How does our brain work when tricking us in feeling/seeing things that are not there?

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For example, I have this really weird thing I cannot explain, and might be my brain tricking me: Every time I take a nap, the pressure against the pillow hurts my ears. This happens ONLY during naps, never when I go to sleep at nigh (same position, same pillow..). At this point I wonder if my brain is “tricking” me.

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Our brains experience the world around us through sensations (the 5 senses). When your body gets a sense, your brain then creates a perception(an interpretation or story of what that sensation means).

So it’s your body feeling like some kind of a sensation and then creating the perception that your ear is being hurt.

Whether or not your ear is actually getting hurt I have no idea haha

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