A post on bluesky reminded me of a way I'm kind of weird: I don't have a normal pain scale.

[tess@mastodon.social]

A post on bluesky reminded me of a way I'm kind of weird: I don't have a normal pain scale.

Mine goes kind of like

1
2
3
Ugh why am I sad/angry about everything?
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h... hoptial...

[tess@mastodon.social]

Like if I'm anywhere between 3 and 8 I do not realize how badly I'm fucked unless I can see physical damage to my body. I just get extremely cranky.

This is a challenging problem to have for someone engaged in an impact sport.

[catsalad@infosec.exchange]

@tess Just remember the ABC for injuries

A
B⁠one
C⁠oming out through the skin is very bad

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@tess I think I'm in a similar situation concerning pain levels (at least according to the opinions of my doctor and my dentist), but I don't do contact sport. Can I use that as an excuse now?

[rndanger@infosec.exchange]

@oblomov @tess
When they ask me my pain level i consider what I'm actually doing to avoid pain, because I'm really good at avoiding pain as long as i don't have to do life things. Like when I'm at the doctor instead of at work.
I can devote my entire attention to diminishing the pain response and think I'm fine when clearly I'm not. I'm not fine, or i would have brought myself to the doctor, actually

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@RnDanger @tess that's a good idea, «How much care goes into avoiding strain on the affected part.» as a gauge of the pain (at least where possible, so not for teeth abscesses, probably, but now that you make me think about it it's probably why‌ I decided to go get an Xray of the wrist when I fell down skating).