Klarinet Archive - Posting 000119.txt from 2000/08

From: "Ian Black" <clarinet1@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sucking my finger
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 16:37:10 -0400

Conclusion: Tony Sucks. ;-)

(I know it was obvious, and I know Tony set himself up for it, but if I hadn't, someone else would
have!)

Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Pay <tony_pay@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Sucking my finger

>
> I recently cut my finger, and I'm worried about how I should suck it -- with
> my eyes open, or with my eyes shut?
>
> Sucking seems to hurt less if I keep my eyes shut, but I don't know whether
> I'm imagining this. I know that some people say that it definitely hurts
> less with your eyes shut, but others say that this is nonsense, and it hurts
> just the same whether your eyes are open or shut.
>
> How do I know whether I'm fooling myself? Do people find that it hurts more
> if they suck *too hard* with their eyes open? Is sucking with eyes shut
> automatically more gentle?
>
> I also wonder whether I'm actually feeling the *right sort of pain* when I
> have my eyes open. If I keep my eyes shut, can I assume that the pain is
> automatically OK?
>
> Of course, I could try to work this out myself, or go to a doctor -- if I
> can find one that I can trust -- but how would I know that? Is just *any*
> doctor qualified to give me sucking lessons, if it turns out that I need
> them? And are there specialists in both techniques?
>
> I could see a psychiatrist, even; but I think that the best thing is to ask
> the experts on this list what I should do. I'm sure that someone here can
> tell me what's *really* going on with my sucking.
>
> Tony
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