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Have you ever experienced excruciating pain that left you feeling helpless and desperate for relief? Whether it’s physical or emotional pain, we have all faced challenging moments that test our strength and resilience. In this article, we will explore the worst pain you’ve ever experienced and provide practical solutions to help you cope and heal.
Identifying the Source of Pain
The first step in finding relief from pain is understanding its source. Physical pain can stem from injuries, chronic conditions, or even poor posture. On the other hand, emotional pain can be caused by trauma, loss, or relationship struggles. By identifying the source of your pain, you can take the necessary steps to address it effectively.
Coping Strategies
When faced with overwhelming pain, it’s essential to have coping strategies in place to help you navigate through difficult times. Here are some practical ways to cope with pain:
– Practice deep breathing exercises to calm your mind and body.
– Engage in mindfulness meditation to promote relaxation and reduce stress.
– Seek support from loved ones or a therapist to express your feelings and emotions.
– Engage in physical activities like yoga or gentle stretching to release tension and improve circulation.
– Consider alternative therapies like acupuncture or massage to alleviate pain and promote healing.
Seeking Professional Help
If the pain persists or becomes unbearable, it’s crucial to seek professional help from healthcare providers. They can assess your condition, offer treatment options, and provide you with the support you need to manage your pain effectively. Remember, you don’t have to suffer in silence – there are resources available to help you overcome your pain and regain your quality of life.
In conclusion, pain is a universal experience that can have a profound impact on our well-being. By identifying the source of your pain, implementing coping strategies, and seeking professional help when needed, you can effectively manage and overcome the worst pain you’ve ever experienced. Remember, you are not alone in your journey to healing – there is hope and support available to help you through difficult times. Stay strong, stay resilient, and prioritize your health and well-being above all else. 💪🌟 #YouAreNotAlone #PainFreeLiving #HealingJourney
Kidney stone pain
Dental abscess. It was a pain beyond description, and thanks to my malfunctioning immune system, I ended up in hospital fighting for my life.
Appendicitis. It was basically like “Oh, I feel kinda crampy, probably just a fart, I’ll sleep it off”. Then the next day it was like a dull ache, I worked and when I got home I could barely eat anything, no appetite. Then that evening at dinner my mom was like “Boy, you aren’t eating, do you need to go to the hospital?” And I said Yeah.
By the time we got to the hospital I couldn’t get up on my own. In a seated position I couldn’t lift my leg straight, it felt like Freddy Kruger had a hold of my guts and was squeezing it.
Then like 4 hours later I woke up and the pain was totally gone except for three incisions which were mildly painful
Kidney stone. I thought I had experienced significant pain before, I woke up twice while getting my jaw wired shut and that was pure agony. The kidney stone…blew every painful experience I’ve ever had right out of the fucking water. It took me less than 5 minutes after the symptoms started to soak through two layers of clothes with sweat. I stood on my back porch in single digit weather and was still BURNING up. I went back inside, got dressed and went to the ER, and by the time I got there (about 4 minutes, I’m not proud of how I drove) I had soaked through another set of fresh clothes (that were still wet when I left the hospital 6 hours later). I sweat so much in that short period of time that it caused a dangerous electrolyte imbalance and I spent the entire time in the ER in atrial fibrillation.
SO bad. So. Fucking. Bad.
At least I have a new frame of reference for what pain really is.
Food poisoning
Gout. That shit was horrible. I have had plenty of bad injuries in my life and have a pretty high threshold for pain and that shit had me crying from pain the one time I had it. I couldn’t walk without searing pain. I couldn’t even lay down with my foot in certain positions without intense pain. Couldn’t touch it. I couldn’t do anything with it. The morning I woke up on the first day of having it I seriously thought I’d broken my toe in my sleep somehow.
Natural child birth… my daughter is an only child.
Gall stone attack
when I was 5 some kid threw a 7 pound garden rock into my balls, they swelled up and I had to go to the hospital. sometimes my balls still hurt some days
Diverticulitis had me screaming & writhing around pretty good until they shot me full of fentanyl & dilaudid & kept me in the hospital for a week & a half. Hurt for a solid month even through my post-discharge pain pills.
Neural ablation about 7 years ago. It was excruciating, and stayed that way for a month, but once the nerves died my back pain was almost entirely gone. It stayed almost entirely gone until some idiot tried to give my a lumbar puncture a few months ago, failed, and coerced me to let them try it for more times in a row. Five failures and my back is fucked up again, so all original pain was for nothing.
Dislocated my shoulder playing rugby and couldn’t get the damn thing to set. Took 3 doctors to pull it back in but once they gave me drugs I didn’t feel a thing 🤣
Broke a tooth on the bottom of the tooth, was in severe pain for several days. Had to have it pulled surgically. Wanted to shoot myself
testicular torsion
Mis-diagnosed, and thus untreated, burst appendix.
I was on fire. Playing with fire as a pre teen I was burned on my inner thighs and arms. I don’t remember the pain of being on fire though. In the hospital, every morning the burns were scrubbed, that was excruciating. The worst was waking up in the recovery room after skin grafts from where they got skin from. That pain still strikes me when I hear the whoosh of a flame.
Severe cramping from Crohn’s disease. It made me want to die. I have been in remission for years now. I couldn’t imagine dealing with that again. Worse than any torn muscle/ligament or broken bone I have ever had.
Sometimes I get really constipated and my body cramps up forcefully push stuff out. Now I know that doesn’t seen that bad, but they are extremely painful. I almost passed out one time
I went to Peru and got altitude sickness. It was fucking horrible. I felt like I was going to explode from the inside. All my veins felt like they were swollen. I couldn’t bend my legs. My eyes even felt like they were swollen and going to pop. I could barely move every day. I have had other pain – tooth abcess, spinal taps, etc. – but I have never felt the pain I felt all over my body like when I had altitude sickness.
Back to back labour 😬
Herniated disk. I was writhing on the couch for a full day and took so many ibuprofen that I gave myself a stomach ulcer. Would’ve gone to the hospital but I literally could not move and the thought of the agonizing pain of being moved onto a stretcher kept me right where I was.
Ruptured ovarian cyst that was the size of a grapefruit. Because of its size, it started bleeding and leaking into my stomach and my whole abdomen was so swollen with blood I almost looked pregnant. They rushed me into emergency surgery and found another (unruptured) cyst the same size on my other ovary and we’re able to remove it.
While in the ER they tried morphine and fentanyl but they barely took the edge off and I vomited several times from the pain alone—it made me nauseous to even sit up or try to move. They finally gave me multiple doses of dilaudid after seeing the pain I was still in and it *finally* started to work and numb everything out. To this day, I have never experienced pain like that. Like someone was twisting my insides with an electric knife over and over and over. Wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy.
Migraine.
At first, it hurt too much to walk, because each step echoes in my head. Then it gets to be too painful to eat, because chewing echoes, too. Finally, I get to the point where it hurts too much to sleep.
Before I found a doctor that believed me, I was in the emergency room twice for nearly 36 hours because I was in such pain that I couldn’t function anymore.
Waking up when anesthesia wore off after hip replacement surgery! My right thigh was twice the size of my left and the pain was worse than having my daughter!
Sneezing after breaking 2 ribs
Gall stone attack. Thought I was dying.
Kidney stones were pretty bad, but, for me, the winner goes to ulnar nerve entrapment. Beyond rare instances where my ring and pinky fingers go numb, here are the normal weekly to daily (sometimes) occurrences:
– tapping the nail of my ring finger results in excruciating pain that pulses through my whole body for anywhere from 30 seconds to multiple minutes, nearly causing blackouts
– a persistent, dull ache in my ring finger
– a persistent, dull ache between shoulder blade and spine
– a persistent, dull ache at my elbow
– sharp stabbing pain that simultaneously occurs at the tip of my ring finger, under my forearm just before the elbow, under the bicep, in my pectoral muscle, and at the top of my stomach
– the feeling of fire or burning acid that just sits or races up and down my entire arm
Someone I know got surgery to treat his case, but it left a giant scar on his arm. Having so few beauty assets of my own, I decided to just deal with it and not add giant hideous scars to my body just yet.
Brain aneurysm rupture. Your skull is closed so there is no way for the blood to go other than to squeeze in your brain
Trigeminal neuralgia.
Spent years on ineffectual medication for it. Wasn’t until I admitted to my GP that I had come 2 seconds away from killing myself during the last flare up that they really took it seriously.
Thankfully, they put me on a different medication, have been flare free for just over 2 years now. But the sheer fucking terror of it one day failing always lives in the back of my mind.
Long ago, I’d have said impacted wisdom tooth removal recovery.
Later, I’d have said ear infection.
Then, years later, I would’ve said natural childbirth (twice).
But then I had radiation therapy on my throat. Six weeks, five times a week. By week four, I wanted to die. Couldn’t eat. Could barely swallow liquids. Lost 20 pounds and (even once I could eat again, a month later) most taste senses. Couldn’t manage cheese for like two years. You’ve no idea how important salivary glands are to chewing and swallowing foods! Wine and liquor were impossible for another year or two. They hurt my tongue more than my throat.
My pain, rank ordered.
1. Finding out my first husband was cheating and stealing money while I had a ten month old baby, 2000 miles from my family.
2. Childbirth
3. UTI
4. Back surgery (process and recovery)
5. Stepping on a child’s lego in the middle of the night.
6. Broken bone
*Edited to say child’s lego, not child’s leg.
IUD insertion..
And a pilonidal cyst
Broken Femur.
Only time I’ve cried actual tears of physical pain as an adult as they moved me from gurney to gurney.
Everything else since hasn’t even came close.
Being around people and still feeling completely alone
When my husband suddenly died.