Do you cry when in physical pain?
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Sometimes, yeah. I mean, I don't go into a crying fit if I get a spinter, but...
Last time I can remember crying from pain is when I feel through my grandmother's porch. I was fine, and I knew I was fine, but both of my legs hurt from the knees down for days.
So...stuff like that. Yeah.
Last time I can remember crying from pain is when I feel through my grandmother's porch. I was fine, and I knew I was fine, but both of my legs hurt from the knees down for days.
So...stuff like that. Yeah.
I used to when I was younger, now it takes something really extreme to get me to shed tears.
The tiniest bump will usually cause me to swear though.
The tiniest bump will usually cause me to swear though.
I can't remember the last time I did. I would have been a child, so that doesn't really count. But then, I don't do anything dangerous, and I have a high pain threshold, so whether that's because I'm not the type to cry when in pain, or if it's simply because I haven't been in enough pain I don't know. I do swear, a lot, when in pain.
I'm not known to burst out in tears every time I stub a toe or anything of the sort, but admittedly a while ago when I hit my leg really badly my eyes watered a bit. I didn't exactly bawl, but I found it really painful because I was forced to walk on it.
I am pretty soft, though. I don't take hits well at all.
I am pretty soft, though. I don't take hits well at all.
I'm female, and I don't believe I've ever cried due to physical pain. It's not that I'm not sensitive to it, I just more often respond with swearing and anger (if it's relatively minor) or trying to figure out what to do about it if it's a big deal. I think I've just always been rather good at compartmentalizing that kind of anxiety.
The worst pain I've ever been in was the second time I broke my kneecap. The second worst pain was the first time. I didn't cry, I did swear a lot though, and then had to hop all the way across campus leaning on my friends shoulder to get to the car so I could go to the hospital. Not fun. But I was mostly annoyed, not weepy.
I don't really understand the reaction to cry when in pain. It doesn't make sense to me. Anger is an understandable response because pain naturally sends you into a state of fight or flight and you're preparing to defend yourself. Crying however seems weird to me. I suppose its a call for aid from the rest of the herd? But really, sucking it up, getting the tree off your leg while you're adrenalin is still high, and getting to a medical facility seems more helpful to me. That's not meant to be a judgement on people who do, of course, sorry if it sounds that way. I just mean that personally it doesn't make sense.
The worst pain I've ever been in was the second time I broke my kneecap. The second worst pain was the first time. I didn't cry, I did swear a lot though, and then had to hop all the way across campus leaning on my friends shoulder to get to the car so I could go to the hospital. Not fun. But I was mostly annoyed, not weepy.
I don't really understand the reaction to cry when in pain. It doesn't make sense to me. Anger is an understandable response because pain naturally sends you into a state of fight or flight and you're preparing to defend yourself. Crying however seems weird to me. I suppose its a call for aid from the rest of the herd? But really, sucking it up, getting the tree off your leg while you're adrenalin is still high, and getting to a medical facility seems more helpful to me. That's not meant to be a judgement on people who do, of course, sorry if it sounds that way. I just mean that personally it doesn't make sense.
The last time I was in severe pain, I was cracking jokes.
Not my best material, but I wasn't crying. As they were rolling me into the ER, no less.
Not my best material, but I wasn't crying. As they were rolling me into the ER, no less.
When I was younger sure, but that's more of a scared/nervous reaction to an injury anyway. Now when I get a stupid but intensely painful injury, like a stubbed toe I'll jump around and turn the air blue. If it's really serious trauma then I'll curl up and bare my teeth and moan to myself.
The last time I remember crying was when I was 15 and had just been punched in the balls really, really, hard. It wasn't really crying as much as just involuntary tearing up of the eyes and it only lasted like a minute. I still remember how painful that incident was.
I haven't cried from pain since I was... I dunno eight? Somewhere around there. You know, that age where you stop being a ***** and crying all the damn time and you learn to just suck it up.
I'll say "ow" and curse, or if it's really bad I might shout out, but pain hasn't driven me to tears since I was a little kid.
I've broken bones, dislocated joints, had concussions, been knocked out, even got my face smashed-in once, but I've never more than grimaced and walked (if I could) it off.
I'll say "ow" and curse, or if it's really bad I might shout out, but pain hasn't driven me to tears since I was a little kid.
I've broken bones, dislocated joints, had concussions, been knocked out, even got my face smashed-in once, but I've never more than grimaced and walked (if I could) it off.
No idea, the last time I was in so much physical pain I cried when I was about 7-8 and pretty much ripped a small part of my ear off, and I had to get stitches... damn that was painful as much as I can remember.
Apart from that, in all my life (I'm 16) I don't think I have ever cried from physical pain. I imagine I would though if I was ever in a lot of pain.
Apart from that, in all my life (I'm 16) I don't think I have ever cried from physical pain. I imagine I would though if I was ever in a lot of pain.
Interestingly enough, there was an article on cracked a while back that claimed the same thing you just speculated. Basically, the idea is that if, say, you were injured while hunting a woolly mammoth of fighting off a pack of wolves, your tears would alert the rest of the tribe that you were injured or otherwise in distress, without the need for you to actually make a sound and alert whatever it is that injured you.asylumsweetie said: