Iv had a herniated disc in my lower spine. I slept on my side in fetal position with a pillow between my legs for months. Everyday after work id bend over a chair and dangle my upper body to create separatation. When its supper tight all day to the point you can hardly stay upright then you dangle is SO relieving.
When i was a kid i slid on my knees landing on a small piece of metal and wrecked some cartilage. Took like 10 years heal to the point i didnt notice it much. I wore a knee brace often. These days my knees are wearing down from years of framing.
Emotional damage is undiscribable. I deal with symptoms of ptsd. My personality was destroyed when i was 28. Havent recovered yet.
@GuyWithOpinions sorry that you must suffer in a way that nobody should at a very young age, til now. I hope healing be bestowed upon you in all aspects. I complain about my pain but yours is too much to bear. Here's my virtual (((HUG))).
it started the day I was born. It’s about how you live with it and how you cope.
I’ve worked a hard life: roofing and home remodeling, then building and running my farm for more than 20 years. I beat my body up, and now it’s starting to fail—because I chose physical labor as my livelihood.
Emotional pain came from my father’s abuse and a few bad relationships that messed me up for a while. My mind is in a better place now, though it hasn’t always been. I still have my moments - who doesn’t?
@HumanEarth hard physical labor & psychological hurdles can really bring us down. I was physically & verbally abused by my ex and I'm now in a better place too. We have to be proud of ourselves amidst the setbacks of the past.
I woke up once at 3am and couldn't walk. Got diagnosed with arthritis and try to only take the medication when I'm in bad pain, as the side effects are not good. I do wear very comfortable wide fit trainers that have a very springy sole, and they help me stop limping and really cushion my step. I buy them online from Fitville.
Emotional pain for me - feeling I'm unable to give my best to my 8 y/o daughter because I don't have the same time and money resources as her mum, and I do not have a loving romantic partner to show her what it's like to be in a couple that demonstrates good emotional connectivity.
Also the general issues of paying off a mortgage with fairly slim margins between being able to meet all the ongoing costs (not just the home loan) and day to day living expenses.
Combined with my workplace being in a state of flux with the company being up for sale, forced re-structuring, rock bottom morale, etc. but if I put that all aside I like the work.
If this post includes earaches, toothaches, broken bones (wrist, ankle and baby finger due to sports) and rejections in the love department then certainly... but I wouldn't associate the word "enduring" with these minor occurrences.
I am no doctor but it seems to me that with most pain or ailments, it could be about anything. Maybe we bent or lifted something wrong and it comes back to hurt a couple days later.
I do not know if we really get injured more as we age but we are more aware and worrisome when it happens.
Typically back pain, shoulder pain, foot pain, my right thumb, sharp shooting pelvic pain, luckily, it happens far less frequently since I went through massages and physiotherapy a year ago. I guess I should do that more often.
All three over the course of time but it's the knees that are the problem now. A good day is when they only hurt a little. Not surprising though, they got a lot of hard use over a lot of years. They're a misery now but even so, there are much worse problems I could have, so it's all right.
@1PrivateHannah Yeah... like when I see somebody trotting up a flight of stairs and I feel all wistful, thinking, I remember, I used to do that, I didn't know how great such things are when you have them.
@Rambler so true. I can't go up the stairs with my left knee doing the first step. I appreciate those times when I can still run up and down the stairs. Now I need to brace myself on the railing.
I struggle with physical pain because of two recent heart surgeries in a month and I struggle with many mental issues like tourette's OCD, PTSD and depression.
I have two knee replacements and one shoulder replacement, so they don't hurt. My back hurts occasionally, but not bad. I had back surgery two years ago and got relief from terrible, debilitating back pain.
Years ago a dentist struck a nerve prepping a tooth for a root canal. I lost some time and I saw a bright white light, my grandparents, all the dogs (all dogs go to heaven) I ever owned, Elvis (surprisingly) and I believe Saint Peter in the distance. Then the light went away and I regained time and braced on the chair. The dentist pulled the drill. Leaned back and I bolted up screaming. Then the pain was gone. Maybe I’m exaggerating a bit. I did scream. It was excruciating pain.