Question by ZUPHOY: Why do people use the term “stabbing pains” to refer to pain that does not feel like being stabbed?
I was speared once in the upper leg by an industrial device while working a summer job at a sawmill, and the pain was not a “stabbing pain” at all.

Actually, it just felt like a gigantic punch in the leg, followed by a wave of heat and an intense burning sensation that lasted until I was given drugs at the hospital.

It’s difficult to describe, but imagine the sensation during the fastest part of a roller coaster. Then imagine that the intensity all concentrated on one part of your body, and then imagine that this part of your body is being shoved into an oven burner. That’s what it feels like to be stabbed.

Best answer:

Answer by Chip
They don’t know how else to describe pains that are sudden and sharp…

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