im 27 and have had nonstop neck/back pain and stiffness since i was about 15. its destroyed my life completely. its very hard to describe what its like, but imagine feeling stuck within your own body, unable to move fluidly and comfortably. its made me isolate myself even more than i already did before it became a problem. i was an introvert, but i still hung out with friends and did social things sometimes, while the past decade of my life has been spent largely laid back in a computer chair to avoid the constant struggle that is living with a fucked up spine.
any chance i had of living a normal functional life, with a social circle and relationship, is pretty much gone... not to say i was doing well to begin with, being ND and weird looking, but people like us get fucked at every possible turn by life. i was already at a disadvantage, and while i was trying to make the best of what i had, life came along and burned it all down and stomped on it. i've been seeing different doctors and specialists since 2015 and not a single one has been able to help me, not to fucking mention that they've taken multiple Xrays/MRIs of my spine and while they've found certain issues, they dont explain why my pain and discomfort is so extreme, and the only help they offer is basic shit like physical therapy, which is useless. so basically, theres no logical explanation as to why this is even a problem in the first place, which feels like an actual curse. im stuck with this for life. i wish a lack of a girlfriend was my only problem sometimes, not being comfortable in your own body is hell, and it only solidifies that you remain alone and isolated. life really is about momentum... if good things happen to you, they will likely continue to happen, and the same goes for bad things. just a snowball effect where an issue from my teenaged years has followed me to the point where im almost 30 and ruined my entire adult life, turning me into an inexperienced, dysfunctional manchild against my own will. life is a cruel joke.