Hello again! So today's photo is where I feel safest when I'm
having a bad day. My living room floor, on my quilt, surrounded by pillows and
with Shamu who you may have met yesterday somewhere very close. This is me on a
rough day during sixth form procrastinating from an essay I had to write by
trying out the camera on my laptop but hey the photo came in handy!
When I was little I fell off the sofa whilst seizing, and
ever since then have always felt safer and much more comfortable on the ground
for the simple reason that there is nowhere to fall! So on a rough day, I will
spend my time on the living room floor. With space around me so I don't hit
anything if I do have a seizure, and lots of squishy things to make me as safe
as possible. I have Shamu who helps me move around the house if necessary, and
there is almost always a fan in the room as well so I don't overheat as
overheating is a trigger for me. I'll almost always be found either in a vest and
shorts or PJ's to stop me from overheating. I'll also have a travel cup to hand so if I do seize a flailing limb doesn't break one of my mum's glasses.
This is the space I have created for myself which I feel most
comfortable in. Other people will have other ways they feel safe and
comfortable but this is my space when I'm feeling rough. It works for me so I
don't plan on changing it!
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