My sister got a nail stuck in her leg and, even though it was somewhat deep and bleeding, she said she didn’t feel any pain until I noticed it and told her. According to her, as soon as I mentioned it, she suddenly felt the pain of it in her leg.
(I’m pretty sure this is biology!)
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Shock. It’s one way your body helps you survive something really bad…you go in to autopilot and hopefully you’re able to seek help before the shock goes away.
An adrenaline rush causes you to feel less pain so you can have a better chance of escaping danger. Being injured can trigger this
Adrenaline and other hormones. When I was a kid, I slipped and fell on gravel and I basically scratched both my knees at the point that I started bleeding like a fountain, but I felt no pain. I literally felt normal. I realised what conditions my knees were in only when I felt something fluid that was dripping down my legs, just to realise that it was blood
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