Painservations

Some Painservations.

9-25-11

Why yes, I did just create a new word, though I wouldn’t be all that surprised to know that someone else already scooped up that new word. It’s a good new word, isn’t it?

Painservation #1:
When the pain is oscillating, it is more horrible than when it is steady. This particular painservation might just be heavily dependent upon the individual in pain, though. What I mean by this is that when the pain is throbbing, or moving back and forth between two points, it is harder to deal with.
Say that the pain is even just a piddly 1 (on my favorite scale http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/02/boyfriend-doesnt-have-ebola-probably.html) oscillating to a 3. I have a harder time dealing with this than even a flat 5 on the same scale. Again, this may be entirely dependent upon the individual. Of course, since the individual in question that is writing this is me, I will stick with *my* observations. Anyone else can feel free to comment on their own painservations in the comments section, or even in email. ;)

Painservation #2:
When the pain is steady, even when it is extremely horrible pain, it is less debilitating. I suppose this would depend on an individual’s ability to adapt, though. For me, this is the way it works most of the time. However, this moves me into...

Painservation #3:
When pain continues over a prolonged period of time, whether steady or oscillating, it will wear and tear on the psyche. The ability to maintain a positive outlook on life suffers because life becomes less and less bearable every day.

That’s it for this episode of Painservations!