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Meetz1064- Interesting thought... thanks. It is hard to be totally sure, but I believe the tripping/stumbling is a trigger. I've had 5 incidents in as many weeks.
1: stumbled going down a flight of stairs (that has no railing) when heel of foot landed on edge of upper tread instead of on the lower tread where I intended/expected it to land;
2: tripped stepping over rope 6" off ground on golf course;
3: tripped on edge of 1" thick mat outside kitchen door;
4: lost footing when stepped on wet rock in middle of small stream;
5: tripped on a root protruding from a woodland trail.
There has been no incident while walking or standing on level ground with no obstacles. Other people seem to have triggers that have been classified as "startle" and "reflex," and I sort of think maybe that's what I'm dealing with: either a startle sz when experiencing an unexpected loss (or threatened loss) of footing, or a reflexive sz in response to the same.
1: stumbled going down a flight of stairs (that has no railing) when heel of foot landed on edge of upper tread instead of on the lower tread where I intended/expected it to land;
2: tripped stepping over rope 6" off ground on golf course;
3: tripped on edge of 1" thick mat outside kitchen door;
4: lost footing when stepped on wet rock in middle of small stream;
5: tripped on a root protruding from a woodland trail.
There has been no incident while walking or standing on level ground with no obstacles. Other people seem to have triggers that have been classified as "startle" and "reflex," and I sort of think maybe that's what I'm dealing with: either a startle sz when experiencing an unexpected loss (or threatened loss) of footing, or a reflexive sz in response to the same.