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To ask what’s the most ridiculous injury you’ve given yourself?

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Fallinleaves · 26/05/2025 21:52

I’ll start… 3 days ago I took a chunk out of my thumb whilst putting my socks on because I had a really rough toenail I hadn’t noticed. It’s like a paper cut but worse! Still hurts, still stings with everything that touches it 3 days on 😭. Please make me feel better….

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Verv · 27/05/2025 13:08

Popped a tendon over my collarbone by doing up a bra.
Took about 8 months to go back to normal.

BobbyBiscuits · 27/05/2025 13:07

Broke my hip and shoulder on my dominant side just from tripping on the pavement. Then was too scared to go to hospital so lay on the floor for 24 hours having been carted back to my house in a trolley. Eventually I relented and went in the ambulance!

I broke my toe the other month just from going up the stairs with no shoes on.

I gave myself a black eye when I tripped in heels on the ice at 3am. Strangely it didn't hurt. Looked horrendous though!

UnctuousUnicorns · 27/05/2025 13:04

Duvets should come with a public health warning on them.

Thelnebriati · 27/05/2025 13:03

I tried to pull the duvet up half asleep and punched myself in the face. And I fell over and dislocated my thumb, at A&E they kept asking me how I did it.

UnctuousUnicorns · 27/05/2025 12:52

Ihateboris · 27/05/2025 11:48

How long did it take for the nail to grow back? My big toe nails have dropped off due to running 🏃‍♀️

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It's a while back now, but I think it might have been the best part of a year, possibly longer. I honestly can't remember, sorry. It happened in March of that year, and I wanted to wear sandals in the warm weather as my feet get very hot in summer, so I had to get a set of those fake toenails and glue the big ones on, then I just painted all my toenails in a pale, neutral colour. That way unless you were looking very closely which only a perve would try you couldn't tell anything was amiss. The glue kept them in place well but I had to keep reapplying it regularly. Sexy it wasn't.

UnctuousUnicorns · 27/05/2025 12:45

Ihateboris · 27/05/2025 11:39

Sorry...I should have put a warning ⚠️

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It's okay, I looked anyway. I'm a glutton for punishment. 😅 That looks soo painful! 😬

Poobs2022 · 27/05/2025 11:51

I caught my hand in a treadmill. While it was moving. My nephew also broke his nose taking a sock off.

Ihateboris · 27/05/2025 11:48

UnctuousUnicorns · 27/05/2025 11:36

I did that with some nu shooz. Both my big toenails later fell off due to the swelling. I'm sure everyone will be relieved that I don't have photos. I'm relieved that they grew back fully. (this was 17 years ago).

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How long did it take for the nail to grow back? My big toe nails have dropped off due to running 🏃‍♀️

CoffeeCantata · 27/05/2025 11:48

Tow cometo mind!

  1. I'd just bought a new kitchen knife and, while chopping onions with it, started to lecture the family about how new knives are dangerous because you need to get used to the feel of them...and then cut the end of my own finger off.

  2. I'd just got over 18 months of trigger thumb - which is more inconvenient and restricting than you'd think (food prep, driving even). I was at a meeting for my hobby group and as usual, I and one other kind person were the usual mugs who arrive early to put up the tables. The other woman couldn't pull the leg of the table out, so I had a go and did my thumb in again. No-one to blame but myself!

Ihateboris · 27/05/2025 11:39

UnctuousUnicorns · 27/05/2025 11:38

Noooo! 🙈

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Sorry...I should have put a warning ⚠️

UnctuousUnicorns · 27/05/2025 11:38

Ihateboris · 27/05/2025 11:37

Here's the offending blister...

Noooo! 🙈

Ihateboris · 27/05/2025 11:37

Here's the offending blister...

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UnctuousUnicorns · 27/05/2025 11:36

Ihateboris · 27/05/2025 11:30

I wore some new shoes on a night out. Despite realising they were rubbing me whilst dancing, I continued to dance and caused the most horrific blister EVER. Would anyone care to see a photo??

I did that with some nu shooz. Both my big toenails later fell off due to the swelling. I'm sure everyone will be relieved that I don't have photos. I'm relieved that they grew back fully. (this was 17 years ago).

Ihateboris · 27/05/2025 11:33

UnctuousUnicorns · 27/05/2025 11:25

"Aged 14,my mother handed me a jar full of boiling water and told me to shake it
I did and it exploded"

😲 Why the actual fuck did she do that??! That's horrendous! I'm sorry, your mother sounds dreadful. ☹️

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Omg, what the hell..that's so cruel 😢

Ihateboris · 27/05/2025 11:31

Ps...the blister warranted a visit to a and e !!

Ihateboris · 27/05/2025 11:30

I wore some new shoes on a night out. Despite realising they were rubbing me whilst dancing, I continued to dance and caused the most horrific blister EVER. Would anyone care to see a photo??

UnctuousUnicorns · 27/05/2025 11:25

"Aged 14,my mother handed me a jar full of boiling water and told me to shake it
I did and it exploded"

😲 Why the actual fuck did she do that??! That's horrendous! I'm sorry, your mother sounds dreadful. ☹️

FluffMagnet · 27/05/2025 11:15

Gave myself a paper cut with a carrot...

I was throwing an old, slightly mushy carrot out for the wildlife to eat, and had pinched it with my nails. As I lobbed it, somehow the bit of carrot I had cut into with my nails must have slid across the skin of my fingertips, slicing it like a knife. Jesus did it hurt! And of course no sympathy from anyone, only laughter and incredulity 😂

Princessbananahamock · 27/05/2025 11:07

Stood on garden rake I didn’t see it, it hit me in face causing a black eye. Didn’t know I was bruised attended a meeting about my sen child at school with black eye!

Sneezed and headbutted the cupboard door I was still holding.

Slid fully down stairs due to fluffy slippers and silky pj bottoms. Had nail marks in walls as I tried to slow down the speed.

Bent down to get meat out of oven WITHOUT oven mitts. Yes I was totally sober as well.

Used wax on my bikini line (first and last time) was left with extremely red skin looked like I was wearing French knickers.

Hair removal mousse needed something from downstairs went back up to bathroom to wait allotted time it had spread everywhere I was left with a tuff, I call that hair removal the Glastonbury tor.

Rictasmorticia · 27/05/2025 11:03

I fell off a skateboard and broke mt wrist. I was 40.

ElsieMc · 27/05/2025 11:02

Went into the garage and some stacked chairs fell onto my head. Implausible but true.Had a huge egg on my head and two huge black eyes for ages.

After painting the garage, i noticed large weeds on the roof so used old step ladders to go up. Sadly on t9he way down, ladders fell from under me. I dangled there for a bit before hitting concrete. Walked away but next morning i was a mass of black bruising all over my body.

Need to swerve DIY and the garage.

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 27/05/2025 11:01

Budget37477483 · 26/05/2025 22:33

I slashed my eye jelly in half nearly down to the cornea with a phormium leaf. RIP my eye sight in that eye 👁️

But apparently you only need one good eye to drive so good news there.

Bloody hell. The first post ive not laugh at.
Sorry

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 27/05/2025 10:59

BusyMum47 · 26/05/2025 22:23

@Fallinleaves

I broke my own nose by punching myself in the face! 🤦‍♀️

I was a student but definitely sober!...

Dropped my keys on walk home from work, realised, re-traced my steps, found them in the road, quite bent, having been run over by a car, tried to open the front door, key got stuck, no-one was home so I pulled with all my might....lost grip, fist flew back, punched myself on the nose!!

😂😂

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 27/05/2025 10:52

😂

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 27/05/2025 10:51

Ponoka7 · 26/05/2025 21:55

I had a teaspoon in a cup of tea, split tea, spoon fell out, I slipped, spoon took my toenail off. I tried to step over the mess, cut my good foot on my broken cup, needed stitches. I couldn't wear shoes on either foot.

😂😂 sorry 💐