7 ms·
> I am also very sceptical that mental pain can be as great if not greater than physical pain. I don't find it such an extraordinary claim, but if you do, perh
by silverquiet 2y ago
> I am also very sceptical that mental pain can be as great if not greater than physical pain.
I don't find it such an extraordinary claim, but if you do, perhaps you can consider the rather extraordinary evidence that this woman chose to die to escape her pain as proof that it may be possible.
- billforsternz 2y agoI'm sceptical, I'm not denying it's possible. I just can't get away from the thought that maybe (just maybe) this woman might just not have been lucky enough to find someone who could help her. Maybe even turn her around and ultimately cure her. Not possible in the case of someone with an intractable physical issue.
- silverquiet 2y agoIt's certainly possible, but ECT is usually the last ditch option, though there are literal brain surgeries that might have been tried (I'm not clear on her entire course of treatment). Ultimately I believe it may be an intractable physical issue; there is no reason to think that our self is anything more than a phenomenon that resides within the physiology of the brain. That said, as someone who suffers from chronic pain due to orthopedic issues, I do take some comfort in that my problem is very clear on a simple x-ray and can perhaps be alleviated with a surgery (that I am so far unwilling to face).