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Not dwelling on pain is different from denying it. Denial refuses a fact that may require care. Non-dwelling lets the fact be present without making it the only thing to which we can attend.

Pain can require diagnosis, treatment, rest, or support; a shift in attention does not replace those responses. It may still be possible to notice a conversation, a moment of ease, or another need alongside the pain.

The distinction is modest. We do not have to argue pain away in order to keep the whole day from being defined by it.