For example, I cut my arm and I immediately feel pain. Pain is there to notify me that something is wrong or that I’m injured, but now that I’m aware and that I’ve taken care of it (say poured some disinfecant and wrapped it up) why do I still feel that pain. Why can’t our brain know that the wound is not dangerous anymore?
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Hi!
I’m going to disagree with the “can;t block out pain”.
People have many successful strategies for pain management.
Some people are really good at ignoring minor pain. Other people are really bad at ignoring pain.
Each side of this spectrum has benefits and drawbacks.
My friend with Diabetic neuropathy often damages his feet because he does not give them proper care when they are hurt.
Others are super sensitive, so they never get sunburn, but always cover up.
In basic training(40 years ago), I could go a long way past what was good for me. I thought it was “cool to be tough” but my body tells me that some of those things were dumb.
Now real / serious damage is different because it usually screams louder than we can ignore.
It mostly signals “get somewhere safe to rest and heal”
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