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[-] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

oh dear that sounds so stressful

[-] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago

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

[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

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

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Why is the power cutting out bad? Wouldn't they just stop working and have you come back later?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Reasonable, logical thoughts would lead one to think that way... But unfortunately, anxiety works in mysterious ways.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

But what are you anxious about? Like what do you think will happen if the power goes out?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

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.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

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).

[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

Overexerted and fucked my knee up. HARD

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

I'm getting there! Just all slow. Snazzy walking stick sounds good, I think I'd have glitter on mine

[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

Being too sedentary. Stay active, people!

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

Nicotine has to be at the top.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Yeah.

I really fucked up with this one.

I stopped smoking 2 years ago, after smoking for 20 years. Damage is done really.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

Was a smoker for way too long

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

I did a weird psychedelic research chemical and gave myself HPPD. Still have symptoms over 6 months later with no drug use. I'll probably suffer from visual disturbances for the rest of my life.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

More info please, and I'm sorry, I need to look up HPPD.

I think everyone who has a good psychedelic experience goes through some small amount of HPPD. How has your experience differed?

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Didn't look after my posture, now my neck is fucked and it causes pain all down my arm and my finger is numb...

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Have you already tried physical therapy? It’s worked wonders for me!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I was referred to a physio who gave me an exercise plan to do and then discharged me...

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

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!!!

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Drugs, alcohol, fast food, and - worst of all - slouching. :-(

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Mag dumped a .45 in an indoor shooting range with no hearing protection on.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Welcome to the tinnitus club

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Got fat, and it's seemingly impossible to go back. 80 something kilos at 174cm

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Stupidly spammed Harden stepbacks at a pick up game 3 years ago and now my right knee isn’t the same. Swells up after just a few runs, and takes a week to recover.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

While I fixed my diet that resulted in severe GERD, and the symptoms are lessened, I still have more pain throughout the week than not a year later. I have a family doctor, I just don't respond to gut drugs even after eating properly and drinking only water or fake milk unsweetened Almond/Coconut like a saint.

Not sure if regret is the right word when I don't consider myself very responsible for beginning my poor habits in the depths of brutal depression spells however. Never really "good" either, so hard to quit once I start something. I eat better purely motivated by the pain becoming constant.

Possible future regret is if I get cancer that's linked to smoking cigarettes or vaping. I don't smoke much, limited to twice a day for the past ten years, but combining some smoke inhalation with near constant THC vaping is probably a pretty bad combo. I don't truly want to quit either of them at the moment, so...yeah.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Poor body mechanics when moving things. Really quick way to fuck up your back.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

About two years ago I developed a hiatal hernia that has wreaked absolute hell on my body and my mind. It has been messing with my vagus nerve giving me all kinds of digestional problems. The GI I saw did not take me seriously, told me to change my diet and lose weight. Well gee, thanks for that astute observation, asshole. I guess spending several years giving myself the actual hell of losing weight somehow medically supercedes the feeling of an impending heart attack every single day. To be very clear, I saw a cardiologist who checked me out and said my heart is in very good condition, though I should continue to exercise to strengthen it. This doesn't change the fact that I have experienced an extensive trauma from the entire ordeal.

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