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What's the loudest scream you have ever let out?

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OneUmberJoker · 21/09/2025 12:23

Injuring my knee

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Funnywonder · 21/09/2025 20:43

I don’t think I have ever screamed properly. Even when I’ve been in agony like giving birth or having a ruptured Fallopian tube or breaking my toe on DP’s bastard shoe. I’m not saying I don’t make noises indicative of pain, but not screams. I tend to turn inward when I’m in pain. If something really shocks me, I let out a sort of ‘Oh’ sound no matter how petrified I am. It makes people think I’m a bit of a robot I suppose, but believe me all the turmoil is happening inside. Maybe I should practice screaming in the car on my own😆

23fplo3 · 21/09/2025 20:45

Mine wasn't childbirth or when my dc needed resus. It was softplay....I went down the slide with my then toddler on my lap in slippy leggings didnt realise there was an uncovered metal pole at the end and I stuck my foot out to brace impact....I broke my ankle and foot! Bizarely felt very dizzy for a good hour afterwards even though I didnt hit my head!

Trabbling · 21/09/2025 20:46

Visiting the Sistine chapel 😁

HorrorFan81 · 21/09/2025 20:51

Riding roller coasters. Going over the top hat on Velocicoaster in Universal Florida makes me scream at the top of my lungs every time

ohyesido · 21/09/2025 20:52

When a doctor in A&E pressed down on my tooth to identify whether it was the infected one when I attended with an abscess

zazazooms · 21/09/2025 22:45

TheThingsWeDo4Love · 21/09/2025 15:08

Given that our mums are reputed to be so “connected” to us for life… she probably did “hear” you… or at least “felt” you..

I say this also, coz my mum was about eighty miles from me when I had a sudden and totally unexpected appendicitis & an emergency op to follow… this was all between the hours of 2am & 10am.
I spoke to my mum much later .. 10 days ish?, and she told me that on that day at that time, she suffered huge pains in the same place and aslso vomited like I did. Makes you think.

So true. In fact when I was really ill in my year off and hospitalised my Mum woke my Dad up in the middle of the night as something was wrong. They got a phone call from the British Embassy 2hours later!

IWasScaredToBeHeld · 21/09/2025 22:47

I don’t think I’ve ever actually screamed, reading this thread!

rosemarycait96 · 21/09/2025 22:50

Giving birth - sub 2 hour precipitate labour with sepsis and pre eclampsia, ventouse delivery. No pain relief at all. You bet I screamed!

Aside from that, I'm autistic. Some of my worst meltdowns have involved some awful screaming.

PiggyPlumPie · 21/09/2025 23:13

HorrorFan81 · 21/09/2025 20:51

Riding roller coasters. Going over the top hat on Velocicoaster in Universal Florida makes me scream at the top of my lungs every time

Oh me too! Loved that one. Am in Australia atm and went on the Joker at Movie World. I only stopped screaming to draw breath. My kids get so embarrassed but I can't help it - if I'm not screaming, I'm not enjoying it!

DinoLil · 21/09/2025 23:16

I don't think I ever have properly screamed. Not when I was thrown off a horse who then tap danced on my back, breaking my spine (too painful to scream) or when I put a shoe on last week and my toes went squidge because a giant slug had taken up residence inside it.

The wolf spider in my sink recently caused me to swear and throw a glass up in the air. The glass didn't survive.

During labour with DC#1, I had a TENS machine. I accidentally shifted and whacked the dial up to 10. I couldn't scream then, either. I just flailed about, waving my arms, trying to point at the controls. The midwives went from panic to pissing themselves with laughter when they realised. Actually, similar happened today. I use a dual channel TENS for pain relief, the control is clipped to my waistband. I twisted and shuffled to get more comfortable and accidentally knocked the dials up to 10. Also couldn't scream, waved my arms about and my dog just looked at me like I was a crazy person. I am a crazy person! 🤪

TheBirdintheCave · 21/09/2025 23:18

Mt563 · 21/09/2025 17:22

When the nhs told me to wait another 3 weeks to my 12 week appointment for confirmation of my miscarriage. Left my husband to deal, went outside and wailed like a banshee. The lack of care on top of losing my baby was too much.

Yeesh, I’m so sorry you had to go through that :(

Something similar happened to me and yeah that’s definitely another time I really screamed :(

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