Why can’t we control out own sensations ? Why is our brain not able to just turn off the feeling of pain for the moment ? “I got it, something is bad, now stop hurting !” Or to just fall asleep whenever we want to.
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Pain is, broadly speaking, a healthy response in that your nervous system is working properly.
Having said that, there are dissociative conditions where a person cuts themself off from the situation they’re in, thus allowing them to survive the kind of pain they’re going through. It’s pretty terrible tbh, I wouldn’t want that ability even though I have some painful experiences regularly.
Usually this type of thing happens to people who experience traumatic events: rape, child abuse, torture, etc. The person just sort of leaves their body while the trauma occurs.
So while it may seem like being able to shut off pain sounds like a good thing, it’s typically anything but.
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