Today, I'm recovering from a brain injury that occurred a few months ago. The newest challenge I'm facing is thinking the floor is moving any time there is a change in colour or texture. My house has patterned tile floors and carpet. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was walking into my living room when I slipped over the carpet, bashed my head on my glass table, and was moaning in pain on the floor. My parents came running when they heard my head bang… straight to the table, to see if there were any scratches on it. FML
Today, I’m finally getting over a bad accident I had, and I'm allowed to start walking again. Alas, I’ve been flat on my back in a hospital bed for so many months, I’m having to get used to standing upright again. I get so dizzy from standing, I keep falling and hurting myself. FML
Today, I moved into a new downstairs flat. I promptly fell down said stairs. I have a broken pelvis now and can't walk or go down steps for 3 months. FML
Today, after months of telling my landlord about the weak floorboards in my living room, I fell through them as I was trying to repair them myself. FML
Today, I realized that over the past few months, I seem to be getting more and more prone to bumping into things, and tripping over nothing. I'm also apparently more prone to getting injured when this happens. I've always been uncoordinated, but this is getting out of hand. I'm falling apart. FML
Today, after a month of things going wrong in my life and finally getting better, I woke up refreshed and ready to face the day. Then, I fell down the stairs. FML
Today, after months of arguing with doctors and them trying to hand me off to mental health professionals, it turns out I indeed have a physical brain injury they missed. Scary, right? FML
Today, I found out what it's like to get brain-freeze while recovering from a head injury. FML
Today, after years of martial arts training, ballet, and dance, I thought I had pretty good balance for a dude. Then I accidentally stuck both legs in one side of my pants and tipped head first into the wall. The ER doctor has scheduled a test for TBI, and the vertigo “may be permanent.” FML
Today, I tripped over a "wet floor" sign at work and hit the floor hard. The floor wasn't even wet. FML
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SpawnofAthena 16
The floor is lava!
bxilee 16
dang OP that sucks, maybe try your best not to look at the ground too much? I don't know what to tell you
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Comments (49)
saffy66 34
Maybe you can lay down some plain rugs?
ulissey_fml 22
If you try and replace the offending rugs with ...floating floors , will that cause a lot of rowing in your house ?
syki 22
This is such a clunky play on words, but I snorfled anyway, so you get a thumbs up from me. :P
DomsterDC 16
Just place a giant blue tarp over your floor- Problem solved and now you can walk around with shoes on without getting dirt on the carpet :)
pgx007 6
he must feel high af
AKchic 7
I have no real words that will help you. I am so sorry for what you are going through and I hope that you recover quickly and completely. Good luck.
FitFriday 32
How did you injure your head/brain?
Taiiametai 8
OP, for our clients that have similar experiences, we would put something down on the floor that would interrupt the pattern. It can, depending on the person, be as small as a piece of white paper. You can also get some cheap rolls of paper and put that down as needed, just watch out for trip-hazards. Best of luck in your recovery!
Tomryan279 10
Who let the retard out
Guy1009 15
Time for some new flooring OP! Best of luck to you.
waleedma 18
I think you ate brave enough to wake up and face your fears everyday... Keep it up....