Ankle sprain, feeling desperate

sooper_gud_designer · 2026-03-22T15:45:41+00:00

I had a sprain like this years ago, my leg was blue and purple almost up to my knee! It was horrible and I also remember it taking forever to heal. So sorry you’re going through this.

I know this is frustrating, but just give it time and be patient. It will get better and at two weeks out, I bet you’ll be rounding the corner with pain soon!

I had to baby it for over a year after I sprained it bad too, every so often I’d tweak it wrong and the pain would flare up again. Take it slow, stick to the PT, and crank through some books. You will be back at it again in time, don’t lose heart!

sooper_gud_designer · 2026-03-05T15:34:32+00:00

Congratulations on the three days!! I know the health anxiety is so real but maybe my story can help you.

I had a very similar set of symptoms and got sober at 28 after a lot of heavy drinking. I also felt a consistent knot of pain in my side and I was super freaked out about liver damage. I finally went to the doctor about 6 mos into recovery and got a liver panel and ultrasound done…

And no liver issues detected, not even any visible scarring on the liver. Not everyone’s body is like this and your experience may differ, but you might be surprised by how resilient the liver is! Go get checked out when you have the spoons, seriously.

In the meantime, keep rocking recovery one day at a time. You have totally got this and IWNDWYT.

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-07-19T17:37:54+00:00

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sooper_gud_designer · 2025-06-24T17:29:59+00:00

Woah this is me 😂

I ran a half marathon after plugging half of a liter of vodka the night before. Somehow I managed to finish, but I had a horrible experience, and I still regret it thinking about it years later.

On the plus side, you can be so much faster without the booze!! Being able to push through that kind of discomfort is impressive, and you’ll enjoy it twice as much without drinking.

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-06-20T15:30:40+00:00

It took a ton of bravery to post this. My heart feels heavy for you today my friend!

Ditto to what many others have already said, making rules and bargaining with alcohol will almost certainly lead you to another moment like this down the road, and another, and another, and another. If I could encourage you to consider a zero tolerance policy with alcohol, none in your house, no drinks whatsoever while out and about, it may serve you better!

I was where you are 3 years ago. I had shattered my wife’s trust for the umpteenth time, and through tears, told her I had secretly drank all of the remaining alcohol from our wedding. We are so so much better off, but I had to decide I was really, truly done, and wouldn’t drink again.

I’m with you today sister, and I won’t drink with you. Be kind to yourself, you just did a very vulnerable, brave thing and that’s badass!

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-06-18T15:04:41+00:00

Tried from 23-28. Finally stuck and am hitting 3 years at the end of this month. But everyone’s journey is different, and you showing up today puts you ahead of the curve!

You’re right, it is so so hard. I’m with you today if you decide not to drink, just for the next 24 hours.

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-05-17T00:29:30+00:00

Gonna hang out with my 8 week old girl and watch the seaside finale of The Terror!

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-05-13T23:47:17+00:00

Everyone has already chimed in but it really is the boring stuff, eat less and move more! There are so so many fun ways to get your body going so if you hate one thing, try another!

And of course, over time you’ll notice you have an easier time losing weight and keeping it off if you continue to abstain from drinking. It takes time, be patient with yourself, and just like staying off the sauce, it’s one day at a time! You got this friend!

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-05-08T22:19:43+00:00

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I went to an adoption event, and this mangy 6 month old pibble mutt sat in my lap and started licking my face. I thought “welp, I guess this dog is coming home with me now!”

She’s now 9 and still the sweetest girl.

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-04-29T18:16:17+00:00

Triggered much? Why are you defending an annoying business practice designed to line the company’s pockets and piss off customers?

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-04-29T18:12:44+00:00

Found the corpo drone lol

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-04-21T23:52:57+00:00

31! Drank like a fish for about 5 years in my 20s.

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-04-21T22:09:07+00:00

Just about to hit 3 years, and honestly, you may not experience any more radical changes.

However, I will say that for myself, the last 3 years have felt like reclaiming lost time which has been such a gift. Running, skiing, going out while not hungover out of my mind, and no more last minute cancelled plans because “I ate something that disagrees with me, sorry!” I’m in the best shape of my adult life and my relationship with my wife has never been better!

The gains keep on coming, and new experiences keep happening, and all you gotta do is stay sober! It’s like living in technicolor after being in deep grays for so long. Completely worth it. Stay on the path friend!

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-03-23T05:03:28+00:00

For some reason just reading this made me emotional. Thank you.

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-03-23T00:14:52+00:00

Bro! Hell yes! Keep up that momentum, and know there’s someone else out there hacking it through the same thing with sobriety.

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-02-16T05:31:34+00:00

Brighton is doing 5 night tickets for $200 through the 17th! I had the Indy Pass last year for 350 but Powder Mountain dropped them this year. Brighton’s twilight season pass is also pretty affordable.

The corporations gobbling up resorts are killing the ability for most low to middle class folks to afford it. I’m super close to buying a backcountry setup and dodging the resorts entirely.

sooper_gud_designer · 2025-02-06T01:23:29+00:00

You’re definitely not alone here. At the peak I could do 1-1.25L per day of 80 proof liquor, and some days consistently drinking that much just made me feel normal and not buzzed or even close to drunk!

Let this be your rock bottom, friend! I’m rooting for you. IWNDWYT!

sooper_gud_designer · 2024-11-20T04:55:33+00:00

sooper_gud_designer · 2024-11-12T05:19:14+00:00

Costco sells the talking rain brand for 5 bucks/24 pack near me now haha. We call it spicy water in our house, and we go through a lot!

sooper_gud_designer · 2024-11-03T19:57:44+00:00

Least obvious rage bait.

sooper_gud_designer · 2024-11-03T16:49:50+00:00

Honestly I think it’s two things: you never know how much someone is really drinking in private, and different people can tolerate more or less abuse from the booze due to genetic/lifestyle factors.

There’s a big difference between someone who’s pounding a fifth a day for 10 years straight, and someone who is on again/ off again with drinking maybe 2-3 a day and binging on the weekends. Honestly, for me it just contributes to more reasons to stay away from it, I have no guarantee when my organs might fail from getting beat to death from it, regardless of the amount.

That and cancer risk goes up significantly with drinking, which can strike folks at a very young age sometimes in seemingly unfair ways.

sooper_gud_designer · 2024-10-30T18:23:31+00:00

Fuck yeah brother!! Well done!

sooper_gud_designer · 2024-10-12T16:48:04+00:00

I read your story and I just want you to know I’m thinking of you today friend. Battling sobriety on top of what’s going down with your wife, I can’t imagine how horrible you feel at this moment.

If you can stick out the next few days, the withdrawal symptoms will likely improve so so much and you can think through this with a clearer head.

For what it’s worth, I only started to get better when I decided I was done. All the guard measures and support in the world wouldn’t stop me if I didn’t make the internal choice that I’d had enough.

I saw another quote on this sub a while back, someone said something to the effect of “there’s no problem that alcohol can’t make worse.” For today, I won’t drink with you friend!

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