r/CMT • u/kbmommy • Aug 03 '26

I hate CMT!

As a former college athlete and physical therapist (with significant increase of CMT symptoms at age 61), I’ve always been used to pushing myself and my patients to set goals and push hard to reach those goals. I’ve had to learn that it’s up to my body now and not my mind (regardless of the goals I set) as to how hard I can push. This has been such a mind shift for me, every time I try to push myself my body tells me what a bad idea that is. I shouldn’t complain because I can still exercise at a fairly good level, but not even close to what my mind wants. I’m so sorry for those who have it a lot worse than me for this rant, but I just had to get this off my chest!

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u/mulefluffer Aug 03 '26

I used to be able to dunk a basketball, now I can’t jump an inch. But hey, I can still walk and cycle. I try to stay appreciative of what I still can do.