Having only pain, but no actual physical ailment?
or
Having a terrible disease, and not feeling any pain?
2006-07-16 18:01:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
By pain I meant like life affecting/can't function pain, not like "my knee hurts" kind of pain.
2006-07-16 18:11:43 · update #1
Having only pain, but no actual physical ailment.
2006-07-16 18:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by Violet UK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you referring to Mental, Emotional, or Physical Pain?
Is there a mental component to pain or disease?
Mahatma Ghandi endured either gallbladder or apendix surgery without anestetic.
Anthony Burgess the author of "A Clockwork Orange" went work on the book after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. After the book was completed, no brain tumor.
A person paralyzed can have athletes foot and never feel the pain. Remember itching is low grade pain.
It is not uncommon for medical or biology students to manifest symptoms of a disease learned about in class.
On the one hands empaths feel the pain of others, it has been documented that some husbands feel the effects of their wives pregnacy. Onthe other hand some people can harm others and not feel the least discomfort.
Pain has a relative component. The person inflicting pain or a person observing the delivery of pain can think that the receiver does not feel any pain, or it is not the same. This is said of lower mammal, other animals, and Humans which are held in low regard.
Not having pain can also mean not having the ability to feel. If you have ever had a local anesthetic from your dentist, the Bill Cosby skit becomes an uncomfortable reality.
My answer is that neither of the options presented appeals to me. I do not like the notion of someone else being in either situation.
see the link on dealing with pain from
www.beliefnet.com
The many perspectives and methods will intigue you.
2006-07-16 18:43:52 · answer #2 · answered by LeBlanc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no disease and no physical ailment is pain-free whether it is mental or physical.
you cant have only pain without a physical ailment. and even if you could, where would it come from?
the same goes for having a disease and no pain...how would you even know you had a disease or have an indication of one without pain?
it just doesnt make sense. but obviously you want to choose number 2 because not having pain is the same as not having a terrible disease.
2006-07-16 18:09:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
having only pain but no physical ailments can be describe as sickness of the mind. you think you're in pain yet nothing indicates any ailments... on the other hand, having a terrible disease yet not feeling any pain reminds me of a friend of mine who has epilepsy.. it's a terrble disease that can strike anytime, anywhere yet she tells me she doesn't feel anything after or during the episode.... so, rendered the given views, i'd go for situation # 2... you might die if you experience epilepsy at a given time without even knowing you're undergoing an epileptic stage...
2006-07-16 18:22:28 · answer #4 · answered by VeRDuGo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it depends on how much pain your talking about. Some people walk around with back pain every day...they take pain meds and can live with it. Other people are not helped much by pain meds and suffer every day. I wouldn't want to have a terrible disease, either...even if I didn't have any pain.
2006-07-16 18:08:58 · answer #5 · answered by sugar bear 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain with no ailment.
Everyone is going to die, it is what you do with the time you have that matters. Pain will prevent you from enjoying life to its fullest no matter how long you live.
2006-07-16 18:14:43 · answer #6 · answered by wdmc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
having only pain
2006-07-16 18:08:11 · answer #7 · answered by curious lupi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pain
2006-07-16 18:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by sobey6623 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋