And there's the other extreme, where you deliberately suppress showing the pain you're in because it would needlessly complicate the ongoing social interaction. Which ironically was exactly where I found myself when I went out after my initial posts. It was near the end of the evening, so I just made my excuses and left, but realistically I was at 9-10 out of 10, and I know what 10 feels like. (Fortunately it didn't last long).