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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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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This is what you see happen in people with leprosy. The disease doesn’t cause anyone’s limbs to rot off, but it does deaden touch and pain receptors, so people continually get injured because they can’t sense it happening. Pain is good for us, generally speaking.

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