Work and tobacco. Both have been said but it’s worth repeating. Awful stuff, steer clear of them. In fact I still do it to my body, quit tobacco for three years but went back a few months ago, not completely unrelated to work-induced stress I would argue. Also getting closer to forty physical work gets more and more punishing, compounding on all the past mistreatment.
Yeah. God. Work stress & tobacco.
I so desperately want a way out of my work situation but the only way out is through.
I’m just so bereft any power with which to keep pushing through.
Smoking. Nothing else I have done caused me even half the trouble smoking did.
And that’s coming from a guy that’s been beat by a bat, kicked with boots, and generally abused the hell out of his body.
I probly coulda played junior hockey, but noooo… gotta hang out with the edgy cool kids in high school.
It sucks even worse knowing that the rest of my body and my brain are still capable of doing sports, but my lungs and heart just cannot take the pressure. I can’t even jog more that 2 blocks.
I feel that. I’m right around five years tobacco free, and I’m still recovering. I have gotten enough lung power back to do some (horrible) singing, and sex has gotten less pant inducing, but I don’t know that I’ll ever be all the way back to where I would be if I’d never smoked at all
Drugs, alcohol, fast food, and - worst of all - slouching. :-(
Working in the trades for a short 6 years has fucked my hand grip strength. In the past couple years since leaving the trades, I’ve noticed how painful it is to work with tools for a long period of time.
I wanted to take up widdling as a creative hobby but after 30 minutes, my hands are aching and stiff for a couple days afterwards.
A lot of the stuff I worked on was metal related and that’s not kind to anyones body. I knew a sheet metal worker who would have retired with really bad carpal tunnel and that should have been a huge red flag early on in my working life. I’m glad I got out before any major long lasting pain set in.
Totally sounds like carpal tunnel syndrome. Repair is super simple and has a really good success rate. Usually just a little moderate sedation and half an hour later it’s fixed. It does take a few weeks to recover, but most people I see say it’s totally worth it.
It’s more in my fingers, but I also have a habit pushing myself too far every time I do something. It’s taken me over a year to stop pushing myself too hard when I ride a bike.
Everything in moderation and I’m pretty bad at moderation.
Got fat, and it’s seemingly impossible to go back. 80 something kilos at 174cm
I used to work 12 hours night shifts. When I had the opportunity to set my own schedule I chained 12 hours night shift PLUS 12 hours day shift so I can have a lot of free time later. So, 24 hours of work, 24 hours without sleep. It was a low intensity IT work in a data center, but still, not good for your body.
Nicotine has to be at the top.
Yeah.
I really fucked up with this one.
I stopped smoking 2 years ago, after smoking for 20 years. Damage is done really.
Overexerted and fucked my knee up. HARD
Knee injuries really suck. For me, it was an opportunity to rock a snazzy walking stick though lol. Hope you heal well, if that was recent.
I’m getting there! Just all slow. Snazzy walking stick sounds good, I think I’d have glitter on mine
I didn’t get diagnosed with bipolar disorder until later in life. My lumbar spine is riddled with disc ruptures from physically overextending myself to the point of collapse during manic periods.
it isn’t so bad on the day to day but i can’t sit at bar stools without lumbar support or upright in the bed/on the ground for more than about 5 minutes without pain. No bicycles or lifting anything much.
If i could do it over i would know my human limits!!!
Mag dumped a .45 in an indoor shooting range with no hearing protection on.
Welcome to the tinnitus club
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Didn’t look after my posture, now my neck is fucked and it causes pain all down my arm and my finger is numb…
Have you already tried physical therapy? It’s worked wonders for me!
I was referred to a physio who gave me an exercise plan to do and then discharged me…
I’m currently in the process of somewhat neglecting my dental needs… I brush every day, but I’m pretty sure I’ve had a cavity or two for a while, and haven’t been to the dentist in almost 2 years, despite having dental insurance… I just REALLY hate the dentist.
I know I am going to regret it someday soon. Maybe I can use this as a kick in the pants to finally at least try and make an appointment lol
Cavities can grow pretty fast. The toothbrush doesn’t get into the cavity itself so it creates the perfect moist, nutritious home for bacteria to multiply, making the cavity much worse. The logical choice for a person who hates dentists is to go sooner rather than later, because over the same amount of time the person who chooses later will get way more, way more invasive, and way more painful dentistry. Plus tooth pain in the meantime
You should get a electric toothbrush. Its so much better at clearing and preventing plaque, I started flossing regularly too
I had a good streak of going every 6 months for almost a decade. One day I had an appointment in the afternoon, and was on my way to the office when a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through, it was super windy, crazy thunder, and pounding rain.
The thought of sitting in the chair with tools in my mouth if the power went out was enough to send me into a panic attack. I had to pull over. I calmed myself down, turned around and went home and no-showed the appointment and ignored all their calls… That break in the routine made it REALLY hard to get back into the routine. I’m in the process of making a lot of other positive changes in my life right now, so I just need to be strong and include the thing I don’t want to do but I know I NEED to.
Why is the power cutting out bad? Wouldn’t they just stop working and have you come back later?
Reasonable, logical thoughts would lead one to think that way… But unfortunately, anxiety works in mysterious ways.
But what are you anxious about? Like what do you think will happen if the power goes out?
It’s been 2 years, I have no idea. I definitely know that I didn’t consciously choose to start hyperventilating and losing the edges of my vision… It’s not like it’s anything I worry about now, it was a highly situational kind of anxiety. I know I just need to suck it up and make an appointment.
I did the same and now after three months of weekly visits my teeth are somewhat ok. Just go for a visit, apparently implants are shit and fixing 6 teeth isn’t great either.
Also super expensive for implants
Yeah, implant itself costs close to us$800 and installing it costs at least as much, and crown + installation will cost me at least 500. And dentistry considered extremely cheap here compared to other places.
that seems very low. my bros implant was 6000 for the whole treatment, for one tooth.
I’m from a poor country with somewhat decent healthcare, 2500 usd is a lot around here.
I was quoted $8,000 for a single implant. The dentist told me my option was to just have the tooth extracted, because I still have my wisdom teeth and the other teeth could move over to fill in the gap.
I also checked out going to Costa Rica to have it done, where a US-trained dentist can do it for under $1,000.
I ended up just having the extraction.
you dint consider Costa rica? maybe too shoddy. i knew someone who went to thailand for dental work.
I considered it, but it sounded like having the tooth extracted wouldn’t cause any issues, and my insurance paid for it. If things go bad, I can look into Costa Rica later.
just be weary of them using any new tech, like robotic to do your implants. my parent did this and it was somewhat shoddy work,
If one breaks and you can’t get to a dentist, clove oil is your friend, it numbs and kills bacteria (it was used for dentistry for a long time). You can make it if you really need to, but it’s pretty cheap at almost any drug store (it can kill the nerves though so be careful with it).
Not listening to my body telling me I’m getting older. That I need to slow down, stretch, find time to repair.
Didn’t listen last year and got a repetitive stress injury surfing… did several months of physical therapy. Stamina is about 50% what it used to be, and it’s hard to paddle into waves with 50% stamina.
Have a baby.
My stomach muscles never recovered (they split), I have postpartum endometriosis (my abdominal cavity is riddled with endo and adhesions) and I had postpartum depression that never truly resolved itself.
oh dear that sounds so stressful
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