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A list of reasons people having a bad pain day might claim that they are good.

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4 Reasons I Say ‘I’m Good’ When I’m Actually In Pain

  1. “I’m having a good pain day.”
  2. “I just don’t want to explain how crappy I feel.”
  3. “I’m straight up lying. I feel horrible, but I want to get through the day.”
  4. “Sometimes it’s easier to not talk about the pain and just cope with it.”

You never know what someone is going through.

Based on a Mighty article by Nikki Albert

Originally published: January 30, 2017
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