My back pain makes it hard to do my physical job but I can't afford treatment or time off so I take ibuprofen like candy and tell myself I'm tough while my body breaks down.
More people experience this than they realize.
Economic dependence on physical work combined with inability to afford body maintenance creates self-destructive cycles masked as resilience.
“Where Are You with Body in poverty — health as class condition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.