Very odd

jenzie06
jenzie06 Member Posts: 708
edited 8. Feb 2010, 09:23 in Living with Arthritis archive
I was pottering round town yesterday - an unusual experience. I caught sight of a person in a shop window and thought 'Gosh she walks badly' - then I realised it was me!!

It made me feel a bit weird - is this how people see me?

(Plus I thought the person was quite large but as I'm 7months pregnant I'm allowed to look quite large!)

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  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I do this all the time. It is pretty upsetting,
    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,135
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi jenzie.
    dont worry we all think the same i'm sure as we are going around we get tired and slower and walk differently.
    i know i do i think how odd i look but i think that is me and theres only one me.
    just be happy. joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,880
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Jen

    I reckon it happens to everyone that. Older people and wrinkles and grey hair etc.....
    luckily the eyesight goes too so they can't see as well.... :wink:

    Two months to ge then :) I am pleased :) Won't be long I hope
    Toni x
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh Jen, every now and then I catch sight of a little old lady struggling along with a stick .............and realise it's ME! Where did the real me go...........?

    Annie
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, Yes, I know what you mean. I think those windows distort things!!! :lol:
    Love Sue
  • annebr
    annebr Member Posts: 730
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I agree with Sue, it's something to do with the windows.

    anne
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi my boss rewound the cctv the other day and when i saw how i was walking and holding my head i was shocked i looked awfull it happened over months and had not realised how bad i looked try to stand straighter and hold neck better lol also sure you put on pounds on the telly lol
    val
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Nothing more I can say to that......yep its very upsetting.....I've seen reflections of myself in windows etc and could not believe it was me the way I was walking.
    Love
    hileena
  • chile168
    chile168 Member Posts: 384
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yep me too - I agree, I walk funny.

    Hun you are also having a baby, 7 months and it gets heavy. For those of us who have had children remember how we waddled.

    I often wonder how people see me and do get upset when I see them looking at me and staring at me feet.

    Congratulations!!!!! on pregnancy hun xxxxx

    Eve
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,396
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I say ban all mirrors and shop windows ....then we don't have to worry. :wink:

    I'm getting excited about the baby now ....hope your hubby can type so he can let us all know when it arrives.

    Luv Legs :D
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • dolittle
    dolittle Member Posts: 240
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Jen,
    Amen to everything that's been said. What does it matter what we look like .... it's what people ARE that matters. Anyway, it's a well known fact that mirrors lie - I mean I haven't got half as many wrinkles as that mirror shows .... they're the work of the devil!

    Hope you sleep better these nights.
  • pluggathome
    pluggathome Member Posts: 171
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi all

    I haven't had the shop windows experience but I do have a holiday picture of me and hubby which people look at and those who know me well say 'feet hurting you that day'. They were.

    Pluggx
  • jordan7j
    jordan7j Bots Posts: 346
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    My daughters always mention that I "walk funny" I havent seen it myself, but know they are right. My feet are always agony, so no surprise really :(
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Jen,

    Oh flower its sometimes best to not look :wink: I really don't look now a days......I walk like a drunken gorilla.... not that I have seen one :lol: I really am horrified at how I look :roll:.......Hey not long to go them? I really hope it all goes well for you and a ((( ))) Cris x
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    was in meadow hell and looked up saw my self i looked quite presentable for a change lol not to fat that how i normaly look in mirrors lol so quite happy
    val
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    valval wrote:
    was in meadow hell and looked up saw my self i looked quite presentable for a change lol not to fat that how i normaly look in mirrors lol so quite happy


    Oh Val can I borrow that mirror :lol::lol::lol: x
  • jenzie06
    jenzie06 Member Posts: 708
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks for the responses. Having a tough day today, went to see the inlaw's at the weekend and I'm paying for the travel and not sleeping in my bed.

    Hope you are all ok.

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