Why dont doctors just tell the truth? It doesn't feel like a 'scratch'! it's like someone's rammed a barbed nitting needle into your arse cheek.
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TheJoker
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Because the human brain is highly suggestible. If they say a "scratch" or a "little stick" you'll feel less actual pain than if they say "barbed knitting needle rammed into your cheek." Pain isn't something you can put your hands on and measure the dimensions. Pain is subjective. Your brain has to interpret the data coming into it. If it has been told to expect a big pain, it is going to apply that criteria to the data coming in and interpret the pain as being bigger than it may otherwise.
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Hah ha! I don't know. They do that all the time though, so you're not worried maybe. By the way you made Christine and I chuckle.
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They are ordered to lie by the MAN!!
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Certain shots that children get involve different sized needles. If the kid gets the big needle(more painful) shot first, he screams loudly and then just as loudly again, when he gets the less painful shot. However, if the easy shot comes first, the child doesn't seem to mind either one as much. It is all about anticipation. On another note, I have found that nurses do a much better job than doctors, when it comes to shots.
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