@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