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Kate Schultz's avatar

I had the same experience, but it was any time I was on my feet. At first, it was blamed on my flat feet. Once I got supportive shoes, I still didn't like being on my feet. Even with a diagnosis of classical Ehlers-Danlos at the age of 7, my parents didn't put together that my dislike of exercise and moving would have anything to do with my "soft skin" and "extra flexible joints"--it was the early 90s so we didn't have as much info about EDS as we do now, so pain wasn't on anyone's radar. I now see that when I finished a chore quickly so I could sit down or only did 10 minutes of a 20 minute workout, it was because my feet hurt from my whole body being put together wrong. It wasn't because I was lazy which was my mother's rationale. I'm now in my 40s and mobility impaired, and I can't stop thinking of myself as lazy, especially on days when I don't move a lot due to pain.

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Katie's avatar

Omg same exact sports I was put in as a child! I hated it, I was terrible and it physically hurt. I also felt like I had to do it - to prove I was a “good” fatty trying to be thin. I love to swim and really want to find a way to be at a pool more.

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