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909-A1 t1_ixzhbto wrote

Thank you. Please don't assume it is just arthritis. I messed up my wrist several years ago. I am not an older person. I had to pick up my son from middle school and met a teacher in the office. She shook my hand, and I nearly sunk to my knees because of the pressure. She had no way of knowing I had a problem. I stopped shaking hand after that until it was completely healed.

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Cephelapod OP t1_ixzjqsk wrote

Yes, it is hard to refuse a handshake sometimes, especially here in the UK. But I never understood the death grip thing with many blokes of a certain age and demeanour. I experienced it a lot in the 80’s and 90’s. I had no idea arthritis could be so painful and debilitating until recently. I am around a lot of elderly people and when we chat it is a common topic, especially for men, the abject fear of someone moving in for a handshake.

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