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I lied when I said I’m okay…

I lied when I said I’m okay…

Why do we choose to suffer in silence?

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Lora Martin
Feb 02, 2025
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Recently, I was in a fuck ton of pain and took some ibuprofen and gabapentin. It seemed like they were helping…until I decided to move. Activating several muscle groups when they were begging for rest was a bad idea and it made my pain more severe. Mind you, I was just sitting up in bed to arrange my pillows in order to roll over and go to sleep. I made…

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