• P1k1e@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    I usually just try and relax it before the cramp hits critical mass. Stretching is always a “it’s stuck” response

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      6 hours ago

      it happens to me so infrequently that i don’t usually catch on to what’s happening until it’s too late 😅.

      basically ruins my whole week every time. makes me paranoid it’ll happen again any second. then it doesn’t. then i forget. then i relax. then it gets me…

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        4 hours ago

        I find it’s more common when Im Out of shape but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t still happen. It’s so weird cuz it can happen on my sleep and I usually freak out and literally jump awake only to hyper fixate of the leg trying to prevent the tension from maxing out. Man it’s crazy how painful doing nothing can be