My driving instructor stopped mid-turn today and asked why my shoulders were basically touching my ears.
I didn’t even notice I’d been gripping the wheel like it owed me money. My arms were sore after, too. Apparently I do the same thing at my desk, which, yeah, tracks.
This was supposed to be the lesson where I finally relaxed into parallel parking. Instead I spent most of it being told to drop my shoulders and breathe out before every turn, like that’s a thing I can just remember to do while also checking my blind spot.
Driving already makes me tense without my own body piling on extra tension for free. My neck stayed tight the rest of the day, same spot it always goes.
Anyone found a trick for unclenching your shoulders when you’re gripping something out of nerves, whether it’s a wheel or knitting needles or anything else. Something you can actually catch yourself doing mid-task, not just notice after the fact when it’s already locked up.