Laughter helps me, especially when I feel depression coming on.Or I drop something for no reason at all. I try to be upbeat as PD knocks at me, I push back with humor.You are never too old to act silly. At times I do silly things just like this:
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Parkinson’s disease is known to many as
progressive, chronic and debilitating. Muscle control declines, there is a loss
of physical balance, and there is pain. The most effective medicines help
people with Parkinson’s move better, but after a few years, the side effects
often override the advantages. As dopamine disappears from the center of the
brain, the inclination can be toward depression.
However, as people get to know their own life with
Parkinson’s, there are many who see and feel another side of themselves.
Parkinson’s causes moments of novel and surprising behavior, and sometimes
brings out a rather dark sense of humor to which most people living with the
disease can relate. It is said, “we learn to laugh at ourselves in our
‘Parkinson’s Moments’.”
Maintaining a light-hearted view of yourself in
moments of struggle that can border on the ridiculous, observing the changes in
life with a sense of humor, and sharing these reactions with others can help
you feel “human” – “normal” even – when things might be a far cry from the
normal you used to know.
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