What Is Your Pain Personality?

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Wondering "What Is Your Pain Personality?" This quiz will help you discover how you currently manage pain in your life. Pain is a part of the life of every one of us, just like pleasure. There are different people who deal differently with pain. So, what's your way of dealing with pain? Or we can say, what's your pain personality? There are three major pain personalities that you can belong to. Each question gives you three choices, and when you have answered all the questions, you will get your answer. So, let's go for it!

Questions and Answers

1.

When you have a headache, you
- A.
  
  Reach for the aspirin right away. You need this thing to go away as quickly as possible
- B.
  
  Push through your day. Then it always seems so much worse after my day is done.
- C.
  
  You hold your head for a few moments, take a few breaths, and it seems to just go away on its own.
2.

You and your boyfriend/girlfriend just broke up after dating for 6 months. You felt like this was a pretty wonderful relationship, so you’re quite heartbroken. What is your next most likely action?
- A.
  
  Cry, punch the walls, scream, break some dishes, etc. to let it all out.
- B.
  
  Sit with a pint of ice cream/vodka on the couch and zone out to the latest Netflix release.
- C.
  
  Nothing. I’m fine. I’ll push through this like I do everything else.
3.

This best describes how I approach physical pain in my body
- A.
  
  "Pain is bad and needs to go away. I'll find a cure/remedy that will make my pain disappear."
- B.
  
  "Pain is certainly uncomfortable, and I don't always like it. I know it's my body's way of telling me something, and it would be beneficial for me to explore further."
- C.
  
  "I have no room for pain in my life."
4.

You have a confrontation with a superior at work. She yells loudly at you and says some very hurtful things, you—
- A.
  
  Have a good cry/let yourself be angry for a few minutes afterward, then feel refreshed and empowered to have a constructive conversation about the confrontation.
- B.
  
  Don’t do anything.
- C.
  
  Yell right back at her and respond with even more hurtful retorts.
5.

Sometimes you feel like life isn’t working so well. You
- A.
  
  Ignore the feeling and do nothing. You don’t want your life to change.
- B.
  
  Just think happy thoughts! That will make that feeling go away for sure!
- C.
  
  Let yourself feel that feeling like nothing works and then move into a new pattern that does
6.

You have an argument with your significant other. Your anger has risen quite high, you—
- A.
  
  Feel every ounce of anger without taking it out on your partner.
- B.
  
  Yell and scream at your loved ones and begin blaming them for the argument.
- C.
  
  Sit there and do your best to hold all of your anger in
7.

You’re not really sure that your romantic partnership is working out. You
- A.
  
  Stay in the relationship. Being in a bad relationship is better than being alone.
- B.
  
  Have a difficult conversation with the end goal being each other’s happiness and well-being, no matter what the outcome.
- C.
  
  Stay in the relationship and just be happy all the time. The other person will eventually be happy too.
8.

You were out enjoying a lovely walk in the woods by yourself when you twisted your ankle. After looking at it, it appears sprained but not broken. You
- A.
  
  Reach in your hiking bag for something to wrap it so you can just make it home safely
- B.
  
  Rest for a few moments holding your ankle, probably moaning to help move through the pain
- C.
  
  Walk it off. The pain will go away eventually.
9.

You haven’t been able to pay your credit card for a couple of months due to financial circumstances. After beginning to get the collection calls, you are most likely to
- A.
  
  Deny the call when it comes in and immediately check Facebook.
- B.
  
  Ignore the calls or block the number. They’ll have to stop eventually.
- C.
  
  Take a moment to feel like “there’s not enough,” then call the company to see what arrangement you can make
10.

You realize, looking over your household income, savings, and expenditures, that you really don’t have much—if anything—saved for retirement. What do you do next?
- A.
  
  Nothing. Changing my spending habits sounds too painful.
- B.
  
  Start saving for a couple of months, but then your eye strays to that new SUV at the car dealership.
- C.
  
  Let yourself have a moment of fear for the future, and then call a financial advisor or accountant to learn the next steps to take for your future.

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What Is Your Pain Personality?

When you have a headache, you

You and your boyfriend/girlfriend just broke up after dating for 6 months. You felt like this was a pretty wonderful relationship, so you’re quite heartbroken. What is your next most likely action?

This best describes how I approach physical pain in my body

You have a confrontation with a superior at work. She yells loudly at you and says some very hurtful things, you—

Sometimes you feel like life isn’t working so well. You

You have an argument with your significant other. Your anger has risen quite high, you—

You’re not really sure that your romantic partnership is working out. You

You were out enjoying a lovely walk in the woods by yourself when you twisted your ankle. After looking at it, it appears sprained but not broken. You

You haven’t been able to pay your credit card for a couple of months due to financial circumstances. After beginning to get the collection calls, you are most likely to

You realize, looking over your household income, savings, and expenditures, that you really don’t have much—if anything—saved for retirement. What do you do next?