Would you choose pain or stupidity?

[Fartsniffage]

For the past 2 years I've basically had a choice to make every day. Do I suffer debilitating pain or take enough opiates that my mental functions were far degraded? I imagine there are lots of people out there in my condition. I've recently had a procedure that means I no longer need to make that choice but the effect will last only a maximum of 6 months, probably for less. I can have the procedure every 6 months if I want it, and I really will.

In general I chose the pain over being dumber. What do you think you would do and why?

[Blakullar]

This is probably the "me having never experienced this kind of situation in real life" doing the talking, but I'd take the pain on the basis that you'd eventually get desensitised to it. Being dumbed down, however, is basically my idea of hell.

[Saiwania]

Endure the pain, all you need is enough willpower. It'd be weaker to give up and choose addiction. Besides, pain is only temporary. I'm sure there are moments where you aren't hurting.

[Fartsniffage]

Endure the pain, all you need is enough willpower. It'd be weaker to give up and choose addiction. Besides, pain is only temporary. I'm sure there are moments where you aren't hurting.

There were. When I was asleep comes to mind.

And I used to think along those lines as well. It isn't true. Short term it's easy to tough it out. Over months or years it just wears you down like you wouldn't believe.

[Hanafuridake]

I have absolutely no idea what I would do in that situation, but I hope that I would choose pain over mental stunting.

This is probably the "me having never experienced this kind of situation in real life" doing the talking, but I'd take the pain on the basis that you'd eventually get desensitised to it. Being dumbed down, however, is basically my idea of hell.

Yeah, this sums it up.

[Chan Island]

Considering I already live with pain (bad injury from 10 or so years ago), I think I can easily say a little bit more in exchange for keeping my faculties would be well worth it. Also seen the state of people without their faculties.... it's something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

[Rojava Free State]

I live with pain every day, so I already go through this

My ex girlfriend cheated on me with a guy who looked like a wii sports character

[Free Arabian Nation]

What if stupidity is the ultimate pain to someone?

[Fartsniffage]

What if stupidity is the ultimate pain to someone?

That's the question. What do you pick?

[Free Arabian Nation]

What if stupidity is the ultimate pain to someone?

That's the question. What do you pick?

Pain, definitely the pain.

[Chan Island]

What if stupidity is the ultimate pain to someone?

That's the question. What do you pick?

At the end of the day, that's up to you to decide. I imagine the pain you receive is in some way comparable to my unhealed injury, but honestly they are probably not comparable. And honestly, if I was given the choice of some bizarro medicine that made it go away at the expense of the mind for a day, I can't say I'd always leave it lying there, so can't blame your choice either way.

Most of the people here won't have anywhere near your experience and won't understand.

[Fartsniffage]

That's the question. What do you pick?

At the end of the day, that's up to you to decide. I imagine the pain you receive is in some way comparable to my unhealed injury, but honestly they are probably not comparable. And honestly, if I was given the choice of some bizarro medicine that made it go away at the expense of the mind for a day, I can't say I'd always leave it lying there, so can't blame your choice either way.

Most of the people here won't have anywhere near your experience and won't understand.

It's a thought experiment for them.

[Free Arabian Nation]

At the end of the day, that's up to you to decide. I imagine the pain you receive is in some way comparable to my unhealed injury, but honestly they are probably not comparable. And honestly, if I was given the choice of some bizarro medicine that made it go away at the expense of the mind for a day, I can't say I'd always leave it lying there, so can't blame your choice either way.

Most of the people here won't have anywhere near your experience and won't understand.

It's a thought experiment for them.

You're not IM

[Valeya]

It depends on how seriously my mental functions would be degraded, and if they would be altered permanently, but I think I would probably choose pain.

[Pacomia]

This is a horrifying choice. I’m already pretty dumb as is, but pain is terrible. I’d rather be stupid than in pain, I guess, but that’s a really hard choice.

[Chan Island]

It's a thought experiment for them.

You're not IM

It's Infected Mushroom not Infected Monopoly, we're fine.

[Fartsniffage]

It's a thought experiment for them.

You're not IM

This isn't a random hypothetical. It's a decision that real people make every day. If you are not one of them then it's a thought experiment.

[Ethel mermania]

I dont know your particular issue, I had back problems that I had to take vicodin every day for about 3 years. I had to take a lot to really make the pain stop, I only took enough to make the pain managable.

That said end of the day I dont want to hurt all the time, if the condition required it. I would take enough to be out of pain no matter how drugged it made me

[Fartsniffage]

I dont know your particular issue, I had back problems that I had to take vicodin every day for about 3 years. I had to take a lot to really make the pain stop, I only took enough to make the pain managable.

That said end of the day I dont want to hurt all the time, if the condition required it. I would take enough to be out of pain no matter how drugged it made me

Imagine a pain with every step you took, And if you walked, say, a mile, you had to spend the next day in bed to be able to do a new day.

[The New California Republic]

For the past 2 years I've basically had a choice to make every day. Do I suffer debilitating pain or take enough opiates that my mental functions were far degraded? I imagine there are lots of people out there in my condition. I've recently had a procedure that means I no longer need to make that choice but the effect will last only a maximum of 6 months, probably for less. I can have the procedure every 6 months if I want it, and I really will.

In general I chose the pain over being dumber. What do you think you would do and why?

I'd probably try to find a dose whereby the pain is just about manageable, but that doesn't affect my ability to think too much.

[Ethel mermania]

I dont know your particular issue, I had back problems that I had to take vicodin every day for about 3 years. I had to take a lot to really make the pain stop, I only took enough to make the pain managable.

That said end of the day I dont want to hurt all the time, if the condition required it. I would take enough to be out of pain no matter how drugged it made me

Imagine a pain with every step you took, And if you walked, say, a mile, you had to spend the next day in bed to be able to do a new day.

We are good, sorry to say. For me it was the bus ride. It just hit right on the disk that had to go. My wife had to push the lawn mower for 3 years

[Gormwood]

What if stupidity is the ultimate pain to someone?

If you're too stupid to realize you are, not really pain is it?

[Trollzyn the Infinite]

Death.

I'd rather not suffer physical pain or the pain of drugs making me literally retarded; to me, that isn't a choice. Just pull the plug on me. I got some stuff to repent for anyway, I'm sure Pete's waiting.

[The Black Forrest]

Pain. Certain types are manageable.

Learned this when I was training in TKD.

I also suffer from Migraines. I also learned a little drugging lessons the pain when I sense the signs of a Migraine is coming.....

[Thermodolia]

I’d like to say I’d just suffer it out but I’d probably opt for the meds. Then again I have a bunch of aches and pains that I just ignore though some days they make walking hard.

So to be honest I really don’t know. As it stands now I’d just bear with it but if it got worse I’d probably opt for surgery and meds