tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322018507256276685.post3573751255386371047..comments2023-11-20T03:24:59.246-08:00Comments on perceptionsense: Pain AwarenessM Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04549943950936632945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322018507256276685.post-59607119767223923892012-06-05T16:32:11.945-07:002012-06-05T16:32:11.945-07:00I found this blog so interesting to read and I can...I found this blog so interesting to read and I can totally relate to this. Last semester I was so stressed out about finals because they were all one after another, in one day I had to take 3 finals. I had noticed that my wisdom tooth was bothering me but I paid no attention to it because again my mind was else where this pain went on for days I cannot tell you how many Advil’s and orajels i had by the end of the week. The weekend had finally come and I could finally relax and take my last exam on Monday. As soon as I got home my mom looked at me and said I looked awful I explained to her my wisdom tooth was hurting and that I would make an appointment on Monday, she checked my temperature and I had a 101. We tried to make the fever go down but not luck that's when she decided to take me to the ER. At the hospital I came to find out that my white blood cell count was extremely high, my throat was closing up and this was due to an infection I had caused my an abscess from my wisdom tooth i had to get surgery and be hospitalized for 2 weeks. The point is I was so distracted with school and studying that I was able to tolerate such pain, it wasn’t until I got to the hospital that I started crying because the pain was unbearable. The doctors were in shock as well they asked me how could I have waited so long to seek help, when I told them I was distracted by school and finals they said ahh you were so distracted that you lost awareness of your pain.lorena castiglionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510267433250198092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322018507256276685.post-28234757088882008182012-06-05T14:32:44.703-07:002012-06-05T14:32:44.703-07:00I agree with your topic completely. Every parent k...I agree with your topic completely. Every parent knows that when your child falls or hurts themselves you pretend they are OK. It is when you feed into it and say "awe poor baby" or act sad for them that the child will express pain and fear. Like many things, pain can be a complete mind game...and yes distractions do work. For example, when my daughter burned her hand on my flat iron... I have done this many times myself and the pain lasts a good 10 minutes if not longer...I'm sure many of us have had a burn and it does not immediately go away...some lasting 30 minutes or longer. After my daughter burned her hand I immediately tried to distract her and we started to play with my make-up.I knew that if I was not distracting her she would feel more pain. My plan worked of course and she did not complain of the pain even though I know she would have felt it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04959351808574888208noreply@blogger.com