Supposedly simple things you find difficult?
fluffycat
Online Community Member Posts: 252 Empowering
(1) Applying cat Flea Drops, can’t avoid wetting hair even when parting fur!
(2) Sealing sink or bath. The silicon paste goes wobbly. Try to smooth with finger or spoon but a pigs ear Job!!
(3) Adding music to mobile phone. Rarely carries over info text, so need to quickly add to a playlist to find again. Sometimes have to convert the format. (WMA default instead of MP3)
(2) Sealing sink or bath. The silicon paste goes wobbly. Try to smooth with finger or spoon but a pigs ear Job!!
(3) Adding music to mobile phone. Rarely carries over info text, so need to quickly add to a playlist to find again. Sometimes have to convert the format. (WMA default instead of MP3)
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Eating, going out, talking to people...
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Opening jars with stew tops, gripping a problem1
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I'm guessing this is excluding things that are due to disability/medical reasons? Otherwise the list could be almost endless
Things I find hard that are not due to health issues...
- Blowing my nose. Honestly I can't do it. It just causes my ears to explode and makes a massive mess but doesn't seem to unblock my nose at all.
- Trusting technology. I always have to check something has worked for example making sure an email comes up in my sent folder after I've sent it. Don't get me started on electric parking brakes!!
- Hitting a golf ball in a straight line.
- Not breaking things!!1 -
Dropping things and having to pick them up
Tying shoe laces
Cooking = (Anything)
Bothering to read forms ECT properly. ?1 -
Cooking and washing pots from wheelchair height
Sleeping at night then trying to stay awake in day
Avoiding typing errors as I don't always re read to check1 -
Having a polite conversation with one of my sons ☹️2
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I'm sure this is a skill that has now been lost to the winds of time... You no longer see groups of old men creating an orchestral symphony of trumpeting sounds while blowing their noses!66Mustang said:
Things I find hard that are not due to health issues...
- Blowing my nose. Honestly I can't do it. It just causes my ears to explode and makes a massive mess but doesn't seem to unblock my nose at all.
Incidentally, I can't do it either...just end up triggering a nose bleed in my case. Also rather worryingly making my eyes water, I'm not sure quite how closely they're linked as the thought of snot coming out of my eyes wasn't a fun one.
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Hard to know if lie in or siesta if foggy feeling, as can affect the next night!janer1967 said:Cooking and washing pots from wheelchair height
Sleeping at night then trying to stay awake in day
Avoiding typing errors as I don't always re read to checkCat can sleep for England though.1 -
Anything low down as my spine don't bend with out lots of pain and then I can't walk properly, so that's picking things up, can't access freezer, use low seating and list goes on, helping hand sticks are a god send0
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I have dyspraxia so I have trouble with using a segway, throwing and catching, making wires, sewing, soldering, putting a thread through a needle, using a hoola hoop and skipping rope, kicking a footballBecause I'm autistic I have a monotone voice, blunted affect (lack of facial expressions), and I can't voluntarily change the expression on my face. I lack social imagination and understanding of social norms that are specific to the specific situation at the current time.The most important one is going to sleep early and quickly.
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Staying awake during the day even though I have plenty of sleep at night.??3
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Long Division, logarithms and cryptic crosswords .2
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Remembering to eat. Answering phone, Meeting up with people, being on time, staying awake.1
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Hi @outlaw666. I've removed one word from your post that constituted inappropriate language. Please refrain from using this kind of language on the community, especially when directed towards other people. You can refresh yourself of our house rules here if you need to.0
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@cat_hug said:I'm sure there are lots of different reasons why people find this difficult, but it's definitely something I struggle with too. Giving people a call can be hard as well- "just give them a ring!" fills me with dread every time I hear it. I have improved through necessity though.
Answering phone
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I have problems with contacting people while I'm waiting for them to contact me first.
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