In my area of work, we always have the routine of asking, "How much is your pain score? We have a score of 0 until 10. If you score your pain as 0, it means that you have no pain at all. If you score 10, it means that you are not able to move out of your bed and crying because of the pain. So, how much is your pain score?"
It is an important assessment before we start any treatment for the patient, it also marks the success of the treatment for reducing pain.
In reality, each individual has a different pain threshold. Some felt no pain when a small insects bite their hand and some will cry a lot.
So it is with heartache I guess. Some people will not feel anything for certain use of words but some might burst into anger or sadness. Words are easy to utter but when it is used wrongly, it could kill.
Bullying, mocking, talking without empathy could be the example of using words wrongly.
Therefore, be careful with the words we use so that we would not hurt others feeling.
Not hurting other feelings?
Believe me. It is impossible to do. It is impossible to choose the perfect words to say to each person so that they won't get hurt.
It is better to choose words for ourself, words that are perfect to deliver what we want to say to someone and let the person decide what do they think about it. If the message is not delivered, try explaining, if that receiver stills want to listen. If they chose not to listen, it is up to us whether we want to continue giving an explanation or to just let that person think about it themselves. It is the receiver judgement.
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