painxiety

A feeling of worry or nervousness in anticipation of possible or potential pain.

My daughter Grace has serious painxiety of nurses with needles.

by Bwyzer February 04, 2020

Painxiety

When your pain is so severe that it is causing a high level of anxiety as well. Usually gets treated by pain medicine.

Waiting in the doctor’s office really gave me a bad case of painxiety, as my symptoms got worse and worse.

by DefiningDisability March 20, 2025