I've been loads do times, just couldn't seem to get the hang of it today, my DD whizzed off she's brilliant, I was trying to skate round but people were skating past me so fast and I was getting in their way, I couldn't hold on to the side either for a bit as there was nothing to hold onto it was a sheer Perspex panel.
Only area to hold onto and sit down was right over the other side and its an enormous rink.
I just totally lost my confidence and fell hard, pushing my mobile phone into my chest ( it was in a top pocket) and jarring my wrist, I've bit my tongue and my finger was bleeding badly.
I got up and felt such a tit and started crying.
DD linked me and helped me to the sitting area when she saw me on the floor.
Can't believe I've cried I don't know what's wrong with me!
I'm feeling so sore and very old and stupid.
Poor kid had to skate alone for an hour I couldn't get back on the ice, everyone who passed me gave a weird look 
AIBU?
To have cried when I fell at ice skating today
Everythingwillbeok · 01/08/2015 14:51
-all required. Poor you!oh you poor thing
of course it's not silly
I've broken bones in falls that weren't on ice! It's a horrible shock and jarring and just the knowledge you could have hurt yourself badly freaks you out.
I hope you feel a bit better soon 
I did similar about 5 years ago. But I had to wheelchaired off the ice. I had pulled the ligaments at the top of my shoulder and ended up going to hospital in an ambulance 
At least it wasn't busy. I had my arm in a sling for a few days and had to have physio. Ds1 had to help me get dressed and go to the hospital for physio on the bus as I had my arm in a sling.
When you're young you just seem to bounce
I suggest a lay down and a hit sweet drink.
A pox on the people who were giving you funny looks! They should have been giving you brandy sympathetic looks and a pat on the shoulder. Hope you're feeling better soon
What a nasty and painful thing to have had happen to you! Of course you are not unreasonable to be upset. I hope you are feeling better soon.
I blubbed like a baby at 16 when I fell down the last 3 steps at home on the stairs. My mam had to cuddle me
It's shock, and understandable.
I feel up - yes, up - some stairs at work and it was really painful and I felt all jittery. I had to haul myself into a meeting straight after the incident and sat there trying to establish whether or not I had broken any skin, it hurt that much. I would have cried were it not for the fact I'd had to lurch straight into the meeting.
Manager said I looked "pained" and was surprised he didn't think the meeting was that bad, but I was in actual pain!
I fell off a path on holiday once, just a paving slab high, but my foot slipped and I went down on my knee. I cried for ages, even though it didn't really hurt, much to the bemusement of my dc.
You have my sympathy and my first ever
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I was skiing down an icy red run in February and some bloke from further up the slope skiied across my skis. I still don't understand the mechanics of it, but I flipped into the air and landed on my right knee.
It hurt so much! and it was the shock! Within half a minute the instructor and some of my group were there, they wanted to call for a stretcher but I was so mortified.
I remember having tears leaking out of my eyes as i watched my knee swell in front of me. My knee eased off and I side slipped down the run with my instructors arm around me 
I went for an early lunch, saved a table for the rest of the group, the instructor got me an ice pack and they did a last pre lunch run whilst I had a beer. I knew my ligaments etc were fine - it was just the impact, bruising and trauma and that afternoon the group made an executive decision to do some really easy runs to build my confidence back up and ease the stiffness.
But it was a hard fall and I felt really shaken so have some from me!
If it makes you feel better I cried when a wasp stung me a month ago!
I've given birth ffs !! But a wasp sting and I was in tears! sometimes a cry helps
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