How do you respond to pain?

Funny you should ask because I'm in pain right now. About half an hour ago my two year old granddaughter took a can of soda out of my frig and dropped it right on my big toe! It hit the joint where my toe connects to my foot. I haven't taken anything because I need to know if it's just sore or if it's something more serious requiring a trip to the ER. I'm hoping that it's just sore.

First I yell and scream, ouch, ouch! Then I wait for it to subdue. I also try to figure out what the cause of the pain might be and if there is anything I can do to alleviate it. Example: Let's say I burned myself. Then I would put the body part under cold water. This always brings me some relief, depending on the severity of the burn.

Well, I hate pain ,so I usually take pain pills if I have any type of pain. Thank God that I hardly ever have any pain ,but when I do is important for me to eliminate the suffering. I think everything depends on your life style.

I'm not one to run to medicine as soon as I get an ache or pain. If it's something that I really just can't handle or it has me in tears then I will. Also if the pain is persistant and isn't going away I may use medication to help me. I usually try to take other routes first. Actually tonight, for example, my back has been hurting. I asked my husband to rub it for me and used a heating pad on it too before resorting to medication.

I usually can handle a simple headache. So I just let it until it is gone. But if it became too annoying that it affects what I'm doing then I take pain relievers. But if I can I usually take a nap. This is one of the safest and most natural way of getting rid of pain.

That's a good question. Since I have "RHUEMATOID ARTHRITIS" in all of my joints I have had to learn how to deal with pain more than I would have liked. For a long time I used asprin and meditation. For awhile it worked but as the condition progressed and really became unbearable I had to seek out medical help. Since I live in Thailand that could have become a real problem. I was lucky enough to have a neighbor who recommended a doctor who as it turns out is on the International Arthritis Board of Directors. Now I am almost back to normal. Still have some pain and swelling but nothing like before. The point you make is a good one. Self-medicating is not the way to go. Most of the time a person only complicates the situation. I know there are folks out there in "myLot" land who will say with the cost of medical today how can you not self-medicate. I am on a fixed income and just like rent I pay for my medication as my first priority. The question I ask you is; "How Much Is Your Life Worth To YOU"?

i tend to be in pain pretty much all the time because i have fibromyalgia. i dont always use meds but i try to use natural things like hot packs etc.

Today I am responding to pain by putting ice on my back as I fell down the stairs yesterday and pulled a bunch of muscles...I usually try to get over something before I go spend money on a doctor....but that recently just about put me under. I had headaches etc....finally went in and found out I have high blood pressure....stroke level. I will not ignore pain anymore..it could have cost me my life.

First I try to identify the reason for the pain, then I will try Yoga, often this will take care of the situation. Or if I am coming ddown with an illness I reach for Vit. C, B complex, and other things that help teh imune system.

Well i do not like to take pills for anything. I just hate pills. If i have a pain i would just try to sit down, or take a little rest and are that pain. Although others keep on telling me to take pills but i wont.

Hi Pose: I agree with you statement so when I have paint I usually wait before taking an aspirine. In fact, just as you tell us, pain is a warning sign and it always means that something is wrong with our bodies so it's better that we don't do the simple thing. Thanks for asking us this questioon and giving your own opinion about this issue. Have a nice day. ALVARO.

I do agree that the physical pain we feel is a signal that something is not right about our physical system. However, in my case, I always take pain relievers because I have pain intolerance. I don't know why but my threshold for pain is too low. To keep me from suffering from my usual headache and back pain, I always carry along with me my pain tablets.

i will take a rest and trying not to recognize the pain

Treating pain is a treatment also.People who are in pain , heals badly. Beside that pain also destroy people lifestyle. Pain management is important.So far for me , i hate pain.If i got headache i will take Paracetol, if insect bite pain i will wash and use antiseptic, stomach pain i pray it to go away and ate some herbal medicine to reduce the pain and stop the diarrhoea , sometime i take western medicine like Lomotil to stop the diarrhoea. After years of having pain once a while here and there, we tend to know the reason for those pain , headache properly lack of water or heat exhaustion or stress , diarrhoe properly ingested something dirty , insects bite are dirty place or untended ares like bushes and such. So far i thankful , nothing serious like .

Pain medicine is hard to come by around here, they want to give you IBprofin, and it is useless after awhile and really not good for your stomach, especially if you are taking asprian too. I guess take what I can to help with the pain and then make doctor appointment as soon as I can get in, because you are right our body is telling us there is a problem and left untreated could become a lot worse.

I do drink pain reliever when my body is aching, or I drink more water. I rest my eye when I have headaches, i know the cause and it is because I was looking on a computer monitor for so many hours. when my body and muscles ache I just rest. That is what I am doing every sunday. I rest so that my body will re-energize for another struggling six days. The pain we feel is like our body talking to us like dude you need to rest I am in pain. How can we do a 100% performance when we feel pain, we need to listen to what our body is saying to us or else eventhough we work hard to earned money to be rich, in return we will find ourselves admitted in the hospital from some severe illness. Prevention is better than cure.

when i am in pain, i just think about anything else except the pain. If we dont consider the pain as a pain then it dont remain as a pain.Just go with the routine and forget about it. Thats what i do.

You have a good point there. I hate to take medicine and I will never eat it if I can hold it. If I feel headache ( which is rare happen) I just go to sleep and I will feel better in the morning. I always think nutritious food and good rest is the best medicine.

I have very low tolerance to pain. Whenever I am in pain I always find a way to alleviate the pain as quickly as possible. But I guess you have a point, the last that I was sick I was really stressed at work so I think that was really the culprit.

I tend to try my best to ignore it. For example, my pinky is jammed pretty badly right now but I continue to play basketball even though i really need to let it heal.