So many people have told me that they injure themselves while sleeping, and most of the time I don't believe them. I should because I'm sure I have injured my knee while rolling over in my sleep, my foot caught under the tightly tucked in sheets. I have also injured my neck by falling asleep sitting up, book or tablet resting on my lap. My experience with my aches and pains usually stem from my history, rather present and possibly bleak future, with osteoarthritis. Recently my thumb has been causing me grief, the joint where the hand meets thumb being quite painful. I have attributed it to overuse, bending it back too far and reinjuring it daily. This is resulting in osteoarthritis (OA) in that joint. I have a brace but it is quite clunky. It is good to wear overnight, avoiding the infamous unconscious hyperextension injury. My new favourite show on cable is Better Things, on FXX, and noticed the main character, played by Pamela Adlon, has the same ...
Swirling thoughts that need to be released from my idle brain...