Pain is impossible to explain unless you have some unpleasant experience to relate it to.
"Well, it's kind of like when you get kicked in the knee..." or "Yeah, it's a dull stabbing pain."
These metaphors and similes don't make any sense to someone who hasn't experienced that kind of pain. I could tell you that it's "something like getting shot" and without a frame of reference, you have no idea what that means.
Ever been electrocuted? Can you explain that feeling? I'm not particularly apt to explain it myself, and I wonder if it has something to do with our language? Or is it that we're not readily able to explain pain.
For me, pain is always a distant memory. It isn't particularly horrible to remember, but I do recall being an unpleasant experience. Even something that happened hours ago. Though, with a frame of reference, I can explain what it feels like to break one's ankle... or wrist.
I'm at a loss, however, as to how one explains to a woman what feeling you get when you sit on your balls.
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I've kind of always wondered about that. Well, frankly, I don't even know how you guys walk around with those things. Seems like all the extra baggage would get in the way of free movement.
Don't ask me, I just work here.
Somehow, men run faster in focused competitions. One can only imagine that the effect that steroids has on runners is getting that problem out of the way.
I think it is easier to describe emotional pain then physical pain. Physical pain is an area that sometimes happens over a 1 month period or sometimes within a 5 sec period. Emotional pain can last years....
Seeing as I'm in emotional hell right now, Dubs, that's not really what I wanted to hear. Although I do suppose it's true. *sigh
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