Doctors have told me that I have a high pain threshold- for instance, I once got 4 stitches without an anesthetic of any kind- although, I must say, if there had been one more I would probably have hollered uncle.

My question: Given a high threshold, does that mean that when I feel pain it is not as bad as when someone else feels their pain? In other words, is giving birth less painful for me? Is a headache less intrusive? A broken ankle less incapacitating?

If the answer is Yes, I resent that; I know what pain is.