Now, keep in mind, I have a fairly weak right wrist, so recoil is important.
yeh, the LCP has a bit of a kick, but when I go to the range, I fire what I comfortably can, take a break, then go again. I have also fired my husband's Colt Mustang, like the Sig P238, his is heavy/solid steel, I find it to have a recoil that hurts, I don't like it, although I love the size and would probably love one in an alloy. Another gun we have that I have carried is a small J frame revolver, S&W 442, it's a nice little gun, I didn't find it to have a ton of recoil, I just liked the LCP better in that I could have more ammo with me, quicker to reload, and the LCP is smaller to carry, which is important when you are a small person.
something I consider about recoil...in an adrenaline filled situation, recoil isn't going to matter much, you're really not going to feel it, you might hurt later, but during the incident you're going to fire and fire and keep firing until the matter is dealt with. Recoil only matters at the range. At the range, shoot a bit, rest, shoot some more, repeat as necessary.