A pain neurotag has to do with our brains’ representations of pain. Individual people process pain differently, and many different factors affect how our brains process and store memories of painful events.
I thought this was a great post from Human AntiGravity Suit on how two professional athletes might experience and store memories of injuries differently. The injury that appears more “serious” to the outside world might not be the injury that is the more devastating in the long run.
A friend of mine gets more sympathy for her health when she has to wear a “boot” on her foot when she injured it than for her chronic illness that will eventually kill her.
Ugh… I believe it. How horrible.
Extremely interesting! I love reading articles like this. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you liked it!