Parkinson’s Freezing: 5 Mistakes That Can Make It Worse

Your brain is screaming “MOVE,” but your feet simply won’t listen.

You’re stuck in a doorway, grocery store aisle, kitchen, or parking lot. Then the panic starts.

Sometimes the freezing itself isn’t the worst part. It’s what we instinctively do next.

In this episode of Living with Parkinson’s: The Good, the Bad, and the Reality, I share five mistakes that can make freezing episodes even harder and the strategies I’ve learned from living with them myself.

We talk about:

• Waiting for a freeze to pass instead of giving your brain a new cue
• Trying to force the step, which can add tension when what your brain may need is a reset
• Panicking, especially when freezing happens in public
• Avoiding places where you’ve frozen before instead of practicing strategies in safer environments
• Minimizing freezing with your neurologist instead of showing them what is really happening

I share some of the cues I use, including shifting my weight, counting, finding a visual target, and focusing on one deliberate step rather than the entire destination.

I also tell the story of a recent freeze where Carmen tried to help me move, didn’t see a metal doorstop in front of my foot, and... crash, bang, kaboom. We both got a memorable reminder that calm beats rushing.

You’ll also hear Carmen’s Care Partner Corner, where Carmen explains why firing ten instructions at someone who is already frozen can make an overwhelming moment even harder.

Sometimes one calm cue is enough:

“Take your time. We’re not in a rush.”

Because when freezing happens, your brain doesn’t need more chaos.

It needs a way around the traffic jam.

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