Soandso
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It could be that you only reply to content that triggers you, and outside of that you are a happy person, but I can only go by the content of what you post. Your posts seem a bit angy whenever I see them
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Emotional/Social Pain
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It could be that you only reply to content that triggers you, and outside of that you are a happy person, but I can only go by the content of what you post. Your posts seem a bit angy whenever I see them
Biologically? Testosterone.
The higher a person's testosterone (regardless of sex), the more likely they are to percieve enjoyment in ****ing others off.
“We were able to show for the first time that increasing levels of testosterone within the normal physiological range can have a profound effect on brain circuits that are involved in threat-processing and human aggression.”
Male aggression: testosterone increases brain's threat response
Focusing on brain areas involved in threat processing and aggressive behavior, researchers have found a neural circuit in the brain where testosterone influences male aggression.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
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Sgt. Pepper
All you need is love.
In my opinion, some people just like to be mean and bully others online. They may even feel empowered because they can hide anonymously behind their computer screen. I think they get a thrill out of treating people like trash online. They can practically say whatever they want until they are reprimanded by site moderators and/or banned for bullying and trolling. In all likelihood, they don't have the guts to say the same hateful things to someone face-to-face.
Ignatius A
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Kind of like what you said here
Sgt. Pepper
All you need is love.
No, if I met you in person and you were acting as you are in this thread, I would definitely say something to you about it.
Ignatius A
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Oh course you would say that anonymously behind a computer screen. See how easy that is.
Sgt. Pepper
All you need is love.
Of course, I'd say that because I've already confronted a cyberbully in person and threatened to press charges against them if they didn't leave me alone.
Bear Wild
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Because the modern evidence-based doctors do not like to deal with complex problem that are not explained by their evidence. I knew a patient who could not get out of bed because of a medication and the specialist told him it was in his head, and he could die without the medication. He asks me for my medical opinion. I told him what he was experiencing was real and he had to decide if he wanted to live this way on the medication. He asked me what I would do and i told him i would stop the medication. I gave him something that was not as effective but later he told me he felt alive again. Of course, you can imagine what I would have felt if he had died. There are difficult decisions in life but what kind of life would it be if you could barely leave your bed every day just to live longer. It is a choice.
Ignatius A
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Talking is easy. I don't force you to reply to me but if you do reply to me I will respond.
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Bear Wild
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You know the phrase "I feel your pain" The mirror neurons intimately connect with the centers for empathy so we can actually feel someone's pain. Those who have suffered before are even more receptive. Ironically suffering strengthens empathy. I at first could not undestand why all of the Irish and Scottish songs were so sad. I mean the song Loch Lomond is about a man about to die with the only way back to the Loch is the low road by death. But what a beautiful song."When people feel emotional pain, the same areas of the brain get activated as when people feel physical pain: the anterior insula and the anterior cingulate cortex."
Emotional and Physical Pain Activate Similar Brain Regions
In order to get over grief, resolve anger, and even embrace happiness, we have to really feel those things in the body.www.psychologytoday.com
"Although the brain does not process emotional pain and physical pain identically, research on neural pathways suggests there is substantial overlap between the experience of physical and social pain. The cascading events that occur and regions activated in our brains - and therefore our reactions to the acute pain - appear to be similar.."
Emotional & Physical Pain Are Almost The Same - To Your Brain
Rejection hurts. Whether you’ve been told ‘no thank you’ for a job opportunity, become estranged from a partner or friend, or even been unfollowed on a social media or dating site, your brain has to process being rejected. And neuroscience suggests that it literally - hurts.www.forbes.com
Now, I would also extend this further and say that chronic pain is also felt similarly and not just acute pain. This seems like a common sense extension to me. And I think the first article actually touched on this.
So, why does it seem that societally we seem so dismissive of people's mental/emotional pains?
"It's not that bad.."
"Just wait, time heals.."
Etc.
We seem to think that, if we can't see it, it's not that bad. Even though we all feel these things through the same processes.
I've been reading along for a bit, contributing here and there, and I admit, I'm confused...
You seem upset. Why? Honestly, I'm not sure what you're arguing against anymore, just that you're upset with... perhaps everyone on this thread? What's up?
Ignatius A
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You seem wrong. What I'm arguing I said in my first post on this thread. Id encourage you to read it and come back to share your thoughts with me. The problem is there are people here who for some reason just can't seem tell me their thoughts. I would love to hear your thoughts on the post I directed you to.
Do you mean this post?
Yeah, some people use emotional pain as an excuse. Some people use physical pain as an excuse. Some people bear through and succeed, others try to push through and fail miserably.
Kind of a mixed bag.
Do you think its okay to dismiss everybody's pain just because some people have abused such things?
Ignatius A
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No I don't but mental/emotional pain is not like physical pain. If I hit 100 people with a 2X4 they will all feel pain but thats not the case with mental emotional pain. Accusing people of hurting your feelings has become a weapon. That's not a good development in my opinion. I'm not saying we should hurt people's feelings but to create change we sometimes have to say things people don't like.
I don't know... there are some things I'd rather be beaten with a 2x4 than have to endure.
I guess hurting a person's feelings isn't where my mind first goes when imagining debilitating emotional pain. More like serious loss or trauma.
Soandso
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I don't know what you mean by this. What does hitting 100 people with a 2x4 have to do with mental emotional pain?
Sgt. Pepper
All you need is love.
No kidding.
It is difficult for me because, as an empath and sensitive, I can feel other people's emotional pain. It can be overwhelming at times.
Yeah, I can, too at times. For most, in a general sense. For those I'm close with, it can be as if its my own.
Me too... Especially with those I am close with. Although with the average person it's pretty strong too. I avoid most genres of "horror" movies (not books), for that reason.