grimace

[denny]

Anyone develop a grimace?
I get high eyebrows,wide open eyes and tightened cheeks,like im smileing.

It takes a consious effort to relax it.
Soons i stop paying attention its back again.

[looneylane]

I do have the tightened forehead but no lip grimace most of the time.

[denny]

The wide open eyes freak me out.
Shouldnt i be squinting?

[Barberian]

I developed tardive disconesia (sp) a couple years ago from some meds I was on. I have tic's (involuntary movements) in my neck, jaw and lower face. When I fight it my whole face tightens up for into a grimmace. I don't think that's what your talking about though.

[foxgrove]

My wife is always asking me why I'm so angry... I'm not but looking in a mirror, you'd think I was an axe murderer or something!!  Takes a conscious effort to get my face back into a neutral position.  Weird huh.

[db]

I'm told I look angry.  I'm mostly just tired so I probably groan and grimace when I am trying to be active.  I try to smile but I don't think I'm fooling anyone.



It does kind of bug me that people expect that sick people should try to act like their is nothing wrong and be very pleasant.  I don't know about you but trying to but a happy face to this stuff is just to hard.     It's all I can do to keep going.

db

[looneylane]

I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve so when I am mad everyone knows. Pain face can turn to mad face quick though as way more sensitive at that time.

[foxgrove]

Pain face can turn to mad face quick though as way more sensitive at that time.

You ain't whistling dixie either, Looney!  I've noticed the same thing... hard to accept sometimes but there it is.

[ronr]

Mine is more of the eyes squinting and lips pursed, I think.  A mad look also just different.

It makes being the grumpy old man easier and more convincing.

[db]

At the end of year holidays, I always identify with the Grinch.  Maybe I can end it on a high note too.   

db

[Robby]

I've spent so long trying to hide both my physical, and emotional pain, that most of the time (or so I'm told), when I'm depressed or in a lot of pain is about the only time I actually act or look "normal".   

[denny]

We need to all lower our"normal"standards.
This IS normal now.
Dont expect less.

I too have put a lot of energy into"passing"in  normal socity.

[tojo]

I seem to have the scrunched up forehead all of the time, and have developed the wrinkles to go along with it. Eyes not wide open as I am very light sensitive so normally they are squinty LOL

[DEL]

I've looked pissed for years-long before the Fibro took over. This may, however, have been the start of the PTSD. I can't consciously control it
so I don't really think about it, except when I have to explain to somebody that my facial expression doesn't necessarily reflect
my true demeanor.

Oh well, it's not like I was in the running for the next "Good Humor Man"...