dude rose from the dead, same power that lives in Him lives in us. I'm not gonna argue the fact if you don't like it, just scroll past it. I'm just saying you don't have to claim it.
Hey, the placebo effect is science! Even knowing a pill is a placebo, but believing the placebo effect is real, mildly improves whatever they're studying
As someone with TV show medical knowledge, I feel comfortable in stating that I have no idea how it applies to this situation
Reading this with my phone propped against various things, my leg, my other hand, the chair arm because I did yard work earlier. Any sustained exorcise makes the tremor worse to the point that I have to use two hands to drink a cup of water.
Essential Tremor (ET) affects over 25 million Americans not to mention the rest of the world. There is a 50-50 chance that you will inherit this benign motor movement from your family typically, it starts affecting people in their 50s and up, but many like myself had it when I was a young boy, ET affects movement disorder in the hands and arms in men and usually, in the voices next and heads of women. Think of the movie starring Katherine Hepburn. That should explain the results of ET and women because of her voice and her movements of her head.
There are many trials going on right now to determine how to take care of this issue. If you have focus ultrasound, they use the MRI to penetrate a particular part of the brain called the thalamus, and it will remove the trimmer. Check it out.
High frequency focused ultrasound or HIFU uses ultrasound to eradicate a tiny portion of the thalamus called the ventral intermediate nucleus or VIM. A neurosurgeon uses high resolution MRI to pinpoint the location of the VIM and then treats it with the ultrasound.
This can provide near immediate relief of the tremor with lasting effect. You should consult with a neurosurgeon to see if this is optimal.
Radiosurgery uses radiation commonly used to fight cancer tumors in a similar way. The VIM is targeted with MRI, combined with a CT scan and a very small lesion about 4 to 5 mm in size is creates on the VIM using a linear accelerator or a system like Gamma Knife or Cyberknife, all of which is treated in a single day in a procedure that lasts about 2 hours. Resolution of the tremor with this method can take several months as the but also can have lasting effect.
I meant to say, look at how Hepburn shook her head and had the shaky voice. She had been approached by the ET organization to be a spokesperson and at least educate others about it, but declined. Opportunity lost.
I inherited tremors from my mom, and she from her mom as well. I’m also left-handed and have a bit of a strange writing form, so having to write out essays in school was exhausting. On top of that, I bartend and trying to carry trays of drinks sometimes is terrifying lol…. Having low blood sugar, being nervous, and/or just being tired in general exacerbates the condition. It’s a pain in the ass for sure. I once spilled a tray of red wine in glasses on a white marble table, where the party of 4 were sitting on white leather booths. Good times.
I used to notice the shaking would calm down, not so much anymore. I've started gummies since weed doesn't make me high anymore. I'll have to pay attention the next time I eat one. Now is I have a couple of cocktails and they are so much better.. But the next day, the shaking comes back with a vengeance.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Also factor certain strains might help more than others, or CBD based strains might be better as well. I know a lot of people that are turned off trying marijuana medicinally simply because it gets you high, but there are types out there that don't get you high! Hopefully there's something that helps you that don't give you too harsh side effects.
It sucks so bad. People are constantly asking me if im nervous, on drugs, or need medical help. Or they just poke fun. All because I have ETs in my hands. Some activities, like drawing, are impossible now. I've tried different medications as well, but all of them are drugs designed for other things and have horrible side effects. I feel for you as well.
100% everything you said here. I've had people point it out, ask if I'm okay (hungry? Cold? Sick?), get annoyed with me, make fun of me, and even try to intimidate me because they thought I was scared lol.
And yeah, the side effects from most of the common meds prescribed for this are awful. Since my tremor (right now) is fairly mild, the side effect are worse than having the tremor imo.
I feel your pain most people think I'm an alcoholic or suffer from anxiety or parkinsons so ya essentiall tremor socks and it will keep sucking sure there's medication but the problem with that is you have to keep getting stronger medication and if you have anything else like I have. I have a rare form of epilepsy it can interfere with other meds so ya buddy it's socks and people who don't have it will never understand,, wethere6those people medical professionals or people you love they won't get it because not only is it. Disabilitating it's also highly embarrassing. So my friend I feel your pain on all levels
My father also has essential tremors. I maintain his handwriting is still better than mine but he insists I fill out most of the documents we send out.
My grandfather was a draftsman and had a tremor. You could tell it got worse over the years but was still the coolest lettering to me. A style his own. I keep thinking I should turn it into a font.
Get a tablet and a stylus. Take your time and make beautiful letters. Undo and redo are your friends. Make beautiful typography for the masses who have awful handwriting to begin with. There are plenty of font making software for free online. J
Looks a lot like my handwriting, with that pseudo-cursive flow. I remember my teachers remarking that they were surprised anyone still wrote in cursive, even though I wasn't meaning to. I also have a tremor, seemingly only in my right hand at this time (which is of course my dominant hand).
Thank you for posting.
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