If you had to choose...

[MasterHamster]

Knowing that the pain would increase could drive you insane.
Atleast with the declining one you atleast know that it's only getting better, like recovering from physical trauma.

[Thelxi]

Last one without doubt, assuming they are all mathematically equal (no math wiz here)

[yetgdhfgh]

If i knew 100 percent that the pain would drop off exactly after one year then i would take the 1-10

best to take things slowly then let is gradually work its way up cause you could actually get used to it but having excruciating pain right off the bat no thank you cause i hope that when it gets to 10 i would prolly have gotten used to it

[Adam Jensen]

10-1

Would suck at first but then you get six months at 5 and lower.

[DeltrusDisc]

Should have made this a poll OP, damn it!

Constant 6. I've dealt with obnoxiously terrible pains for long enough times, bring it on.

[Dacien]

Well I think two of the options average 5, whereas the constant 6 is obviously 6, so I would probably choose the 10 declining to 1. That's my life's pain anyway, bad to easier.

[yetgdhfgh]

I guess its like would you rather jump into a scalding hot bath knowing it will get cooler or to jump into a luke warm bath knowing it will gradually get very very hot?

[Anakso]

Gradual decline from 10-1.
I hate headaches so if 1 is a headache 6 has to be pretty damn bad tbh, 1 should be more like a stitch or something, just an uncomfortable feeling. Headaches hurt!

And 10-1 is far better than 1-10 because a few months in I can say "well the worst is over"

[Kerath]

I think the decline from 10 to 1. Get the worst out of the way first.
Either that or a constant 6. But I think the decline.

[Deleted]

Constant 6, I get chronic headaches and often migraines so I think I could manage 6s.

[muto]

10 to 1 decline

[femnul]

10 - 1

I think

Maybe 6