i used to have a very high pain threshold but just lately its weakened up alot!!?? its very irritataing? why would this happen?
2007-07-14 16:22:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
maybe it is that you used to be in alot of pain so you could tolerate a lot of pain.
are you in less pain now then before?
or did something big happen to you?
2007-07-17 09:07:53 · answer #1 · answered by .:.:.Mizz_undaStood.:.:. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probable that your former "high pain threshold" was purely a figament of your imagination in our conditioned society where suffering pain with out wincing is considered the epitome of manliness. When you encountered some real severe pain (like a toothache) it was not as bearable as you remembered. reacting to previous pains. I cite as a reference for this statement:
Patrick Wall;"Pain, the science of suffering."; Columbia Univ. Press, N.Y. NY, 2000, pp. 60-66
If you would know more about "pain threshold" type this into Yahoo! web search and a number of informative links comes up.
2007-07-15 01:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋