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Mental Health Support

OldBaldy1701E

(8,454 posts) Thu Jul 3, 2025, 08:41 AM Jul 3

Boy, if there is one thing I am completely over these days, it is how much pain I am in all the time. [View all]

And, there is nothing to be done about it. It is neuropathy. It is arthritis. It is a back injury that no one believes happened in the first place (even when I finally got to a doctor and they agreed).

This is not living. This is not life. This is marking time until this body decides it has had enough. I swore to myself years ago that I would never exist just to mark time.

Yet, here I am.

Pathetic.

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Boy, if there is one thing I am completely over these days, it is how much pain I am in all the time. [View all] OldBaldy1701E Jul 3 OP

I use the pain, (RA and old injuries) to make me keep going. It has gotten tougher just in the last few months ... marble falls Jul 3 #1

Hah! I would be happy to 'surrender to pain medications'. OldBaldy1701E Jul 3 #3

I just wish I hadn't been so ready to demonstrate my ironman mode as a younger person. But otherwise it's been ... marble falls Jul 3 #4

I do hear that. OldBaldy1701E Jul 3 #6

So sorry you are having to go through this. I've been going through something similar. lark Jul 3 #2

I hope there is help for you. OldBaldy1701E Jul 3 #5

Please check out the United Way website. lark Jul 3 #10

And I whine about me. But like you, for me, the only way is forward. marble falls Jul 3 #7

Never Give Up!! lark Jul 3 #8

The last one standing is my goal. Laughing through gritted teeth. marble falls Jul 3 #9

it's true. I love company! stillcool Jul 3 #11

Have you tried CBD oil? nt in2herbs Jul 3 #12

CBD oil works well for me too. crosinski Jul 3 #14

I use that already. OldBaldy1701E Jul 3 #15

What is the doseage you are taking? 100 mg, 500 mg, 2,000 mg 4,000 mg???? nt in2herbs Jul 3 #16

It is usually 2000 mg and I take it three times a day. Maybe more if I am really hurting. OldBaldy1701E Jul 4 #17

I have found that taking 2000 3x day is not equivalent to taking 6000/day. It's the potency that is important. I would in2herbs Jul 4 #18

I'm so sorry... Trueblue Texan Jul 3 #13