Agreed! I would find it much more helpful if they had levels with clear names like 'Whatever you're doing is barely a blip on my radar, I'm thinking about my plans for after this appointment!' and 'I'm not completely comfortable, but I could still engage in some chitchat if you insisted' and 'Please don't talk to me, my energy's going towards coping' and 'Every muscle in my body is curling away from this sensation and I want to cry.'
Yes! You should be able to choose your own pain measuring chart! Some people would choose pictures of faces representing different pain levels, some people would choose numbers, and some people would choose extremely wordy examples of what might be going on at each level!
Hate rating pain out of 10! Need hours of prep to define the scale!
Agreed! I would find it much more helpful if they had levels with clear names like 'Whatever you're doing is barely a blip on my radar, I'm thinking about my plans for after this appointment!' and 'I'm not completely comfortable, but I could still engage in some chitchat if you insisted' and 'Please don't talk to me, my energy's going towards coping' and 'Every muscle in my body is curling away from this sensation and I want to cry.'
This would legitimately be helpful. They should have a chart ready for the overthinkers
Yes! You should be able to choose your own pain measuring chart! Some people would choose pictures of faces representing different pain levels, some people would choose numbers, and some people would choose extremely wordy examples of what might be going on at each level!