The Limits of Pain

There's an ineffability to the experience of pain that, even having experienced it before, you sort of can't recreate in your mind without being in pain. We know that we're different when we're not angry and then we'll be able to sympathize with the hot state once you're in a cold one again. Merely understanding this part is crucial to understand these gaps in affective states regarding a number of different forms of Affective Disorder.