Ugh... why am back so stiff today?
Have I already hit the age of having joints ache because of the weather?
I guess it has always been like this since I got injured, though... it's become a rare occurrence, but sometimes my lower back gets very stiff for no apparent reason.
My back is roughly half of the reason I'm disabled. At least a third. I was declared disabled for a mix of physical and mental health reasons. My back was injured, my shoulders needed frequent treatment, and I had severe depression and anxiety issues exacerbated by bi-polar disorder.
While I haven't felt much from my shoulders in years since I was freed from repetitive stress, and my BPD is more under control, my back injury won't just magically heal. Most of the time it's fine so long as I don't over-exert it, but occasionally it will just flare up anyway.
And of course anxiety is the kind of "friend" that will never truly leave you be. It's just a matter of how intensely it intrudes.