I have an overactive immune system, which is great if you want your body to fight off bad things, but less so when you’re in pain. According to medical professionals, this is the reason why painkillers have little to no effect on me, unless they’re really strong, which is something I just can’t pick up at the local pharmacy without a prescription. Getting a prescription would mean going to a doctor, explaining that I’m not actually a junkie, and do a bunch o tests. I really don’t want to do that, and in the end I’d probably come out empty handed anyway.

So when I’m in pain, like I was yesterday and am today, I barrel through unaided. It’s my neck that hurts, and it’s tiring, but I’ll manage, massage it. What else am I going to do?