Living with Essential Tremor

i have been seeking answers for years in regards to a symtom that both my boys have displayed since they were very young. i have asked drs about it over the years but have been brushed aside and even the military has not seemed to pick up on it.

oldest is now 29, he works on computers, with fine pieces and needs to be focused. when he is not using his hands they shake uncontrollably. the younger one is now 27. he can spend hours doing latchhook rugs and is a graphic designer. when at task and focused he is perfectly fine. but again, when not using his hands has the shakes. in his case, he also excessive sweating of his hands and feet. when he was younger it was that bad they would actually “drip with sweat”. he would use that much salt that his food was white! all the drs would tell me was to let him use it as he needed to replace the salt he was losing from the excessive sweating. he does monitor his use of salt now.

neither one of them are aware that they are shaking until i bring it to their attention and it does not seem to bother them what so ever, but it does bother me. the younger one also paces constantly or rocks back and forth. if i wrap my arms around him to stop him he can’t stand it. can anyone relate to me or am i just nuts.