# Choice of pain: Momentary screaming agony or barely tolerable ache. All day. Every day.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 11, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choice-of-pain-momentary-screaming-agony-or-barely-tolerable-ache-all-day-every-day/532093 "2010-03-11T12:32:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 14, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choice-of-pain-momentary-screaming-agony-or-barely-tolerable-ache-all-day-every-day/532093/41 "2010-03-14T03:01:15Z")

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Blinding, screaming pain, for sure. Just a couple caveats:

1. I’m not sure I could take it if the pain were random. If I could choose the time, it’d be 8am. Better take it on the chin first thing and keep going.

2. Depends on how either type of pain affects my sleep. If I constantly wake up with nightmares about being in excruciating pain, that would wear on me after a while. OTOH, if I dread going to bed because I know I have to face more dull, relentless pain the next day, that’d be equally bad.

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