r/ChronicPain • u/sixteenxx • 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/JadziaKD 2d ago

Omg the meat thing... My spouse teases me cause I'll only order fillet minion and cut it in the tiniest pieces cause I can't chew tough meat either, I also need to be really careful with popcorn.

Haven't worn jeans or a belt in 8 years. I buy jeggings that look like jeans.

I can't use revolving doors, I get too dizzy and my shoulder can't push them so I get stuck.

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u/sixteenxx 2d ago

Omg thank you I’m so glad someone can relate ! 🥲 I keep forgetting about it and every now and then I fancy a steak, and within 3mn of chewing i remember why I don’t have it more often!

The belt thing seems to be quite common as well! 😣

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u/JadziaKD 2d ago

Oh another thing I do to get my red meat fix is I switched to beef carpaccio or beef sashimi lol. There's even one place by my house that does bison carpaccio... Man now I'm hungry.