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Pain is strictly a physical sensation. It may however be triggered by thoughts or emotions. The three are rarely ever experienced in isolation.

amonavis 5y ago
> Pain is strictly a physical sensation. Hard to tell that to those with lost limbs who suffer from ghost pain.
- orange8 5y ago
  Do not be fooled by the term "ghost". The pain is still real, and experts now agree it is coming from both the brain and spinal cord [1]. Just like optical illusions, the mind can play many tricks on us. Just because the pain feels like it is coming from a non-existent limb does not mean that that is where it is actually coming from. 1. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/phantom-pain/symptoms-causes/syc-20376272 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/phantom-pain/...
  - Razengan 5y ago
    > the pain feels like it is coming from a non-existent limb does not mean that that is where it is actually coming from. So uhh, what exactly is pain? Is it the feeling? Is it the physical damage? Is it a warning about damage? Is it the fear of damage (as in broken hearts etc.)?
    - orange8 5y ago
      I'm not a biologist or anything, but I'd define it simply as a signal from your nervous system to your brain.
      - Razengan 5y ago
        So.. a thought? An emotion? Or a sensation?
EliRivers 5y ago
What does this even mean? If I can feel pain by thinking, what does it mean that pain is "strictly physical"? If it means "there is a physical set of physical matter involved in the sensation of pain, be it pain nerves or just me thinking using my physical thinking apparatus", well then given that I'm made out of physical matter, what isn't strictly physical?
- orange8 5y ago
  > If I can feel pain by thinking, what does it mean that pain is "strictly physical"? It may help to look at it from a cause and effect perspective. injury -> pain thinking -> pain feeling -> pain thinking -> feeling + pain pain -> feeling + thinking ...etc

amonavis 5y ago

> Pain is strictly a physical sensation. Hard to tell that to those with lost limbs who suffer from ghost pain.

orange8 5y ago
Do not be fooled by the term "ghost". The pain is still real, and experts now agree it is coming from both the brain and spinal cord [1]. Just like optical illusions, the mind can play many tricks on us. Just because the pain feels like it is coming from a non-existent limb does not mean that that is where it is actually coming from. 1. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/phantom-pain/symptoms-causes/syc-20376272 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/phantom-pain/...
- Razengan 5y ago
  > the pain feels like it is coming from a non-existent limb does not mean that that is where it is actually coming from. So uhh, what exactly is pain? Is it the feeling? Is it the physical damage? Is it a warning about damage? Is it the fear of damage (as in broken hearts etc.)?
  - orange8 5y ago
    I'm not a biologist or anything, but I'd define it simply as a signal from your nervous system to your brain.
    - Razengan 5y ago
      So.. a thought? An emotion? Or a sensation?

EliRivers 5y ago

What does this even mean? If I can feel pain by thinking, what does it mean that pain is "strictly physical"? If it means "there is a physical set of physical matter involved in the sensation of pain, be it pain nerves or just me thinking using my physical thinking apparatus", well then given that I'm made out of physical matter, what isn't strictly physical?

orange8 5y ago
> If I can feel pain by thinking, what does it mean that pain is "strictly physical"? It may help to look at it from a cause and effect perspective. injury -> pain thinking -> pain feeling -> pain thinking -> feeling + pain pain -> feeling + thinking ...etc