tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post3776145955191497281..comments2023-10-12T16:08:14.017+01:00Comments on Lashings of Ginger Beer Time Blog: The pursuit of life, liberty, and happinessAnnalyticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06402598855200483948noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-91156966143721012262013-02-05T11:25:27.447+00:002013-02-05T11:25:27.447+00:00Thank you - it's valuable reading this from yo...Thank you - it's valuable reading this from your point of view.<br /><br />From mine, I dislike taking painkillers, not for some I-mustn't-complain thing, but more because, I suspect, I am lucky enough not to experience pain enough to know my limits. By which I mean: if I'm sick and I take pills and then I feel better, I give in to the temptation to continue with my day as normal, and then when they wear off, I discover I've actually made myself much worse in the meantime. Thus, I prefer not to take them, as feeling bad and being forced to take is easy is, in the long run, better for me than taking the pills. Being able to make this choice is a luxury.<br /><br />On the other hand, I *do* understand my body well enough to know that I respond badly to fevers; it overeacts and sends my temperature up into dangerous territory, and I've previously had to be treated by doctors and hospitals to bring it down again. Knowing this, the one thing I take is paracetamol if I have a temperature, to stop it from getting out of control. If I didn't have that problem, I probably again would be less tempted to take it for having a bad cold.<br /><br />-ReiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-28966081013779649952013-01-30T16:56:36.522+00:002013-01-30T16:56:36.522+00:00Thank you so much for commenting - this was lovely...Thank you so much for commenting - this was lovely to hear :-)kaberetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402345225500407088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-16380989126525350692013-01-30T02:02:33.819+00:002013-01-30T02:02:33.819+00:00I was brought here by a friend who linked this to ...I was brought here by a friend who linked this to me. Thank you so much for sharing and it really helps understanding your perspective to explain it this way. It's deeply illuminating to hear from someone dealing with chronic pain, as someone with a limited and different understanding of pain. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823503111603920289noreply@blogger.com