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Probably it’s because their whole body is in pain, since all of the sensors are not fully calibrated yet. We are constantly in pain, it’s just that we have cal

Probably it’s because their whole body is in pain, since all of the sensors are not fully calibrated yet. We are constantly in pain, it’s just that we have calibrated our brains to ignore specific levels of pain or cut off completely sensors. Typical example of signal we filter out is the sense of our organs moving inside our body.

cozzyd 4y ago
They're also... growing fast. That probably hurts...
- mmerlin 4y ago
  I've referred to the first 3 years as a slow-motion hulk morph of stretchiness. Hulk is grimacing for a reason ;)
parasti 4y ago
I have never heard of this. Seems like you're suggesting that it is possible to recalibrate the brain to ignore pain - like a toothache, for example?
- plutonorm 4y ago
  I think this is why doctors consider chronic pain kind of not a thing. We are supposed to recalibrate. But I'm personally pretty sure this is nonsense and they have convinced themselves this is true so they don't have to feel bad about withholding powerful painkillers due to society disapproving of them.
  - thargor90 4y ago
    I guess oscillating pain is also "chronic pain" and you want calibrate for that.
  - mkl 4y ago
    This sounds pretty fanciful and ungrounded. In general doctors don't "consider chronic pain kind of not a thing". I have chronic pain, I see doctors about it, and none have ever expressed any doubt. Quite the opposite: some of the doctors are chronic pain specialists. There are pain management centres at hospitals to help people with it, and they prescribe "powerful painkillers" if they're useful, but they often just aren't (e.g. for me).
  - t_mann 4y ago
    > so they don't have to feel bad about withholding powerful painkillers due to society disapproving of them little reality check for you: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html
marcellus23 4y ago
> Probably it’s because their whole body is in pain, since all of the sensors are not fully calibrated yet. Anyone have a source for this? It sounds really interesting, but never heard anything like it.
acrump 4y ago
> We are constantly in pain, it’s just that we have calibrated our brains to ignore specific levels of pain or cut off completely sensors. > Typical example of signal we filter out is the sense of our organs moving inside our body. Interesting, do you have a source for this? Would love to read more.

cozzyd 4y ago

They're also... growing fast. That probably hurts...

mmerlin 4y ago
I've referred to the first 3 years as a slow-motion hulk morph of stretchiness. Hulk is grimacing for a reason ;)

parasti 4y ago

I have never heard of this. Seems like you're suggesting that it is possible to recalibrate the brain to ignore pain - like a toothache, for example?

plutonorm 4y ago
I think this is why doctors consider chronic pain kind of not a thing. We are supposed to recalibrate. But I'm personally pretty sure this is nonsense and they have convinced themselves this is true so they don't have to feel bad about withholding powerful painkillers due to society disapproving of them.
- thargor90 4y ago
  I guess oscillating pain is also "chronic pain" and you want calibrate for that.
- mkl 4y ago
  This sounds pretty fanciful and ungrounded. In general doctors don't "consider chronic pain kind of not a thing". I have chronic pain, I see doctors about it, and none have ever expressed any doubt. Quite the opposite: some of the doctors are chronic pain specialists. There are pain management centres at hospitals to help people with it, and they prescribe "powerful painkillers" if they're useful, but they often just aren't (e.g. for me).
- t_mann 4y ago
  > so they don't have to feel bad about withholding powerful painkillers due to society disapproving of them little reality check for you: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html

marcellus23 4y ago

> Probably it’s because their whole body is in pain, since all of the sensors are not fully calibrated yet. Anyone have a source for this? It sounds really interesting, but never heard anything like it.

acrump 4y ago

> We are constantly in pain, it’s just that we have calibrated our brains to ignore specific levels of pain or cut off completely sensors. > Typical example of signal we filter out is the sense of our organs moving inside our body. Interesting, do you have a source for this? Would love to read more.