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SYSK Choice: The Universe’s Biggest Questions Answered & A Fascinating Study of Pain

Something You Should Know

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Is Pain Really Pain?

I think that it's really interesting to see how physical sensation, including pain, does interplay with how we're feeling other emotions. A colleague of mine did a research study at the new school looking at whether or not people would intentionally give themselves painful electric shocks. And a majority of people opted to use the electrical stimulation as a way to manage negative affect. So, yeah, we do use the term pain to describe emotional pain, but what is the connection? Is it really pain? It is.

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