Sprained ankle and am having a bad time

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Not asking for advice..just need to rant....
Sprained my ankle yesterday...(because of my toe-walking, I have these flimy bird ankles that just give out from time to time)
so I am having a bad time because I am unable to do all the things I wanna do...and for the hyperactive,impulse-driven person i am this has been torture....I have completely lost all usefulness...I am hobbling around on crutches...and laying in bed for hours on end..

Yesterday i was able to manage sitting behind the bar and having people grab their own stuff so I didn't have to get up...
Today, I have been a bit more cranky than I was yesterday.
A European band showed up a couple hours early and I was inadvertantly cross with the band manager because he seemed to freak out because I was on crutches (and medication)..and was simply trying to go through the motions of telling them to come in and make themselves at home...it's hard to explain...he seemed to interpret my normal demeanor..(I was doing the best I could)...as being "really stressed out"..and seemed to panic over this...and I sorta raised my voice at him because he wouldn't calm down.

And then all night people keep comment to me on how I don't look very happy and this has me very annoyed because I am doing the best that I can.
So I have made my share of abrupt retorts and nasty looks for the evening
and having met my quota, I am now in the back because I really need to be away from people right now...

Sorry to hear of this! I am not any good at hiding my physical pains either, although I try. I hope you will take good care of yourself, giving yourself the space you need.

It's common for "normal" people to interpret an individual’s body language incorrectly when said individual displays language that they cannot understand.

They dare presume that we speak "social"? ;)

Just use one of your crutches to give someone a quick prod if they're irritating you!

ouch... did it hurt?

Yeah. It was very sudden. I was knocking on the back door of our neighbor/employee to have him help me move some furniture...stepped on some uneven terrain and CRUNCH...that was that.
I cried like a baby...mostly at the prospects of being completely useless for at least a week.
It is the most weak and painful in the mornings. Even on crutches I tend to pace....By the evening, I can walk a bit without crutches...but right now I can't
I ice it down with those freeze-at-home popcicles..they make great ice packs.
Still my mental state is awful...I am so unpleasant to be around right now...(as in just being around myself...)