I think this job is LITERALLY killing me

[demishock]

I have had nothing but fucking weird pains since I started this job. My neck's been stiff, the arches of my feet have been giving me these constant stinging pains when I walk no matter what I wear for shoes, and I've had a whole range of headaches of varying degrees of pain in different locations of my head

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[bleed_peroxide]

*hugs, like, forever*

People who just say "oh, shut up" or "just do something about it" have obviously never worked - it's not just a matter of quitting if you hate a job. And they don't get that we can't afford medical expenses all the time - if someone is more independent, it's a matter of priorities so going to the doctor might have to fall a couple of rungs.

The pains you have sound like what my mother had when 500+ lbs of plywood fell on her a few years back. She had really bad aches in her neck, and judging from where she described, she said they were at the base of her neck, and they were sharp pains that would often turn into headaches.

I don't think the cause is quite the same, but my guess - if you two are having the same thing at all - is that it could be that the discs in your cervical spine might be degenerating. Here's what I found online:

You should consult a neurosurgeon for neck pain if:

• It occurs after an injury or blow to the head
• Fever or headache accompanies the neck pain
• Stiff neck prevents you from

[demishock]

*hugs back* I appreciate it. T__T

[bleed_peroxide]

*nod nod* It's just like my friend suggested that I just up and quit CFA because I had a "panic attack" and because I hate it - I told her point-blank that a) she doesn't pay for anything on her own whereas I've had to since I was fifteen and b) if I don't get money from there, I can't go to college and I'll be stuck at jobs like that. It's the snake eating itself: even though we hate these jobs, they provide us with the monetary means to give ourselves something as a reward.

If you can, do you think it's possible to let yourself soak into a tub of hot water? (You can make it up to the environment later.) Doing that might do wonders for your muscles, relaxing them and (I would hope) perhaps making the pain easier to bear. That, and a warm bath tends to make just about any pain go away. ♥