An American medical textbook explaining how different cultures deal with pain.
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My Dad’s Native American and my Mom’s Indian so I buy my sacred pain number at 7-11.
Pain is considered a test of faith
I was literally taught this growing up in a white-ass evangelical church. If someone had a terminal illness, it was because god was testing their faith. More projection, what's new?
And then people wonder why medical professionals have a tendency to ignore the pains of women and minorities and said groups have worse health outcomes.
I thought it was just like implicit biases. But nope, apparently it's literally textbook.
Native Americans may pick a sacred number when asked to rate pain on a numerical pain scale
is this a cumtown bit
They vary widely in their expression of pain. Some are stoic and some are expressive.
That describes literally everyone in the world.
Never exaggerates how much pain they're in.
Often experience far greater pain than other cultures and races.
Treating other patients can often cause them more pain so they must be prioritized.
Pain is frequently caused by secret microwave beams.