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[arethinn]

If the brain and body are not supposed to be able to remember enough to recreate actual pain sensations just by thinking about it, then how can I actually feel the pain when I dream about cutting my thumb? (It was an odd way to wake up - I was dozing after the alarm went off, and was dreaming about wiping something off a utility knife blade with my thumb; I pressed it too far over the edge, sliced it, and was awakened by the "pain".)

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[starlightforest.livejournal.com]

Supposedly. Dunno where I read it. You know how thinking about an emotional event can cause you to actually re-experience the involved emotions? Apparently such is not the case for physical pain. You can remember that something hurt (else what would be the point) but apparently it is not possible to invoke the pain itself, somehow. Checking to see if I can find any references.