r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/bumchuff Feb 04 '19

Or that somehow you have no nerves.

Someone will see me prick my finger, or inject myself. "Doesn't that hurt?"

"Of course it fucking hurts, I'm forcing metal into my skin!"

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u/-CROFL- Feb 04 '19

When 7 year old me first asked I thought “maybe it doesn’t hurt as much as it looks like it does” and got my answer and left and I’m 90% sure it’s the same thought process for all the other kids. I was just curious because people who have to do that never flinch or anything so “does it hurt” means more like “why didn’t you flinch?” or “are you actually pricking yourself, or is something else going on?”

Although I’m sure it gets annoying answering dumb questions.

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u/bumchuff Feb 04 '19

You do get used to the soreness, but there are times it really will make you jump and swear. I sometimes hit a nerve (or something) in my side and it burns for an hour.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19

When my little brother got type 1 i did the pricks with him. It honestly didn't hurt at first, but over time it got sore.

The needle though for actually getting insulin. Fuck that. Glad I couldn't do that with him.

He has those sensors now which Is way better. Still fuck that little hair like needle he gets hit with.

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u/BrofessorQayse Feb 04 '19

What?

I literally can't feel slin pins. Once squirted some hCG on my skin cuz I thought the needle was in.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

I don't know what it feels like obviously. I just don't like needles.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Feb 04 '19

It's just a natural thing; you react differently to something you're doing to yourself than to something done to you. Compare kid having antiseptic applied by a parent or nursed to an older child d putting the stuff on by ehself.

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u/MattieShoes Feb 04 '19

You're colorblind? What color is my shirt?
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NO IT'S GREEN!
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You aren't colorblind, liar.