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Comment Re: I use this trick to disassociate pain (Score 1) 101

For short term pain, endorphins play a major role, as does the perception of how much you expect something to hurt. For example, most piercings don't really hurt (until well afterwards), but most people believe that they do and so "feel" pain. However, having had to cope with severe chronic pain lasting 7 years.

When playing in the mud endorphins play a major role. When hit by a car it's adrenaline. With chronic pain none of these helps.

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