its been a little bit that i’ve been on E, and i keep dropping and failing to hold onto stuff with my hands, i think due to the changes to my skin.
so far in the past week alone i’ve smashed my cell phone twice by dropping it into machinery, i’ve dropped the back end of a go-kart onto my foot, with the only savior being my steel-toe motorcycle boots, and i’ve dropped myself through means of failing to grip onto a door handle properly.
overall my hands are a lot dryer than they were before.
any tips and tricks to help curb these issues would be super super appreciated!
(overly nerdy explanations about the physiological/hormonal mechanisms behind this are absolutely welcome :3)
Oh yeah, that’s a thing. You’ll get used to it. My guess is that it’s a combination of reduced muscle strength combined with thinner and smoother skin.
For dryness, learn to love hand cream (and moisturizer in general for your whole body). I like the Nivea stuff in the blue tube.
As for dropping stuff, I’ve learned to avoid relying on friction to hold things spiderman-style and instead support them from below.
thank you, i’ll give both of those a try!
someone actually gave me that exact hand cream a little while ago, but i never knew what it really helped with, so i appreciate you bringing it to my attention. fingers crossed it holds up well to the chemicals i work with! :)