endometriosis

It Happened to Me: Endometriosis Is The Most Painful Thing I've Ever Experienced, And Just 8 Months After Surgery It's Already Come Back

Most days I laid in bed and suffered, convinced that either I had some kind of cancer eating me from the inside out that no doctor could find, or that they were right and there was nothing wrong with me and the pain was an invention of my twisted mind.
Roxanna Bennett in
It Happened To Me, endometriosis, surgery, recovery, pain, grief

May 2, 2013 at 5:00pm | 106 comments

mental health

My New Addiction is Completely Hating Myself All the Time, It's Going Great

Oh, by the way, this is THE WORST POST I'VE EVER WRITTEN.
Emily in
Healthy, mental health, self-loathing, pain, feelings

Apr 2, 2013 at 3:00pm | 465 comments

ihtm contest

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: My Husband Is Addicted To Opiates

He is high on methadone. And Norco, and muscle relaxers with a little medical marijuana sprinkled in and some beer to wash it all down.
IHTM CONTESTANT in
It Happened To Me, ihtm contest, addiction, methadone, pain

Mar 1, 2013 at 11:00am | 68 comments

ihtm contest

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Get Cluster Headaches

Cluster headaches are very rare -- less than .1% of the population will ever experience one -- and many doctors agree that it is the worst type of pain a human will ever experience.
IHTM CONTESTANT in
It Happened To Me, ihtm contest, ihtm raw, sick, pain

Feb 12, 2013 at 3:30pm | 64 comments

falling

I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up: 5 Things I Obsessed About While Frozen In Pain On My Bathroom Floor

There I lay -- naked, alone in my apartment, as the Guy I Married was out doing something asinine like getting a PhD, and every attempt to stand up or even move was thwarted by shooting pain emanating from the right side of my back.
Louise Hung in
Healthy, falling, injuries, life alert, pain

Jan 10, 2013 at 9:00am | 78 comments

pain

It Happened to Me: I Have Fibromyalgia

Some days, it feels like demons made of fire are gnawing on my muscles, or like knives are stabbing me in every major muscle and joint.
Anna Hamilton in
Healthy, pain, diseases, fibromyalgia, medical mysteries

Aug 28, 2012 at 5:30pm | 124 comments

healthy

It Happened to Me: I Have Vulvodynia, Chronic Painful Intercourse

I am happily married. I am not asexual. But I haven’t had sex in almost two years.
Anonymous in
It Happened To Me, healthy, pain, sex, vulvodynia

Feb 28, 2012 at 11:00am | 90 comments

edema sucks

A Little Bit of Pain Isn't Always a Bad Thing

Whenever I get a tattoo or piercing (I have cartilage piercings in both ears), one of the first things people ask is, "Did that hurt?"
Marianne in
Healthy, edema sucks, i don't sit still well, i wasn't even drunk when i thought of this, ow, pain, philosophy, tattoo, tattooing

Jan 11, 2012 at 10:00am | 0 comments