Well I'm rubbish with pain, I could hardly stand having my lobes done and that didn't even hurt!! But, bizarrely, I don't mind the needles for local anasthetic- because yeah they might sting for a second or two but it soon kicks in and kicks the pain's ass. Plus, I'd want to look forward to having a piercing, and I know I wouldn't if I didn't think I was getting it numbed.