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I don't know why I have this hangup
| And it made me realize I'm always like that. Cuts, smashed fingers, sprains, emotional pain. I always keep it quiet and try to deny it. I'm not sure why
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| But I feel shame whenever I admit something hurts. A while back I had a really bad ear infection, it swelled up the muscles by my jaw so bad I couldn't make my teeth touch & hurt so bad I couldn't focus or sleep.
I went to the emergency room & got antibiotics just fine, but just admitting it hurt too much & asking for pain meds left me feeling really ashamed & guilty. They were nice about it and didn't hassle me or anything, it all originated inside.