I just saw a friend’s Facebook status which stated she was suffering pain of one description or another. And a friend of hers left a very helpful comment which stated:
Friend: pain is a good thing.. lets u kno u r still alive (and)
Friend: if u feel nothing where r u
Now, putting aside the fact that this person has limited command of English as evidenced by their lack of spelling and punctuation, this person is obviously a CHICKEN FUCKING MORON who has never experienced serious pain in their life, nor are they likely to be acquainted with anyone who has serious pain issues. ‘Pain is a good thing’…? Seriously?!? When I read things like this it make me want to punch someone somewhere soft and squishy. It makes me want to rage at the person who said it until they wonder if we speak the same language. It makes me want to explode with righteous indignation until the author cowers in a corner wishing I was heaping physical abuse on them instead of verbal abuse! A monstrous leviathan of bilious acrimony builds up in my guts until I want to spew vitriol over anyone within proximity!
Breathe… Pain makes it hard to remember to breathe…
Statements like these also makes me feel like most people have absolutely no understanding of what pain is and how it effects, not just your body, but your entire life. It makes me feel like no one truly understands me, and my painful existence. Pain is not simply painful. It is debilitating, frustrating, exhausting, confusing, exasperating, nauseating, arduous, restrictive, repulsive, offensive, contemptible, objectionable, detestable, odious, arduous, distressing, vexatious… and it goes on and on and on in my head. 🙁
Pain is loathsome, and it is wretched… and it turns people into creatures other than those they wish they could be.