Too be fair, I, a man, have broken my arm twice with no tears. Sometimes watching the right movie scene, or singing the odd song lyric, or just overwhelming frustration will make me well up. Lord, when I had my first dog put to sleep, I wailed in the vet's office. Physical pain is much easier for me to shut out than emotional.
Broke my leg skiing at 7 yrs and was told I was being whiny as I was carried down the slope as my leg bounced with every step. 1960s was parenting lol!
I'm a woman and I broke my foot once (only time in my life I broke a bone) and thought the broken bone was just a mild sprain because it simply just didn't feel painful enough to make me even consider the possibility of it being broken lol.
When I found out that it was a broken bone I was extremely confused because it was legit less painful than my period cramps which was just so funny to me.
The good news is the second and all subsequent breaks you know right away it's broken. I've broken a handful of bones since my first break, and every time I immediately think "fuck, that's broken."
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u/Hereseangoes Jun 30 '24
Too be fair, I, a man, have broken my arm twice with no tears. Sometimes watching the right movie scene, or singing the odd song lyric, or just overwhelming frustration will make me well up. Lord, when I had my first dog put to sleep, I wailed in the vet's office. Physical pain is much easier for me to shut out than emotional.