"You're not weak because you go to a doctor. Fuck's sake -- " He can feel his frustration peaking again, grits his teeth until it passes. "Why the hell wouldn't you want to stop hurting if you can?"

You grin and bear it because that's all you can do. You don't grin and bear it if someone -- something -- can give you relief.

Pride's one of the first things to go if you spend long enough in captivity.