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Even when you think of the worst (physical) pain you've ever experienced... it never seems all bad (even when it was life-threatening!) - I actually remember it

Even when you think of the worst (physical) pain you've ever experienced... it never seems all bad (even when it was life-threatening!) - I actually remember it kind of fondly?! Is it some sort of Stockholm Syndrome for bad things?

FigBug 8y ago
I had my arm 90% severed in an industrial accident, judging by the amount of morphine they had me on, I must have been in a lot of pain. But I can't remember the feeling of the pain at all, but I can remember all the things I was doing to try and reduce the pain. Every injury since (broken leg, broken collar bone, dislocated finger) has seemed like the worst pain I've ever experienced, but I know logically it can't be. And once I recover I forget the pain again.
- xfitm3 8y ago
  You may have been administered midazolam. This drug causes memory loss and is often used in the treatment of bodily trauma. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2735240/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2735240/
  - mattkrause 8y ago
    Midazolam isn’t a pain killer. It is used for sedation and anesthesia induction but you’d only get that once and it only lasts for a few hours.
mruts 8y ago
I dunno man, I used to be addicted to heroin, and the feelings of withdrawel still haunt me. Don’t get me wrong, I had some fun times on the stuff, but whenever I think about it all I remember is the worst and most terrible pain you could ever possibly imagine.
- xfitm3 8y ago
  Are you in a program that biases your thoughts towards the negative aspects?
  - maroonblazer 8y ago
    Would such a program be necessary? I stopped taking LSD and psilocybin because of the negative effects it had on me. No program required.
    - kaoD 8y ago
      As a non-user I'm curious, what kind of negative effects? If you don't mind sharing.
      - maroonblazer 8y ago
        Your classic "bad trip" effects. Extreme paranoia. Manufactured negative thoughts about what others are thinking about you, etc. I once read someone say that a bad trip is as close to what it feels like to experience psychosis as one can get without actually be clinically diagnosed psychotic. My empathy towards psychotics has increased significantly since then. Also, really bad nausea.
  - par 8y ago
    Usually people don't need a program to help them understand why being deep in the grips of addiction is painful and bad.

FigBug 8y ago

I had my arm 90% severed in an industrial accident, judging by the amount of morphine they had me on, I must have been in a lot of pain. But I can't remember the feeling of the pain at all, but I can remember all the things I was doing to try and reduce the pain. Every injury since (broken leg, broken collar bone, dislocated finger) has seemed like the worst pain I've ever experienced, but I know logically it can't be. And once I recover I forget the pain again.

xfitm3 8y ago
You may have been administered midazolam. This drug causes memory loss and is often used in the treatment of bodily trauma. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2735240/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2735240/
- mattkrause 8y ago
  Midazolam isn’t a pain killer. It is used for sedation and anesthesia induction but you’d only get that once and it only lasts for a few hours.

mruts 8y ago

I dunno man, I used to be addicted to heroin, and the feelings of withdrawel still haunt me. Don’t get me wrong, I had some fun times on the stuff, but whenever I think about it all I remember is the worst and most terrible pain you could ever possibly imagine.

xfitm3 8y ago
Are you in a program that biases your thoughts towards the negative aspects?
- maroonblazer 8y ago
  Would such a program be necessary? I stopped taking LSD and psilocybin because of the negative effects it had on me. No program required.
  - kaoD 8y ago
    As a non-user I'm curious, what kind of negative effects? If you don't mind sharing.
    - maroonblazer 8y ago
      Your classic "bad trip" effects. Extreme paranoia. Manufactured negative thoughts about what others are thinking about you, etc. I once read someone say that a bad trip is as close to what it feels like to experience psychosis as one can get without actually be clinically diagnosed psychotic. My empathy towards psychotics has increased significantly since then. Also, really bad nausea.
- par 8y ago
  Usually people don't need a program to help them understand why being deep in the grips of addiction is painful and bad.