Why does sexual/romantic rejection hurt us in a way that is psychologically similar to physical pain?

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Why does sexual/romantic rejection hurt us in a way that is psychologically similar to physical pain?

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I think other severe psychological trauma is similarly physically painful. The mind has only one way to experience pain. It’s all body pain, even headaches. Our consciousness and subjective experience is very tightly coupled to our senses and their impression of the physical world, including our bodies.

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