The first thing to understand about your pain is that people experience pain differently. What is painful to one person may not be as painful to another and vice versa. Pain is as individual as thoughts and emotions and other people's pain experiences do not apply to yours. To understand pain, it is helpful to understand the difference between acute and chronic pain. Acute pain often results from injuries such as broken limbs.
Chronic pain can persist long after the acute pain of an injury has subsided.