Essential Tremor Support Group
Essential Tremor (ET) is a neurological disorder characterized by shaking of hands (and sometimes other parts of the body including the head), evoked by intentional movements. The incidence is unknown, but is estimated to be as common as one person in 20, and it is the most common type of tremor and also the most commonly observed movement disorder.
Hi everybody, I'm 22 I was born with Essential tremors but is benign. It was passed down to me from my mom no one else in our family has it. Mine tends to get worse when I'm nervous or anxious. I do shake at rest but barely visable as a child and teenager I was taught how to hold a glass or bowl a certain so I wouldn't drop it. Writing can sometimes be difficult as my writing can be a little shaky at times but have improved since. I hope to meet people and share my experience.
I never worried about it until it became harder to perform normal daily tasks. Hope that you're handling things well. I've lived a very normal life, and still do, with a few modifications.
Only problem was that for me to hold my writing implement the way everyone else did made me have to grip it so hard I would get sore fingers and indentations on the side of my fingers! I just assumed everyone got sore hands from holding pens and silverware....
It is sad that culture forces "norms" on people when there are oftentimes reasons for each person to do things a little bit differently. Now I hold my pen quite differently and my silverware and other objects in order to have the best grip with the most comfort possible. I also greatly prefer using plastic or paper dishes because I got so tired of breaking the glass and ceramic ones :-)