Are you stubborn?

[gnomon]

A couple of months ago my shoulder was hurting so bad I almost woke up crying in the morning from the pain. I still went to work and worked through the pain. I admit after the first two weeks of the pain I went to an urgent care upon the advice of my coworkers and received some medication which helped the pain for about four days before it returned full force. I just worked through it.

A couple of weeks ago the pain in my shoulder got better but the wrist on the same arm started to hurt like hell. Just merely turning my wrist hurt so much it hurt to push the button on my fitbit to check the time but I told myself just deal with it and go to work. A coworker suggested I get a wrist brace but that would hinder the job I do. I said to hell with it and decided to just work through it. While at work I picked up an empty box of product I just emptied and the pain screamed through my wrist. An empty box weighing about four ounces. I'm thinking it's strained ligaments and it's either set up and miss work or I could keep working and work out the strain. Just like I did with my shoulder.

To be honest, I'm probably wrong. But I've dealt with this kind of pain before, I don't want to take off time from work and I think I'm working just fine.

But that's just an example of being stubborn.

I'm curious. Have any of you ever been stubborn about any aspect of your life? Any aspect. Stubborn about an argument on this forum, about a relationship, etc.

edit: I freely admit my example of my being stubborn could be stupidity.

 

[ADigitalArtist]

To me this story reads like 'ah, capitalism.' Giving the working class unhealthy approaches towards work/self care balance and also our abysmal Healthcare doesn't help.

But yeah, I'm pretty stubborn too. Trying to be better about picking my battles.

 

[JustGeorge]

I'm stubborn.

But its because my 'peers', time and time again have proven themselves unable to navigate certain situations. When I give in, or don't take the wheel, disaster in some form seems to follow.

So, I'm stubborn and uninterested in changing that. If someone doesn't like it, they don't have to interact with me.

 

[Vinayaka]

I would label some 'stubborn' as determined. There's a difference.

 

[JustGeorge]

I would label some 'stubborn' as determined. There's a difference.

What's the difference?

 

[Vinayaka]

What's the difference?

For one, stubborn can have a negative connotation, whereas determined doesn't.

 

[JustGeorge]

For one, stubborn can have a negative connotation, whereas determined doesn't.

Why do you think stubborn has such a negative feel to it?

For some, it can be, but for others, I'd say its almost admirable.

I'd judge it to be a neutral trait, personally.

 

[Vinayaka]

Why do you think stubborn has such a negative feel to it?

For some, it can be, but for others, I'd say its almost admirable.

I'd judge it to be a neutral trait, personally.

I concur. It depends a lot on context. If somebody refuses to try a new food 'just because' I'd call it stubborn, not determination. 'Strong willed' is another common and similar trait. I'm thinking that stubborn insinuates some degree of irrationality, but I'm not sure. Figuring out connotations can depend on how an individual has seen a word used.

 

[Viker]

I am not stubborn! No amount of babbling trying to convince me otherwise will ever work!

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

My stubbornness is typically some form of fear-driven denial.

 

[Twilight Hue]

A couple of months ago my shoulder was hurting so bad I almost woke up crying in the morning from the pain. I still went to work and worked through the pain. I admit after the first two weeks of the pain I went to an urgent care upon the advice of my coworkers and received some medication which helped the pain for about four days before it returned full force. I just worked through it.

A couple of weeks ago the pain in my shoulder got better but the wrist on the same arm started to hurt like hell. Just merely turning my wrist hurt so much it hurt to push the button on my fitbit to check the time but I told myself just deal with it and go to work. A coworker suggested I get a wrist brace but that would hinder the job I do. I said to hell with it and decided to just work through it. While at work I picked up an empty box of product I just emptied and the pain screamed through my wrist. An empty box weighing about four ounces. I'm thinking it's strained ligaments and it's either set up and miss work or I could keep working and work out the strain. Just like I did with my shoulder.

To be honest, I'm probably wrong. But I've dealt with this kind of pain before, I don't want to take off time from work and I think I'm working just fine.

But that's just an example of being stubborn.

I'm curious. Have any of you ever been stubborn about any aspect of your life? Any aspect. Stubborn about an argument on this forum, about a relationship, etc.

edit: I freely admit my example of my being stubborn could be stupidity.

Stubborn some days. Not so stubborn on other days.

 

[gnomon]

My stubbornness is typically some form of fear-driven denial.

Anxiety can create that distress.

 

[The Hammer]

Absolutely, I am a very hard headed and determined person. Stubborn to a fault sometimes. But more often than not it is to my benefit.

 

[John53]

Yes