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Re:How to deal with extreme physical pain by rpdillon on Friday October 30, 2020 @09:58PM (#24948552)
My employer had me go through training that had this video as part of the curriculum. Though I already understood the ideas, the video was still useful for me. It's less than 3 minutes long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw

In short, sometimes people need connection to others; problem-solving mode isn't always the most useful path.

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Re:How to deal with extreme physical pain by Waterluvian on Friday October 30, 2020 @10:24PM (#24948669)
My wife once said to me, "I don't need an engineer I need my husband." And it clicked. She doesn't want a fix. She just wants a hand to hold and for me to hear her frustrations.
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Re:How to deal with extreme physical pain by yobert on Friday October 30, 2020 @10:40PM (#24948730)
I can tell already that I do this and I should stop. My wife just hasn't said it yet.

I just always default to problem solving....

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Re:How to deal with extreme physical pain by DrAwdeOccarim on Saturday October 31, 2020 @08:46AM (#24950981)
It's hard, but you'll start seeing it in more people than just your wife. And once you become the person who sometimes knows to just listen instead of immediately trying to fix, people will like you more.
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Re:How to deal with extreme physical pain by mettamage on Saturday October 31, 2020 @03:02AM (#24949628)
It’s not about the nail.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg

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