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retrowire

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8. No offense taken.
Fri May 12, 2017, 12:35 PM
May 2017

I fully know the repurcussions of mixing alcohol with bipolar disorder, but after having one, feeling better, I went ahead and had the rest.

My night ended with myself pretending to be tarzan from a pull up bar. The pull up bar gave way when I ran down the hall and leapt to grasp it, and I came down fast on a baby gate that we use to corral our dogs.

The gate broke my fall, and I broke the gate. Snapped solid wood into pieces. The point of impact was fully on the back of my shoulder blades and neck. When my head slammed on the floor, all I could do was lay there and moan as my head spun and spun.

Today, I realized I could have taken the impact directly to the neck and died.

Also, I'm very, very sore and had to call in sick to work.

Hopefully, I've learned my lesson.

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I am okay and sobering up now [View all] retrowire May 2017 OP
Glad you're OK, my dear retrowire........ CaliforniaPeggy May 2017 #1
Goood to know You're ok. furtheradu May 2017 #2
B-Vitamins and lots of water Jane Austin May 2017 #3
Glad you're ok retro... Docreed2003 May 2017 #4
So very pleased to know you're OK Sunriser13 May 2017 #5
I'm glad you're still here, retro steve2470 May 2017 #6
I hate to sound like a prude, but I'm going to anyway. :) Tobin S. May 2017 #7
No offense taken. retrowire May 2017 #8
Lovey, elehhhhna May 2017 #9
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