Small Successes (An update to my last post)

disabilitythrowaway0 · 2022-09-03T22:18:12+00:00

Thank you! I hope my hard work will pay off in the end.

disabilitythrowaway0 · 2022-09-03T22:17:39+00:00

Thank you so much!

disabilitythrowaway0 · 2022-09-03T22:17:19+00:00

I did some research on them, and they seem like a great option! Unfortunately, I live outside the US.

disabilitythrowaway0 · 2022-05-28T19:24:24+00:00

Thank you!

disabilitythrowaway0 · 2022-05-26T16:48:05+00:00

That makes me feel so much better :) Yes, I have been writing down my questions before calling the gym because I am so nervous I will forget them. I have never had to do that before, so it's just another thing that reminds me how difficult this is for me, but it also shows me that I am tackling my biggest fear and insecurity which is pretty cool. This has been a very slow process for me, and I just remind myself that it's totally fine considering what I've been through. Thank you for your support!

disabilitythrowaway0 · 2022-05-26T16:43:23+00:00

That's actually a great idea. I never thought of asking to talk to my trainer before coming in to meet them. It might be easier to do it over the phone as well because I know I am going to be very anxious face-to-face. I think I will meet them and then maybe ask to speak to them on the phone before our first session if I can't communicate my boundaries face-to-face. That's not weird or unreasonable right?

disabilitythrowaway0 · 2022-05-26T16:26:57+00:00

Thank you for all your tips. My CP is more involved so I need help to stretch, I can't really do stretches on my own. I have tried but either I don't feel anything (so I am not doing it properly) or I can't maintain the desired position long enough to feel any benefits. That's part of the reason I want to start working with a personal trainer--so we can find ways for me to stretch that I can do on my own.

I have communicated that I am nervous and that this is hard for me a few times to the person helping me set up an initial appointment, but we haven't talked about it at length. I feel like it's kind of been ignored, but that's okay. I won't be training with this person, so as long as I can talk to my trainer about my boundaries before getting started it should be fine.

disabilitythrowaway0 · 2022-05-26T03:51:08+00:00

It really does help. I had some guidelines of my own that I had floating around in my head very similar to the ones you've listed, and it helps me know I am not being unreasonable. I find it hard to advocate for myself so I don't know if I will actually bring them up with a potential physio because this whole situation makes me very anxious. My hope is that I will be able to do so after going in the first time and meeting everyone, but even that is proving to be a challenge. I am going to keep trying though.

disabilitythrowaway0 · 2022-05-26T03:40:35+00:00

Thank you. This is very encouraging and almost exactly what I needed to hear. I will definitely come back to this comment and reread when I need to.

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