After I fell down a set of stairs I became fearful of falling down again, so I carefully watched the stairs every time I went down them. I then kept becoming more unbalanced and so kept taking more caution when going down stairs. I got scared for my health. But then I read that what happened to me is commonplace among senior citizens and is caused by the fact that a lifetime of walking without looking down makes our brains better at balancing when we don’t look down. I had fallen into a negative feedback loop. I stopped looking down and haven’t had trouble since.
Was starting to get a bit worried there since I do watch when I’m taking the stairs… but then again I’m probably getting enough balance practice given the speed at which I’m taking them...
After I fell down a set of stairs I became fearful of falling down again, so I carefully watched the stairs every time I went down them. I then kept becoming more unbalanced and so kept taking more caution when going down stairs. I got scared for my health. But then I read that what happened to me is commonplace among senior citizens and is caused by the fact that a lifetime of walking without looking down makes our brains better at balancing when we don’t look down. I had fallen into a negative feedback loop. I stopped looking down and haven’t had trouble since.
[citation needed] - thanks!
Was starting to get a bit worried there since I do watch when I’m taking the stairs… but then again I’m probably getting enough balance practice given the speed at which I’m taking them...