Comment by ipnon
4 years ago
Pain is psychosomatic. A broken heart physically hurts, and a broken bone will ruin your mood. A similar result was found in parents with opiate abuse disorder, they were less likely to notice negative emotional states when shown pictures of children in various moods. I don't think this result is concerning except for people who are taking NSAIDs on a daily basis for long periods of time.
> and a broken bone will ruin your mood
Curious thing I've noticed - physical ailments had very little effect on my mood as a child, but have a significant impact on my mood in my 30s. Something even as simple as a cold can make me unwilling to be helpful, empathetic, etc now.
Why is this?
I believe we're able to reframe pain and regulate its emotional impacts through conscious reasoning. If that's right, you can change the way pain is impacting your moods.
Maybe these would interest you:
1. Cerebral cortex modulation of pain, Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4006538/
2. Let it be: mindful acceptance down-regulates pain and negative emotion, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/14/11/1147/5716281