I thought before how colours may be perceived differently btwn individuals. I could be seeing green differently from you and because i see it consistently this way, it's how i recognise it as 'green' and u recognise what u see as 'green'.
Interesting isnt it? I could be seeing 'orange' as your 'green' but no one would really know cos there's probably no actual way to compare.
The same goes for pain. Pain is really subjective and it is largely influenced by pain threshold and the ability to imagine the worst imaginable pain.
Sometimes it makes me wonder how painful trigeminal neuralgia is and of cos i never wish to find out too..
It's times when i am unsettledly in pain that i miss having something or someone to distract me of the pain.
Interestingly, pain is supposed to be a protective mechanism. It may be difficult to understand at first but imagine not being able to feel pain. The consequence can be qt disastrous.. Imagine not knowing u've had a fracture, not knowing u're having a gastric perforation, a ruptured ectopic pregnancy... You wouldnt be seeking help and would probably lose ur life.
That said, we always concentrate on its distressing impact. If only pain only arise necessarily.
