Yesterday in the midst of my full on anxiety attack, I decided that I was going to dust the tops of the ceiling fans in rooms where the ceiling is roughly 20ft high. I had to go into the garage and get down a big ladder that TGIM had hooked up on the wall. In order for me to get to the ladder I had to climb over boxes, bikes and a garage bag but once I was at the ladder I figured it couldn't be too hard to get it down since I just navigated my way through an obstacle course to get to it.
Well, in order to get it off the hook you have to lift it up, then out then bring it down. The ladder is a six foot, aluminum ladder. If you've ever had to carry a ladder you know they are quite cumbersome and awkward to carry. Getting them down off a hook isn't a piece of cake either. In the process of me doing this, I did something to my back. I am not exactly sure what I did, but it was something and it hurts. The pain is in my lower back and when I bend over or squat my back spasms and pain radiates down the back of my legs. But, I continued with all my domestic work yesterday and today the pain still lingers.
Along with the pain is the anxiety. My salvation when it comes to anxiety is cleaning, but the other is exercise. I feel better once I've exercised so I went to the gym for a run against my better judgement and I didn't feel so bad. I even got TGIM to go with me! The back pain is being treated with my cocktail of meds and I'm hoping it goes away soon. I can't afford to take time off from the gym!
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