Is this normal or is this just with people how have CP? Kathy





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From: Jan Nottmeier <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: Sensitive Startle Reflex


>It is very odd I get very jumpy also when someone taps me on the back.
>Does anyone know why this happens, or what causes it?  It is very
>embarrassing when a friend comes up to you wants to say Hi and taps you
>and you jump straight up.  By the way hello to all my friends and new
>people on the list.  Will try to post more often but my time is very
>limited with school and so on.
>
>Jan
>
>Chester M Worwa wrote:
>
>> This same thing happens to me too.
>>
>> On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Amy E Scherer wrote:
>>
>> > I just try and keep a sense of humor about the whole thing -- I have
>> had
>> > some pretty funny experiences, specifically in a class situation
>> when my
>> > professor randomly called on students...regardless of whether they
>> > had raised their hands or not. As you can imagine, since I had no
>> idea
>> > when my professor was going to call on me, I was rather "jumpy" in
>> that
>> > class! At the beginning of the semester, this particular professor
>> thought
>> > I was scared of him! :) I later explained the situation to him. But,
>> I've
>> > got to admit that it was pretty amusing!
>> >
>> > ~ Amy
>> >
>> >
>>
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