What's the dumbest way that you've injured yourself?

When I was 13 years old in the early summer of '91, I twisted my ankle by jumping off the front steps of our house. My brother had injured himself the same way a few years earlier, so apparently I didn't learn.

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iamonfire696 · 41-45, F

I was on vacation in January 2020 and I tripped and broke my ankle then walked on it broken for 2 weeks.

LordShadowfire · 100+, M

@iamonfire696 But how?

iamonfire696 · 41-45, F

@LordShadowfire I slipped on some wet ceramic tile. I am a klutz lol.

LordShadowfire · 100+, M

@iamonfire696 No, I mean how did you walk on it for 2 weeks?

iamonfire696 · 41-45, F

@LordShadowfire I limped on it for 2 weeks. When I flew home both of my feet swelled from sitting for 6 hours. Went to the doctor and he did bloodwork to make sure the swelling wasn’t serious. I kept telling him my left ankle really hurt but he wouldn’t X-ray it. Finally on the 4th visit 10 days after the fracture he could see it was swollen because my right ankle wasn’t. He ordered and X-ray and then was away for the weekend. I saw him at the hospital where I work on Monday and he saw me limping and didn’t say anything. He called me at 5pm that day to tell me it was broken and I needed a walking boot for 6 weeks. My tolerance for pain is pretty high. People were astounded that I walked on it that whole time 😂.