Why do shots feel different for different people?

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When I get any kind of shot or vaccination they always say it’ll just feel like a pinch, but for me I can feel whatever is being pushed into my arm and it’s horrible. When I got a flu shot with my mother she said that it only feels like a pinch for her, nothing else. Why does this happen?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

I can feel the shot too. I just doesn’t hurt that much. It would hurt more (way more) if I pinched myself.

BTW, you can pinch yourself (not horribly hard) and overwhelm your pain-sense system so that some smaller thing isn’t even felt. Try that trick next time. You might not even feel the shot.

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