#also my neck is stiff.

[vampyric-fawn08]

I fell off a swing lmao

[lynxfrost13]

Gamers I think workout wise I am going to take a couple days off 😔😔😔

[clickbeetle]

sorry for so much pt posting but i cannot believe i spent YEARS going to doctors being like “what’s wrong with me? why am i always congested? why do my shoulders burn? why am i always tired and in pain?” and they were like idk man. take some vitamins i guess.

and the first day i see a physical therapist they were immediately like “oh yeah here’s the root of your problems. do these things and they should go away.” it’s been two weeks and i feel better than i’ve ever felt in years.

[fluffyllamas-23]

Well friends, I’m back in my home state for my brother’s graduation. Thought things with my mom would be better because she’s been behaving herself lately but I think she’s having a hard time emotionally with my brother graduating and moving away for school in the fall, so now I feel like I’m walking on egg shells and I am STRESSED

[outsiderempire]

why the fuck does my insurance's website say its over a thousand dollars for an x-ray or ct scan? is that really accurate? i would have to pay for it because I haven't met my deductible yet, but I can't fucking afford that shit right now.

[marinecorvid]

ooooo got me a good card haul

[cryptid-immortality]

its very unpog of cigna to deny my diagnostic spinal mri and require six weeks of treatment before they’ll pay for it. when it’s a diagnostic MRI. they don’t know why im in pain. come on cigna its disability pride month!

[woodelf68]

For Your Consideration

Well, I failed at posting any new fic this year, but I have lots of old stuff if you need more fics to fill out your Chipped Cup Awards Ballot. Everything's got a little summary that should help you figure out what categories they'd be good for, and if something has already won a TEA in previous years, that will be noted.

My Rumbelle and Anyelle fic here!

@the-chipped-cup-awards

[cozypups]

i ran out of my antipsychotic and i have an appt with my counselor at 1pm which is in like 45mins and i really hate it because i feel anxious and want so badly to avoid it at all costs but i'm also looking forward to having the appt and i know it helps

[ishipmutualrespect]

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[999moreyears]

am i like punching myself in my sleep or what

[scentedluminarysoul]

A classmate was talking about meningococcus, and I thought, hoped, he meant the vaccination for his baby.

I don't like that I'm feeling pretty ill right now, since the morning. Trouble breathing, not much coughing but when it's pretty deep, headache, sore throat, swollen sinuses...

This is the same classmate who came to school when his wife was confirmed Covid positive, ate in the full cafeteria at a full table, and then was sick home the next day with, no way!, Covid.

I've been testing all week and am negative afaik. Hopefully it's just a cold. Been feeling like shit all week, too.

[pygmi-says-hi]

STOP DOING THIS IN INJURY FICS!!

Bleeding:

Blood is warm. if blood is cold, you’re really fucking feverish or the person is dead. it’s only sticky after it coagulates.

It smells! like iron, obv, but very metallic. heavy blood loss has a really potent smell, someone will notice.

Unless in a state of shock or fight-flight mode, a character will know they’re bleeding. stop with the ‘i didn’t even feel it’ yeah you did. drowsiness, confusion, pale complexion, nausea, clumsiness, and memory loss are symptoms to include.

blood flow ebbs. sometimes it’s really gushin’, other times it’s a trickle. could be the same wound at different points.

it’s slow. use this to your advantage! more sad writer times hehehe.

Stab wounds:

I have been mildly impaled with rebar on an occasion, so let me explain from experience. being stabbed is bizarre af. your body is soft. you can squish it, feel it jiggle when you move. whatever just stabbed you? not jiggly. it feels stiff and numb after the pain fades. often, stab wounds lead to nerve damage. hands, arms, feet, neck, all have more motor nerve clusters than the torso. fingers may go numb or useless if a tendon is nicked.

also, bleeding takes FOREVER to stop, as mentioned above.

if the wound has an exit wound, like a bullet clean through or a spear through the whole limb, DONT REMOVE THE OBJECT. character will die. leave it, bandage around it. could be a good opportunity for some touchy touchy :)

whump writers - good opportunity for caretaker angst and fluff w/ trying to manhandle whumpee into a good position to access both sites

Concussion:

despite the amnesia and confusion, people ain’t that articulate. even if they’re mumbling about how much they love (person) - if that’s ur trope - or a secret, it’s gonna make no sense. garbled nonsense, no full sentences, just a coupla words here and there.

if the concussion is mild, they’re gonna feel fine. until….bam! out like a light. kinda funny to witness, but also a good time for some caretaking fluff.

Fever:

you die at 110F. no 'oh no his fever is 120F!! ahhh!“ no his fever is 0F because he’s fucking dead. you lose consciousness around 103, sometimes less if it’s a child. brain damage occurs at over 104.

ACTUAL SYMPTOMS:

sluggishness

seizures (severe)

inability to speak clearly

feeling chilly/shivering

nausea

pain

delirium

symptoms increase as fever rises. slow build that secret sickness! feverish people can be irritable, maybe a bit of sass followed by some hurt/comfort. never hurt anybody.

ALSO about fevers - they absolutely can cause hallucinations. Sometimes these alter memory and future memory processing. they're scary shit guys.

fevers are a big deal! bad shit can happen! milk that till its dry (chill out) and get some good hurt/comfort whumpee shit.

keep writing u sadistic nerds xox love you

ALSO I FORGOT LEMME ADD ON:

YOU DIE AT 85F

sorry I forgot. at that point for a sustained period of time you're too cold to survive.

pt 2

also please stop traumadumping in the notes/tags, that's not the point of this post. it's really upsetting to see on my feed, so i'm muting the notifs for this post. if you have a question about this post, dm me, but i don't want a constant influx of traumatic stories. xox

[captain-daryn]

God I hate allergies

[northwestofinsanity]

Second dose of Rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis is hitting *hard* …it is worth it, but oh man!

[righteousmen]

My personal favorite thing about OCD is that I definitely don't have meningitis but my brain says "yes you do"