Yea, you can't battle through it. People don't understand our pain or sleep problems. You are not a wimp, not a wimp. You're pain centers are on high alert and your pain receptors recruit other nerves (light touch, pressure, temperature,cool/hot.) Once recruited there are more receptors sending pain messages to yorur brain. You could shake someones hand, unless they are trying to crush you) firm, but not wimpy. If you hand receptors are super sensitive your brain will register pain. Hope that helps.

My go said its because our pain censors are on constant high alert, feel like such a wimp nowadays, wereas I used to just battle on through everything x

Yes, I do frequently. I hit my hand and it hurt so bad and caused some other pain that I shouldn't of had. It does intensify the little everyday things we do that wouldn't of bothered us. I hope this helps you.

Omg it's worse!
I have had 13 surgeries on my legs as a kid at St-Justine and Shriners for kids in mtl! Never felt this kind of shocking pain until fybromialgia set in....

I even get bruises that I have no idea where they ce from.