A little fall. Tell me your tripping over fresh air stories.

[mylittleyumyum]

Just that really. I'm not injury prone at all, have stubbed my toe a couple of times in my life, nothing more exciting.

Yesterday I fell down my stairs. Not even all of them, less than half.

One minute I was walking downstairs, next I'd landed on my side with a crash. I actually got quite a fright, I was home myself and I'm shocked at how unexpectedly it happened. It could have been so much worse. By the afternoon I was giggling to myself about how I must have looked, and wished I had cameras in the house.

I'm stiff and sore today, but definitely taking even more care walking around. I normally enjoy hiking munros but this silly slip has actually made me reconsider my next climb.

My aunt, who's a physically active and never broken a bone before tripped over nothing and fell during the summer, shattering her elbow into pieces. She now has a plate and pins and will never be able to straighten her arm fully again. It's made her really reluctant to go out walking again.

One of my friends on the other hand is always falling over things, into things, off things and considers herself 'clumsy.' The last time we met she fell out of her car in the car park onto her face, with her handbag wrapped round her ankles. She just dusted herself down, reapplied her lipstick and we got on with our day 😂

@ElftonWednesday

I can't remember exactly.
I had my hands full with a dirty nappy and hand baby poop on one hand.
I was going in the kitchen to chuck nappy & wash my hands when the sneeze was coming on so I had to make a split second decision between sneezing lots of snot into nappy hand, poo hand, onto my bare arm (but risking flinging nappy), all over the place or trying to take a big step and make it to the sink.
I tried to aim for the middle of the bowl but didn't count for the "recoil" - ie that involuntary spasm thing that forces your head towards your chest.
oh and as I lifted my head up I banged it on the tap.
10/10

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I didn't finish first sentence 🙄
I meant I can't remember exactly if I was trying to step over something or jumped but I had to move quickly.

And I'm 5' 4" so not exactly short

I went out on a Thursday shopping in town and didn't get home till the following Tuesday.

Tripped/ slipped over 'nothing' in the rain broke my ankle in 2 places, heel and shin.

Resulted in a 5 1/2 hour emergency surgery.

Flipping ridiculous.

This is the thread for me! Things are usually closer or lower than I think they are. My classic head bash was getting out of a car once, hitting my head as I got out which is when I realised I hadn't taken my seat belt off so was sort of pinged back into the car again.

Tripped over thin air and ended up bracing myself against the bathroom door so I didn't hit the floor. The next day I had to call in sick to work as I could barely move where I jarred my back. Was agony for something so silly.

Stepping out of a portaloo onto what I mistakenly thought was level ground. The pretty moss type plant with tiny flowers in it was hiding a massive hole and I went over on my ankle. Cue massive bruising from ankle to knee and an air boot for several weeks.

I remain eternally grateful I fell out of the portaloo and not into it!

I was diagnosed with dyspraxia earlier this year and honestly, nothing has ever made more sense. I have a long, long list of stupid injuries dating back to childhood.

The time I ran across my parents' garden but forgot to duck under the clothesline and I was launched backwards like Wile E. Coyote. Broke my glasses, busted up my nose

I went to get a piercing and the piercing room was down a narrow staircase from the reception. I lost my footing and bounced down every step on my arse.

I was partial to a pair of massively baggy jeans in the early 00s and one day, in the middle of a busy street, I accidentally stuck one foot inside the opposite trouser leg and kept walking. I fell the length of myself, ripped my jeans and cut my knee.

Just last summer I stepped the wrong way off a wonky paving slab and ended up at Minor Injuries. Six weeks in a boot with torn ligaments.

Just before we started WFH I was walking into my work and didn't quite lift my foot high enough going up the two steps in front of the door. I fell, scraped my favourite leather bag on the ground, smashed a full Starbucks (iced, thankfully, not hot) all over myself and really hurt my knee, all in front of a packed bus stop.

I'm not even counting the number of times a week I walk into doorframes, scrape my arms on handles, trip over the rug, knee the arm of the sofa, stumble on the stairs, cut/scratch/punch/stab myself with things

I fell over nothing and broke my foot on the 2nd back after mat leave I was so used to walking with a pram I forgot how to walk normal lol.

I once sipped getting out of the shower and fell full length. Managed to hit the radiator with my teeth. Had to go to the emergency dentist with a chipped tooth and explain what had happened.

Not sure he believed me. I could have shown him the radiator where I took the paint off down to the bare metal!!

Slipped FFS

This reminds of the time my husband was 'coasting' on a trolley in Tesco. He tipped the whole thing and landed on his knees. The trolley flipped and the contents (strawberries, cream) splashed everywhere.

I'd had my back to him and heard the crash - I turned in time to see the aftermath - people staring, him on his knees, strawberries and cream all over the floor and an upside down trolley with one wheel spinning slowly.

If this was me I probably just would have turned and walked away as if I didn't know him

Recently I was at a friend’s house. I repositioned on the stairs. Fell down about 5 stairs. I wrenched my knee because it got twisted out of a normal position and broke my leg as I fell. 7 weeks on I’m out of plaster but it’s still really painful. I may be peri-menopausal but to be honest I’ve been clumsy my whole life. I’m amazed I’ve got to 40 and this is the first time I’ve broken a bone!

My son is dyspraxic. I watched him fall into rooms sideways. He bounces off things too. Luckily he doesnt fall down. Just sideways. His older brother tripped over a twig once and flipped 360 degrees onto his feet. It was mind blowing.

I very rarely fall and the last time was years ago. I was down the dr feeling sorry for myself. Came out, tripped on a pot hole and fell into the road. Thank God there was no cars going by. I should have gone back into the gp surgery really. I style it out then have a cry. Crying is obligatory

The portaloo story has also just reminded me that we have come back from holiday where a disabled loo had a tiny step inside. I opened the door and almost fell headfirst into the loo. Who puts a 1 inch step in a loo?

I tripped over thin air in the reception area of my last workplace. A client I was meeting rushed to help me up and as he did I let out the loudest fart of my life. Neither of us acknowledged it. I'm blushing just thinking about it. It wasn't the reason I left but it was an excellent bonus of moving on!

I was once doing the walk of shame down a busy road. All was going splendidly as I tottered along in my heels, until I was on the floor. No idea how, I was fine, then I wasn’t!

I’ve also given myself a black eye in my sleep, choked on my own saliva and had my hands clenched carrying something until it just randomly stops and I drop it.