I get why feeling pain is important for us, but why does the body not get used to chronik pain? I dont need to get reminded that my knee hurts for 10 years.
Wouldnt it be smarter if the brain is like: “This nerve is sending me constant signals about pain for years, i should just cut it off”.
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A thought– you never know about the chronic pain your body gets used to, by definition.
A few years back, during and after an acid trip, I found my body “remembered” some old injuries and pain that hadn’t been hurting for a long time. Similarly, I had a problem tooth pulled that I’d forgotten about, but after the surgery my whole neck and jaw felt much more *right*. I realized there had been chronic pain there even though I hadn’t been consciously acknowledging it.
I think we *do* get used to a lot of the chronic shitty things happening in our bodies.
Edit– sorry for using personal anecdotes, but pain is weird and personal and I’m not familiar with the actual science. Will delete if inappropriate.
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