invisibility

[Infernal]

I am invisible, at least I think I am. I drive along a main road, white vans, 4x4s, cyclists pull out in front of me. I walk along the pavement, people walk into me, mothers with those bloody great triple buggies, ram into my legs, "Sorry" doesn't cut it kids, watch carefully I AM ALIVE...........

I hear you....

I mean see you

Ah, you have your cloaking device switched on!

At least, that's what I sometimes think when it happens to me. I am really convinced I must have a cloaking device - if I could just find the off switch I'd be sorted

You need to read a book called Presence by Patsy Rodenburg

I just find it normal really on a day to day basis. I don't take much notice of people either

At least people say sorry to you. I actually end up saying sorry for some odd reason

I live in the heart of London I guess so don't take much notice, I could see "rude" on a massive scale but choose not to, sod them, who are they anyway

Wait till you are an OAP. People actually seem to think you should not exist. Oh to be fair I should say some people.
Or else they want to help when you are still capable. Bless!

Have this alot in shops someone even pushed me out of the way still typing my pin last week. I though ffs i know he had another person with him in a wheelchair but it was so rude!! I was like i havent even finished do you mind? !

Drive with your lights on. :)

I used to be invisible. One day I was getting changed at the gym - big, empty communal changing room with only me in it. The cleaner came in and stood inches away from me and started dusting an air vent above my head so all the dust and crap was falling onto me She didn't say a word, didn't acknowledge me, because I was invisible.

That was then; this is now.

I read the book recommended up thread by Hedge and I'm about to reread it again,

I learnt such a lot from it - like don't pull in your stomach and stick your chest out, instead breath in at your abdomen (Pilate style) - really makes a difference if you do it all the time. Also keep your shoulders down - not the shoulder blades back, tits out, I'd always done thinking it made me look confident but simply keep your shoulders down.

There's loads of stuff about speaking too, some of which I seem to be putting into practice as people are no longer straining to hear me or asking me to repeat what I've said. And I don't get dusted on anymore