Sensitivity

[cjsmith]

I had an interesting moment of "What? You mean some people DON'T?" this weekend.

[Poll #1308075]

My answer to both of these is "Duh! Doesn't EVERYBODY?" (In the case of mosquitos, how else do you know to swat them?) These are not small sensations for me. They are obvious and can be startling. Last weekend I learned that there are people for whom this is not the case. I was pretty surprised.

At the vet clinic, it's obvious that some animals feel the needles while others do not. That also seems very strange to me.

Comments

[ladycelia.livejournal.com]

The 'experts' always seem to think that they know better than the person who is about to be poked. You'd think that they'd get a clue. Hell, most laymen have never even heard of a butterfly needle. If I'm asking for it, there's a reason for that!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Isn't it weird? The experts are, I will completely grant, way better at doing their job than I would be at doing their job. However, I have much more experience with how THIS PARTICULAR PATIENT -- me -- responds to having that job done! You'd think they'd be accepting of the hint. THIS one has rolly veins. THAT one gets faint. If it were me, I'd want to know.