Why do little things hurt so much?

Question

Ok, so, like, this morning I was putting wood in the wood stove 'cuz it's still friggen cold in the mornings but not as cold as it has been all friggen winter like I bitched about so I won't bitch about it quite as much now.

And, anyways, I got a splinter in my little finger. That's right. A horrific, terrible, apocalyptic, cataclysmic, shower-me-with-sympathy-good-excuse-for-drinking splinter. I mean, it's little and I can hardly see it but it's deep enough so I can't get it out. Even with peroxide. And it hurts. A lot. And I'm sure I'm prolly just gonna' die.

So, from my death bed, in angst and agony and award-winning, overdramatic, overacting , I ask, Why do little things hurt so much?

Actual simulation of Random being an attention-seeking, drama queen.

WindAtMyBack · Accepted Answer

Don't be such a wimp. I was a carpenter. Wanna know how many splinters I've had? Hundreds at least. They are everywhere. Put on clean socks and get stuck. Because splinters get stuck in the fabric even after washing. Put on clean underwear and get stuck in a not fun place. The worst ones though, are splinters in the eye. I have no idea how they get there, but when you're cutting wood all day, splinters are pretty much everywhere.

A lot of us carpenters carried tweezers in our tool belt. (Seriously)

MrChinaski · Accepted Answer

Random: "Doctor, doctor. You've got to help me. I think I'm dying. When I touch my chest it hurts. When I touch my head it hurts. When I touch my legs it hurts. Please save me!"

Doctor: "Chill. You've got a broken finger."

purplepoppy · Accepted Answer

Finger tips are packed with nerve endings. Any tiny movement of the splinter will hit at least one. Accordingy to a friend fingers are the worst place to get injections, it's like being hit with a hammer (he won't be getting any more hooks stuck in)
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Agape93 · Accepted Answer

Because small things like @Circushowcowboy surprise you when they manage to get inside you. Makes you weak in the knees, Makes you shiver until you shout out and collapse in a sweaty heap

ohsheeT · Answer

Well I know it's probably not your first one or going to be your last one you know you got to find your gloves every once in awhile but this is when you get out the pins and needles and all the stuff to poke yourself with to get it out of there if it had a little bit of a head on it you know the old dry some mud on their trick does that usually doesn't work for a splinter

You know maybe you can crumple up some paper and stick your finger in it the paper as you light it and maybe the paper will catch it on fire and burn it out for you but I would only do that if you've been drinking cuz it might hurt a little bit

And you're right it is the little things I've had pieces of metal stuck in my hands fingers and you can't get them out but little by little day by day it might want to work its way out

Telekinetic-Potato · Answer

I dunno, I think it has to do with the whole point of feeling pain is to alert you so if you get punched in the arm, you probably don't need your body to remind you much but a pick in your skin could be a bite or get infected if it goes unnoticed.

That's my guess

AviatorTom · Answer

That's the way Mother Nature keeps us in check. 🤔

Way back in grammar school, a student jammed a pencil into my palm. I still have the lead pencil tip in my palm and occasionally notice it, bringing back that memory.

RavVid · Answer

Because the splinter likes Random and wants to get cozy & close to her nerve endings.

Never mind I have a country remedy for you. Let it fester. The pus will push the splinter out. That's is what my dad reckons. He's a farmer so he knows.

ABitShattered · Answer

There is such a thing as death by a thousand cuts lol

In all seriousness I kinda subscribe to the idea that lots of little irritations can build up and can actually accumulate to a point that they drive you coo coo for coco puffs. Maybe the splinter was your breaking point and only now are you asking how much longer must you suffer now 😂

exitseven · Answer

Yes, having it on your finger will remind you every time you pick something up. I got a tiny paper cut on the end of my index finger a couple of days ago so I can sympathize

AngryCarl3 · Answer

Are you up to date on your tetanus shots? You never know where wood has been.

Sunrising · Answer

Little things hurt so much, because big things hurt even more.

HawkPerception · Answer

@purplepoppy Explained it well enough. It's the reason I fear papercuts too.

douride2 · Answer

Sounds something like that paper cut I got last week. A teeny tiny cut on my finger tip hurt worse then a serious cut that required stitches.

Xawyx-2 · Answer

Because small things want to prove themselves :P

Batsy01010101 · Answer

Because it pierced your skin and still enlogged in it just watch out for infections or puss build up or fevers

Tomislav7 · Answer

So what you're saying is that you're a gay lesbian? Crazy

Masumgunahkar · Answer

Did you exeggerate a little too much

NathanDavis · Answer

is it out yet?

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Poor baby next time you have to use gloves

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