Distract me from the pain (NOT a girl problem thread)!

[Cgull]

Hello fellow Escapists!

Long story short, I have a massive infection in my gum causing large amounts of hurt and painkillers aren't able to do much more than take the edge off at the moment (I can't see the dentist until tomorrow so options are a tad limited).

In anticipation of another sleepless/hellish night, what would you, in all your wisdom, suggest I do to distract myself OR, what have you done in the past when in a similar situation?

This can be games, films, videos, amusing youtube clips...anything at all that can while away 20 minutes onwards


Let the wisdom commence!

 

[Mookie_Magnus]

Sleeping pills + Pain pills + Liquor = Unfeeling Coma.

You'll be out for several hours. Have fun.

 

[Plank of Wood]

Search Charlie Brooker on Youtube. For those less culturally aware folks, he's the Origanal Ben Croshaw.

 

[thom_cat_]

4CHAN IS THE ANSWER!

 

[reg42]

Weed. I hear it's great for taking away physical pain, wouldn't know myself.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Get appendicitis, it'll give you some prespective on the pain scale.
Seriously, the night before I went into hospital was the longest, most painful night I have ever experienced.

 

[Captain Pancake]

Watch a really deep film. Or a really violent, action packed one. I also heard that causing pain elsewhere on the body can distract you from the major pain. So take a road flare, and STICK THAT ***** IN YOUR ARM.

 

[Yumi_and_Erea]

Go on a Red vs. Blue marathon and try and watch all 8 seasons in one night.

 

[Sethzard]

4CHAN IS THE ANSWER!

No, that would just increase the pain

 

[CoverYourHead]

Find a good webcomic and read all of it in one sitting. It works!

 

[Cgull]

Get appendicitis, it'll give you some prespective on the pain scale.
Seriously, the night before I went into hospital was the longest, most painful night I have ever experienced.

Been there, done that, didn't get to keep the hospital gown.

I was lucky (I guess?) in that my appendix went from good to very bad extremely quickly so there was no 'night before' experience for me, it was a case of go to school in the morning and have appendix out at 11 at night. That was a fun day....*shudder*

 

[DaveTheHamster]

this is a common problem for him being a chronic pain patient and my parents refuse to give me pain meds, and since I have done research into ways to deal with pain and the most common thing I hear is a double dose of cough medication.

 

[TheFacelessOne]

Go on a Red vs. Blue marathon and try and watch all 8 seasons in one night.

YES.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Go on a Red vs. Blue marathon and try and watch all 8 seasons in one night.

Ta-dam.
Excellent idea.
Also, excellent idea - TvTropes.
Beware though, there is no escape.

 

[Olikunmissile]

Sleeping pills + Pain pills + Liquor = Unfeeling Coma.

You'll be out for several hours. Have fun.

So much win in a single sentance! I fully second this.

 

[Cgull]

Find a good webcomic and read all of it in one sitting. It works!

Go on a Red vs. Blue marathon and try and watch all 8 seasons in one night.

This is the sort of thing I mean! Good ideas

4CHAN IS THE ANSWER!

This one not so much, I'm in pain enough as it is!

 

[Layz92]

Eat a gobstopper? Eat something cold maybe? Have any of that anesthetic gel you can get for teething kids? I hear it works on adults still.

 

[The Diabolical Biz]

Go look up Bill Hicks

 

[GrinningManiac]

this is a common problem for him being a chronic pain patient and my parents refuse to give me pain meds, and since I have done research into ways to deal with pain and the most common thing I hear is a double dose of cough medication.

Weclome to the Escapist! Be polite, efficient and have a plan to kill everyone you meet

And never go in the Basement...just don't

OT: Ah...severe pain. Always fun. I suffer from a sort of phantom Hyper-cramp that has attacked me at random twice in my life. The first time was on an overnight plane from LA to London. NOT FUN. The stupid air hostess said ALOUD IN A PLANE WHERE EVERYONE HAD EATEN THE SAME THING that it could be food poisining. Mass hysteria followed. Turned out I'm just prone to horrific and ungodly abdomanal pain. Second time was on the train from Dundee to Edinburgh. So much hurt I was sick everywhere

In both situations, the pain was stopped by lying over the seat (so your upper body and head is lying on the backside part of the seat and the rest is off it, like a baby over it's mothers shoulder)

However, as for pain of the dental variety...a bracing walk? a REALLY bracing walk. Like, 4 hours at night.