Why does the body stop using crying as a pain response as we get older?

Question

when I was 8, a good headbump or playground injury would make me cry in pain. Now, in my 30s, I’ve had some of the worst injuries of my life with no crying response.

In: Biology

Answer 1

It may be significant that this crying response drops off much in the same way childhood fearfulness drops off? Both are linked to feeling vulnerable