Cars and cards aren't the same thing.

I put that in to test you.....**** it. I can't sell that.

Then again, some of us like the cute gamin/tomboy look - although those pants may be taking it a little too far...

Bit late in life to come out of the closet, isn't it?

Coincidentally, a dunk competition on a low hoop is the original source of the knee injury that just put me on crutches.

Oh, dear [yawn], do I really have to add a natural vagina as a required part - unlike yourself, I assume that's standard OEM equipment on any person described as a 'tomboy'?
Then again, I expect in those dark clubs you frequent, you wouldn't be that fussy http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/sad1.gif

Will, how's the knee recovering - making full use of it to get the girls helping you with things like getting in and, eventually, out of the shower?

I always suspected you had no sense of humour. Most self-important people don't.

Physically, I am great, I have almost a full 90 degrees of motion but mentally, I am way off my rocker. All stir craze.

I have been limited to a small radius of travel and I am tired of it all. About once a week, I used to go for a long drive with the sunroof open and music blasting. Unfortunately, I have a sporty clutch and my clutch foot can't bear too much weight so I have not done this since early June.

I can't jog, I can't bike, I can't walk through my favorite bit of forest trail. I need these activities for stability - this is where I think and solve problems.

My head is not clear, I have a final project to do for school and a bunch of prep work for the next step, but I can not focus. I have never had this problem in my life.

This is all compounding on me. The longer I do nothing, the more stuff is piling on (I had to re-schedule an entrance exam for a new school from next Monday to early August) and the more stuff piles, the harder it is to dig myself out.

Thanks for asking and sorry for the therapy session, send a bill.

Have a few wanks in a row... might help.

What mod from SkyrimNexus has she had ? http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...es/tongue1.gif

Damn near impossible on pain killers, believe me.

That's the start of stress-based anxiety. I'd recommend talking to someone about it before it really sets in.

That sucks man, strongest pain killer i have ever had / use is paracetamol. Make sure your round your mates a lot to lessen the bordem! There are always people around you to help! http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...s/biggrin1.gif

I know that it is not good, but only 2 days ago have I even come to terms with this. Now, that I know what is happening, I literally force myself to be productive.

Yesterday, I cleaned the kitchen and the day before that I re-organized my closet. These things seem small but they are bounds ahead of napping in the middle of the day.

I want to get to a point were I can focus on something. I can play video games in short spurts now, but I still can't sit and read. Today, I am going to bring the Kindle and a jug of water outside and not return inside until I read a whole chapter. This is a baby step toward the graduate-level case analysis that was due 3 weeks ago, but hopefully progress.

You have really scared me, Ralph. I am not kidding.

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My lady friend has been a lifesaver. Just little things, like looking forward to her coming over after work gives enough motivation to stay awake.

For pain killers, I started off with Hydromorphone, then reduced to Vicaprofin but the opiates caused insomnia so I moved to tramadol.

I took a break from the pain killers, skipping a day here and there, because I was afraid of becoming a junkie. Now that I do physical therapy every day, there is no way I could get by without it. My knee swells and produces very distracting pain.

I have been popping pills almost everyday for three weeks. My mother would be so proud

If you now realise what is going on this is the time to seek some professional help.... We dont want you getting ill!

Didn't mean too. You're months away from it causing any real problems. I left mine for months and ended up being unable to concentrate at work and getting severe panic attacks every time I had to do anything, or thought of doing anything. Was a ****ing horrible few months and I worry about ever getting back to that point. It started the same way yours did, but honestly, it tooks months for it to progress, and it only did because I didn't know what was happening I think.

A basketball player I have had numerous drinks with whose name sounds like Seja Ptojakovic, had an elite call service send him a high dollar 'masseuse' everyday when he was rehabbing. He seemed to recover quite nicely without going stir crazy. Might give it a try.

Hang in there man. While not nearly as debilitating as what you are going through, I just had 4 severely impacted wisdom teeth removed and didn't leave my room for 5 solid days (and pretty much had a liquid diet for 6). My face swelled up to nearly the size of a basketball, and just in that short amount of time I was fairly depressed. Fortunately what you have will pass, and tiny goals performed each day will seem like monumental victories until you are fully healed.

Oh man, this thread turned into Will Perdikakis therapy time...lame.

I have not slept alone since the injury. This is so true. I was able to sit outside today for longer than 5 minutes (over an hour, actually) and I felt the urge to text everyone I know to tell them.

You are absolutely right: being able to play PC games was a victory, shitting something besides rabbit pellets was a ****ing dream come true. As much as I want to tell you to shut the **** up, you are right.

I did not intend this. A combination of fear, loneliness and pain killers got the best of me. You all caught me out of character, dammit.