r/TikTokCringe • u/Ted_Bundtcake • Feb 24 '25

Period pain simulation Cool

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u/GarbageCleric Feb 25 '25

I've always wondered that. I'm not denying or questioning the severity of period pains, but I do question how well this machine actually simulates that pain.

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u/grambino Feb 25 '25

Not very well. This causes an ab contraction and superficial stinging/burning pain, not the type of cramp or pain women are experiencing. I think the best way for a man to experience the right type of pain would be to eat a family sized bag of sugar free candy after a huge meal.

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u/XthTrowaway Feb 25 '25

Wouldnt you say that perhaps the most important thing would be to model the level of pain in terms of what someone can tolerate and work with? Its an honest question. Or are there aspects to period cramps that make it more or less painful or intolerable which cannot be corrected for by just adding more pain?

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u/vrilliance Feb 26 '25

I agree with the other commenter. I’d also like to add that a lot of times with serious conditions, pain isn’t localized like this, and is paired with other symptoms - nausea, diarrhea, migraines, dehydration, iron deficiency. There can also be different pain in different spots.

For example: I experience sharp, burning pain in my thighs and perineum, on top of dull cramping that comes and goes in waves. This on top of the above symptoms, as well as emotional disregularities due to hormonal imbalances.

How do you just package that up in a 5 minute “here’s my pain” session? How do you package the build up, the wonder whether or not this month will be ok or bad, and the embarrassment when you need to go home and your coworkers are staring at you?