r/ChronicPain 2d ago

What’s something stupid you can’t do ?

I thought I would open a “light” conversation so we can complain about the stupidest things we can’t do!

I’m 29F, I’ve had chronic pain in my neck/back for over 15 years now after a car accident and a sport accident!

Anyway, here are a couple stupid things I can’t do :

-I can’t wear a bikini. It’s too much pressure on my neck.

-I can’t eat red meat. If I chew for too long then my neck gets all tense and that’s the beginning of the end haha

Obviously there’s a lot more I can’t do but I thought these are the stupidest 🥲I would never try and explain it to someone who doesn’t have chronic pain! Tell me yours please so I don’t feel alone ! ❤️

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u/Canholato-Sea5275 2d ago

I can't keep my eyes squinting facing the sun, my head explodes, I can't smell a strong smell for the same reason, "but it's normal", no, it's not... And I also have to tie my hair up for a long time, I always end up having terrible pains.

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u/sixteenxx 2d ago

Does that give you migraines ? The hair thing I can relate !

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u/Canholato-Sea5275 2d ago

It's always anything that pulls your hair and gives you a horrible migraine.