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Neco:
I have never, in my life, come across a person or a group of people or one gender that continually whines about some kind of "pain" on a daily or weekly basis - that is NOT rooted in some kind of diagnosed medical condition, or general soreness from physical activity.

Maybe they just want attention, or maybe you are over analyzing the situation or unknowingly misrepresenting what they are actually complaining about..

What exactly are these people saying to describe the reason the are in pain and how often, and does it always change?

I have two chronic conditions that can be painful or at least uncomfortable, and I don't really complain about them not to be macho but just because thats the way I am..  I'll bitch to my mom or dad, or if I have to leave work I'll tell my boss that I can't stay because of a flare up or whatever..  But  I don't really complain much beyond that.   Although I am a member of a support forum, so I do have an outlet there if I want to vent.

My mom almost never complains about pain, and she has a knee with cartilage that is starting to disintegrate,  she does housework or other stuff that has her on her knees for hours,  but the only time she really makes a scene is when she gets a charlie horse and has to jump up to walk it off.

I've never seen my sister whine unless she was really sick, or had an injury.  The only time I've seen her cry from pain was from an ear ache a few years ago.

Chronic Pain does not discriminate when it comes to debilitation.   There used to be times where I absolutely would shut down for days at a time, before I got a handle on what adjustments I needed to make to ease the problems.   Also women tend to get diagnosed for medical problems more than men do, because men are afraid to talk about stuff even with their doctors.   This leads to skewed stats for medical conditions, and also could account for why women may in general, be more expressive about their pain.

But I seriously doubt they feel it or are more susceptible to it, than a man - at least beyond any statistical analysis.

isukianime:

--- Quote ---Women feel pain more than men, more often and for longer periods of time, researchers claim.

Despite the popular belief that men are wimps when it comes to dealing with pain and the female experience of childbirth gives women the upper hand, scientists found that the opposite was true.

Several studies have now concluded that not only do women report more pain during their lives, they also experience it in more parts of the body, more often and ... (cont'd)

--- End quote ---


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-354638/Women-feel-pain-men.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4641567.stm

Neco:
Right.. But the study doesn't really explain anything within the context of the original posters situation, that I can see.

The research also seemed more geared toward assessing coping ability than the actual amount of pain felt too, which is very different and can't be used to make a blanket statement about one gender.

Unless there is some kind of medical journal / peer reviewed  study that's published, it won't hold much weight though.

darkjedi:
I heard that women evolved to have more tolerance against heat and coldness at least. It had something to do with women being the carrier of babies.

kurandoinu:
I have really bad circulation, and get cold hands and feet easily, but the rest of me gets hot really easily. But then if me and my boyfriend have a bath together he can't stand how hot I make the wayer (its really not that hot :/ )

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