Passionate Ambivalence

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[bedbugbiting]

My face is having uncontrollable spasms. Great. It hurts really, really, really bad.

I think part of why I have trouble explaining pain to the doctor is when they ask about the pain scale I always think “Well, if someone threw me down a flight of stairs right now or punched me a few times, it would definitely hurt a lot more” so I end up saying a low number. I was reading an article that said that “10” is the most commonly reported number and that is baffling to me. When I woke up from surgery with an 8" incision in my body and I could hardly even speak, I was in the most horrific pain of my life but I said “6” because I thought “Well, if you hit me in the stomach, it would be worse.”

[bomberqueen17]

I searched and searched for the post this graphic was from, and the OP deactivated, but I kept the graphic, because my BFF does the same thing, uses her imagination to come up with the worst pain she can imagine and pegs her “10″ there, and so is like, well, I’m conscious, so this must be a 5, and then the doctors don’t take her seriously. (And she then does things like driving herself to the hospital while in the process of giving birth. Probably should have called an ambulance for that one!)

So I found this and sent it to her. Because this is what they want to know: how badly is this pain affecting you? Not on a scale of “nothing” to “how I’d imagine it’d feel if bears were eating my still-living guts while I was on fire”. 

I hate reposting stuff, but I’ll never find that post again and OP is deactivated, so, here’s a repost. I can delete this later, i just wanted to get it to you and I can’t embed images in a chat or an ask. 

[derryderrydown]

This is possibly why it took several weeks to diagnose my fractured spine.

[petralemaitre]

Pain Scale transcription:

10 - I am in bed and I can’t move due to my pain. I need someone to take me to the emergency room because of my pain.

9 - My pain is all that I can think about. I can barely move or talk because of my pain.

8 - My pain is so severe that it is difficult to think of anything else. Talking and listening are difficult.

7 - I am in pain all the time. It keeps me from doing most activities.

6 - I think about my pain all of the time. I give up many activities because of my pain.

5 - I think about my pain most of the time. I cannot do some of the activities I need to do each day because of the pain.

4 - I am constantly aware of my pain but can continue most activities.

3 - My pain bothers me but I can ignore it most of the time.

2 - I have a low level of pain. I am aware of my pain only when I pay attention to it.

1 - My pain is hardly noticeable.

0 - I have no pain.

[airagorncharda]

It’s also really important to get this kind of scale to people who have chronic pain, because chronic pain drastically lowers your perception of how “bad” any kind of pain actually is, and yet something like this pain scale is extremely user friendly. 

For example, if someone asked me how much pain I’m in at any given time, I’d say hardly any, and yet I’m apparently at a chronic 2.5, and it only goes up from there depending on the day. 

There’s also a similarly useful “Fatigue Scale”

[jedijenkins]

I haven’t been below a 5 on this scale for 4 years 

[nerdgasrnz]

Here’s the fatigue scale

[sunny-day-sky]

Fatigue scale image desc:

10: can barely move; can’t talk

9: can barely move; can talk

8: can move, but can’t do much more than watch TV

7: can watch TV and play a game on my phone simultaneously

6: can do work on my computer lying in bed

5: can get around the house, but definitely couldn’t go out

4: can run a light errand

3: can get in my 10,000 steps, making my fitbit happy

2: can do three or more activities in a single day

1: going clubbing!

[eruvadhril]

See also the Mental Health Pain Scale by Graceful Patient:

Mental Health Pain Scale transcription:

MILD

1 - Everything is a-okay! There is absolutely nothing wrong. You’re probably cuddling a fluffy kitten right now. Enjoy!

2 - You’re a bit frustrated or disappointed, but you’re easily distracted and cheered up with a little effort.

3 - Things are bothering you, but you’re coping. You might be overtired or hungry. The emotional equivalent of a headache.

MODERATE

4 - Today is a bad day (or a few bad days). You still have the skills to get through it, but be gentle with yourself. Use self-care strategies.

5 - Your mental health is starting to impact on your everyday life. Easy things are becoming difficult. You should talk to your doctor.

6 - You can’t do things the way you usually do them due to your mental health. Impulsive and compulsive thoughts may be hard to cope with.

SEVERE

7 - You’re avoiding things that make you more distressed, but that will make it worse. You should definitely seek help. This is serious.

8 - You can’t hide your struggles any more. You may have issues sleeping, eating, having fun, socialising, and work/study. Your mental health is affecting almost all parts of your life.

9 - You’re at a critical point. You aren’t functioning any more. You need urgent help. You may be a risk to yourself or others if left untreated.

10 - The worst mental and emotional distress possible. You can no longer care for yourself. You can’t imagine things getting any worse. Contact a crisis line immediately.

[kingspadedying]

These are so important! SO SO IMPORTANT SHARE THIS AND SAVE IT TO SHOW YOUR DOCTORS!

[mrswhozeewhatsis]

This is the first time I’ve seen the fatigue scale, and HOLY MOLY that’s a revelation!!! These should be on all hospital and doctor office walls.

[thesaltofcarthage]

I’ve never seen the mental health one! or the fatigue one! I printed out the pain one and gave it to my GP. 

[henk-heijmans]

A young girl lying on a statue of a blacksmith, Bismarck National Monument, Berlin, 1961 - by Floris M. Neusüss (1937 - 2020), German

[eternalgirlscout]

follow me on twitter i’m funny

[ID: A Twitter thread from user @/howlikeagod.

1st tweet: tweets from karhide

2nd tweet: sick of people never using tone indicators how hard is it to type /ws when you are waiving shifgrethor

3rd: if you see me post between the 14th and the 20th of the month no you don’t. that’s kemmer me.

4th: whenever i am slightly inconvenienced: meshe are you seeing this shit?

5th: i don’t think we can nusuth our way out of this one, folks

6th: oh so when the handdarata say the question is not answerable they’re “foretelling” but when i do it I’m “failing” “algebra”

/End ID]

[theprideful-deactivated20251201]

it’s actually none of your business or concern if a trans person decides to keep their birth name

[micro-usb-deactivated20230625]

[ravynfyre]

Comedy. Gold.

[mc-dude]

internet on batman: the myth.. the conspiracy theory.. does he exist? do criminals live in fear of this nighttime vigilante? is he punishing the wicked & protecting the innocents? is he a man, or just an idea— someone we've made up to help ourselves sleep at nigh—

internet on flash: the flash showed up at my daughter's birthday party!! LOOK AT HIM IN THE BOUNCE HOUSE LMAO!!

internet on green lantern: i bought green lantern a mcgriddle and he told me that everything in space is gay

[zackisontumblr]

do you ever sabotage your own free time? like wtf is that about? i want to play this game or read or do something specific but instead i will just stare out the window or scroll mindlessly???

[rudywiser]

[thefandomlesbian]

Hey, everyone! Due to the sudden influx of viewers on AO3, the site has had to modify some things, including the experience of guest users and how hits are counted on the site. This is not the fault of AO3 (they're doing their best to keep things up and running for all of us), but if you're a guest user following stories on AO3, PLEASE make sure to leave kudos for your authors to see. We understand it can be difficult to get an account on AO3 (probably more now with COVID-19 leaving people in their homes), but sudden drops in statistics can be inexplicable and disheartening.

Keep your heads up, people. We're gonna get through this.

[sinnabonka]

💔 this means so much to authors, guys, let’s be more generous if it comes to our appreciation

[melkors-defense-attorney]

This is your reminder to not commit art theft by reposting art without giving credit to the artist!!

Reblogging sites like Pinterest, WeHeartIt, etc make it really easy to unintentionally commit art theft but those sites are RIDDLED with stolen art that was posted there, most likely without the original artist’s permission, and without giving them proper credit.

There are a few simple steps to avoid committing art theft:

-avoid reposting sites like Pinterest. Always look for art from the original source where the artist posted it.

- If you do find a piece of art on Pinterest or a similar site, check to see if the link attached takes you to the original source or lists the original artist. If it does, great!! Now you can properly credit the artist from the original source!

- If it doesn’t link the original source, the art is most likely stolen/reposted without the artist’s permission.

- When in doubt, just don’t repost someone else’s work.

“But this art is so beautiful and I reallyyyy wanna repost it to show other people!! Can’t I just say ‘credit to original artist’ or ‘artist unknown’?”

NO! Reposting art and just saying “credit to original artist” or “artist unknown” or anything along those lines is not giving them proper credit!

“Okay, I have this beautiful piece of art that I found from the original source and the name of the artist so I can give them credit, can I repost it now?”

That’s great!! But do you have the artist’s permission to repost it? Usually artists will say in the title/description ‘you can repost my work, but please give credit!’ Or they will say ‘please do not repost!’ If you can’t find that info, shoot them a message and ask for permission to repost their work!

TLDR: don’t repost art that’s not yours without the permission of the artist and giving them proper credit.

[dct239394cvvd098dffgggp]

atla is the best show in the world because they let uncle iroh open his tea shop while his nephew the prince of fire nation is procrastinating on becoming a good person so he has no other option but to be a waiter while hes stalling on doing good i hope the writers knew when they wrote this how fucking funny that concept truly is

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Customer service was either going to reform him or make him more evil. That was the Ultimate Test.The rest of his arc was just filler.

[unbotheredmuse]

[hazystars]

you forgot the best part tho

(via @butchmuppet)

[chilewithcarnage]

no lie, the second half of this post really helped me put a different perspective on my life and greatly the decreased the anxiety i have about my life to come

[truckhole-deactivated20181203]

i complimented an old lady customer’s little round glasses and she said “why thank you! someone told me they had a ‘steampunk look’. i haven’t been called a punk in a long time, much less a steamy one!” i’m flatlining

[fsthhdwefg-deactivated20180515]

This is so pure

[cptnteeko]

A New definition of steampunk has been made 🙌🏼

[self-healing]

i think the funniest and realist thing i’ve realized lately is how troubling idealization can be. every person is just… a person. the very people you want to impress or be apart of are just people. even if they seem wildly intimidating because of the way they look or because of their reputation, every one is just a person. human. as embarrassing, as remorseful and they are going through stages of growth just like you are. we only see what we want to see and then drown ourselves further in our own depression and we don’t have to.

[oaluz]

truly and i am learning the less i idealise others, the more willing i am to meet people where they are warts n all. and the more willing i am to show myself too and bring my whole self into things. my own embarrassment becomes a new normal and fine thing. stumbling becomes more endearing.

[welter-of-thoughts]

had a teacher once who told us “idealizing people is just as dehumanizing as demonizing them” and that stuck with me so much

[ephemeralhorror]

optimizing your lack of gender so that no matter who likes you it makes them gay

[yamujiburo]

realistically they’d both wear the blue shirt and meowth would wear the pink one

[yamujiburo]

yeah