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This article is an interdisciplinary discussion of the assertion that a «bodily state of preparedness for others» is a gendered deep habit, through the concepts of habitus and habit. Through these concepts we combine vocabulary from the social sciences and American pragmatism. We argue that a bodily state of preparedness for others is based on embodied habits or deep habits, and that these are both physical and mental. In order to be able to understand the depth of embodied habits, we put forward the hypothesis that we can interpret the meaning of chronic pain conditions as the body's own self-reflexive warning system. These symptoms do not address the outer world, but the body itself. As a conclusion we argue that discussions of gender practice should play an important part in any curative activity which could be organized by the health service.

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