I'm 62, and first noticed my tendency to cause wrist watches to stop working and electromechanical devices to malfunction fifty years ago. This always and only happens when I'm extremely stressed, extremely angry, or grieving (though the initial episodes occurred during the onset of puberty). During these times, I'll cause appliances to short circuit and light bulbs to blow when turning them on and off. If I'm driving or out walking in this disturbed state, street lights will go off as I approach and come back on once they're behind me. Once, after an intense argument with my ex, I left the house, started my car, and everything on the dash began to flash. All four of the automatic windows started going up and down at different rates and I couldn't get them to stop until I took my hands off the controls and made a concerted effort to calm myself down.
This tendency has caused problems for me on a couple of jobs, where I've fouled up equipment. One employer got so annoyed by it after having to replace several light bulbs on three consecutive days, she went out and bought me rubber gloves, which she expected me to wear while at work. Friends who've observed me over the years forbid me from touching their electronics and devices.
Anyway, I eventually came to the conclusion after finding others this phenomenon happens to, that I tend to hold energy in my body more than most people and it becomes uncontrolled after reaching a certain threshold when I'm emotionally charged. I'm a really tense person almost all the time and have taken sedatives continuously for the past decade. During that time, I've created no electrical disturbances. But recently, in an effort to wean off the meds, I began doing meditation sessions, learning relaxation techniques, and getting therapeutic massages. Every time I start to relax, my limbs jerk. Sometimes, my head will jerk as well. And not just small movements, they jerk unexpectedly and violently or my entire body contorts or comes up off the surface I'm lying on as if I'm beginning to have a seizure. It's very embarrassing when I'm in a group or with a practitioner. Is this the same or a related type of phenomenon? Am I expelling energy in an uncontrolled fashion?
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[link] [comments]I'm 62, and first noticed my tendency to cause wrist watches to stop working and electromechanical devices to malfunction fifty years ago. This always and only happens when I'm extremely stressed, extremely angry, or grieving (though the initial episodes occurred during the onset of puberty). During these times, I'll cause appliances to short circuit and light bulbs to blow when turning them on and off. If I'm driving or out walking in this disturbed state, street lights will go off as I approach and come back on once they're behind me. Once, after an intense argument with my ex, I left the house, started my car, and everything on the dash began to flash. All four of the automatic windows started going up and down at different rates and I couldn't get them to stop until I took my hands off the controls and made a concerted effort to calm myself down. This tendency has caused problems for me on a couple of jobs, where I've fouled up equipment. One employer got so annoyed by it after having to replace several light bulbs on three consecutive days, she went out and bought me rubber gloves, which she expected me to wear while at work. Friends who've observed me over the years forbid me from touching their electronics and devices. Anyway, I eventually came to the conclusion after finding others this phenomenon happens to, that I tend to hold energy in my body more than most people and it becomes uncontrolled after reaching a certain threshold when I'm emotionally charged. I'm a really tense person almost all the time and have taken sedatives continuously for the past decade. During that time, I've created no electrical disturbances. But recently, in an effort to wean off the meds, I began doing meditation sessions, learning relaxation techniques, and getting therapeutic massages. Every time I start to relax, my limbs jerk. Sometimes, my head will jerk as well. And not just small movements, they jerk unexpectedly and violently or my entire body contorts or comes up off the surface I'm lying on as if I'm beginning to have a seizure. It's very embarrassing when I'm in a group or with a practitioner. Is this the same or a related type of phenomenon? Am I expelling energy in an uncontrolled fashion? submitted by /u/infjwritermom [link] [comments]
