Revelation?

I keep trying to act like I'm the average person and I can do normal stuff, and it really takes a toll on my body.  For example, I do activities at speeds the average person would do, when in reality I need to SLOW DOWN and take my time.  My symptoms didn't start until I was 17 so I know what it was like to live symptom-free.  In my day-to-day life, I act like ataxia doesn't affect me that much, when it does affect me more than I want to allow myself to think.  I am not denying anything about my condition, I just need to take things more easy.  I have a specific example to share.  When I was getting out of the pool last weekend, I kept telling myself I can get out without holding onto the rail (there were 2 steps).  I told myself 'I can do this.'  Yeah, I ended up falling, luckily back into the pool....lol.  So not a good idea to pretend I can do the "normal" things all the time.  Don't know why I think this way, but hopefully writing this blog will be a wake-up call to me that I need to do things that I know are safe for me (and not just telling myself I can do it) and at a different pace than most persons.  Because of thinking and acting this way, I really tire-out my body.  This makes me sick and drained of energy frequently.  I think it's time for a change.