@Jssra Using the provided scale:

(a) 5-9, depending on average physical activity level over the past 24 hours.

(b) 9 or above.

Granted, my pain tolerance is rather... Distorted, shall we say? ;)

@Jssra (A) Typically I'm on a 1 or a 2. I do day labor, so, it's pretty common for me to be nursing several flesh wounds from working quickly with knives, exposed nails, broken glass, and heavy metal objects up to 1200+ pounds, on top of some lingering joint pain.

(B) I do acquire migraines, and I actively try to avoid triggers for them, because once I start sliding into the 5+ range, it severely affects my somewhat mediocre mental health.

@Jssra Between 2 and 6, depending on migraines. I worry about a 4 and up, I’m not very functional above 5 if it doesn’t relent, and my mood and productivity are apparently impacted by any amount of pain, which is irritating because I feel like I should be less sensitive to it than I am.

@Jssra
a: zero-ish.

b: "I would really rather not do that" starts at 4.

6-7 is my level for "the thought of experiencing that pain for more than a short time is sufficient to cause substantial anxiety".

That is also my level for "I actively and immediately demand something to manage the pain because this isn't okay."

FWIW when I was in the hospital the staff thought I was underreporting my number given my affect.

@Jssra

A. Traditionally 0 flat. Recently 0-4, averaging 1 but spiking when I'm just waking up (nights or naps, doesn't matter).

B. Depends on where. *Seriously* afraid and not just nervous? 8.5 overall, maybe a 6 in the head, stomach or colon, 4.5 inside my vaginal canal because of the emotional cross-wiring.

@Jssra 1 to 2; I'm tall and most appliances just straight up aren't made with people like me in mind, and having to bend over slightly for basically anything means I end up feeling any kind of household work I do after the fact.

As for question 2, probably 5 to 6.

@Jssra (a) 1-ish. (b) Varies, probably 3–5 depending on how much fear is necessary to count. Occasionally this dips toward 2 at the same time the background fluctuates upward, which tends to result in having a Bad Day.

@Jssra

a) 1-ish
b) depends on the type and circumstance; I did martial arts for a long time, so if it's a very athletic context like that then a 5-6 is probably no big deal. Stub my toe on a chair (3?) and I'll cry though.

@Jssra
a) A typical day starts at 1 at 5am, with little bursts of 3-5 in specific sites as they're stretched in regular active use (right heel tendonitis, right subpatellar arthritis, left hip rusty nailgun(??)). By 3pm most days, hip's fine but foot's a beat-to-stop-hurting 7, forearm extensors are a screaming 7, elbow joints and wrists a dull hot 6. By bedtime, icepacks and rest have it down to 5.

b)'Afraid' doesn't really factor into it? (more)

@Jssra After about 7.5, I have to *do* something about the pain. Knead it. Stretch it. Strike it. Force the joint through range of motion. Cause more discomfort to distract from pain I can't alter, or overload the sensation pathways. Even, yes, 'hit my head against the wall because it feels so good when it stops' - that was a very bad migraine.

So... I guess around 7.5 or 8 is where I get afraid I can't take it getting much worse. Hmm.

@Jssra It varies. Some days are about a four, some are a one.
Fear tends to kick in about six or seven. That's where migraine-level disablement kicks in.

@Jssra

a) hmmmm.... on a raw average, I'd say maybe a 1.5. most days I have no pain at all, but when I get abdominal pains or headaches they can be pretty bad. I'd say I have pain on about... 1 day out of 4.

b) 3--I'm a pain weenie. XD

@Jssra (a) 0. (b) 6-ish, roughly?