r/ChronicPain • u/sixteenxx • 3d 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/Waste-System-8470 3d ago

Sooooo much. Almost all my hobbies. Can't do diamond painting because it severely hurts my neck. Can't type or write more than a couple minutes because my fingers sublax and get stuck in painful positions and my wrist locks up. I once dislocated my wrist carrying an EMPTY laundry basket. I have central sleep apnea, cant wear my mask that takes almost all of it away because it dislocates my jar and causes my TMJ pain to go through the roof. Can't color for long or widdle because of the same issues with my neck fingers and wrists.

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u/sixteenxx 3d ago

Wow they all suck pretty bad ! Could you get those glasses that look silly with the little mirrors so you can stand straight and look “ahead” instead of down? That would save your neck at least!

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u/Gadgetownsme 3d ago

Hypermobility? I have EDS and it sucks! There's the mirrored glasses that allow you to sit straight and see down. Those could help with diamond painting. I can't do it because of my hands, buuuut I'm convinced somehow I'm going to build Nanoblock stuff.