Deal with pain

Pain can be a real burden. Either continuously or for a short time.

When you've hurt yourself you can dibvert your attention from the pain.
That's what moms do when they kiss the kneww that was hurt.
Mom's kiss isn't magic (otherwise your dad would never be ill), her attention is.

You can divert your attention by focussing on something else.
A poster on the wall or music for instance.
More piercing pain can be dealt with by tricking the brains by making it think there's pain elsewhere that needs attention.

Pressing your nail in your thumb is a well known trick to do so.

Try it out and you'll see it works.