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Sad that the article didn't ask/answer one essential, obvious question: what about emotional pain? From the article, I would guess that he feels it. But many s
by swombat 14y ago
Sad that the article didn't ask/answer one essential, obvious question: what about emotional pain?
From the article, I would guess that he feels it. But many studies have shown that emotional pain (e.g. the pain of losing a loved one) produces physiological reactions similar to physical pain. Does he feel emotional pain? Did he feel that ache and sinking feeling in the chest when his brother took his life? How did he feel it? How would he describe it?
- nandemo 14y agoThere was an AMA thread on Reddit from a girl who couldn't feel physical pain. I can't find the link with (maybe she deleted it?) but I recall she did feel emotional pain.
- mkl 14y agoWas it this one? http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9x8qc/i_am_unable_to_feel_pain_hot_or_cold_i_have_cipa/?sort=hot http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9x8qc/i_am_unable_to_f... I also found one by a guy: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/e8g5e/ama_a_guy_that_feels_no_physical_pain_due_to_cipa/ http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/e8g5e/ama_a_guy_that_f...
- fghh45sdfhr3 14y agoHe speculates his brother committed suicide because of this condition, so I'm pretty sure emotional pain is there. Probably also why pain killers don't help with feeling sad.