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[-] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works -3 points 4 weeks ago

Ibuprofen is great at managing pain but is bad at handling suffering. Vicodin is good at handling suffering but isn’t a good painkiller. Suffering amd pain are not the same thing. You shouldn’t take vicodin because you jammed your thumb but ibuprofen and acetaminophen are both good for that.

[-] filcuk@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 weeks ago

This may just be a language barrier, but suffering is defined as pain or distress, either physical or mental, so that doesn't make the distinction clear, I'm afraid.

[-] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works -3 points 4 weeks ago

In medical terms they are distinct and different.

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