I must drop at least 5-10 things a day! Why?

[julia111]

I certainly have the strength to hold onto my keys, toothbrush, coins etc -

I don't know if it is a loss of sensation in my fingers - or more of a brain fog where I am just not paying attention to what I am doing - or that I am just plain CLUMSY!  

This isn't just the occasional "drop" - it is bothersome enough for me post it here.  Anyone in the same boat?

Julia

[wingnut19]

Hi Julia!

Dropping things was probably one of my first noticeable and irritating symptoms!  My fine motor skills have declined so bad in the past year that I have much more trouble than that now...
For example:  buttoning shirts, picking up small things, putting a key in the door or ignition, etc....It's horrible, isn't it??  

Do you find that the lighter the item is, the more inclined you are to drop them?  I can carry something heavy with no problem....I have dropped hot coffee on me, dropped lit cigarettes many times, etc....
One morning I was making eggs for breakfast and I was afraid that I might drop them...So, what do I do?  I held on too tight and it ended up breaking in my hand! LOL

Can't win for losing, I guess....

Take care,
Tammy :)

[ohwild]

i find its easier if you only concentrate on one thing at a time. try not to multitask that way i figure teaches our brains one thing at a time. i drop heavy and light things  :)

[LATW]

I am having the same problem.  I have a difficult time picking things up.  The smaller they are the worse it is.

I feel like I am trying to pick something up after I have been spinning around.  I feel disoriented at times with space.  If that makes any sense.  

I would blame the ON because of depth perception, but I started having this problem before ON started.

Another issue I have is writing.  On a good day I can write just fine. On a bad day it is a major struggle.  

I think being able to hold onto heavy things has to do with sensory input.  You can sense a heavy item much better than something light.  That helps with the signals to your brain.  

I know a little something about this because of all of the therapy my children with Sensory Integration Issues have had.  

LA

[jensequitur]

I find that I have to remind myself that I'm holding something - whether it's scissors, pens, paper, eggs, I keep telling myself that I have something in my hand.  It seems to work. When I don't, I end up throwing it or dropping it because my hand lets go.

I had that problem with eggs too!  I dropped one because I couldn't figure out how tight to hold it, and then I squished one because I was holding it too tight!

What do we blame?  I'm not sure.  I have a weak and clumsy right hand, that is hard to control on bad days.  I think it's a combination of cog fog and hand weakness.