Sensitivity

[cjsmith]

I had an interesting moment of "What? You mean some people DON'T?" this weekend.

[Poll #1308075]

My answer to both of these is "Duh! Doesn't EVERYBODY?" (In the case of mosquitos, how else do you know to swat them?) These are not small sensations for me. They are obvious and can be startling. Last weekend I learned that there are people for whom this is not the case. I was pretty surprised.

At the vet clinic, it's obvious that some animals feel the needles while others do not. That also seems very strange to me.

Comments

[excessor.livejournal.com]

It would not surprise me at all to learn of a relationship between neurotransmitter (such as serotonin) levels and pain perception. The topic of pain is very, very interesting (but only when someone you know isn't living with chronic pain).

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It's fascinating when you're the one with chronic pain, too. (wry grin) I'm looking at the serotonin thing next for my feet. My doc says that every patient she's ever had with chronic pain has shown an allergy-type reaction to serotonin injected transdermally, while most non-chronic-pain patients she sees do not. Mine was off the charts. This makes me go hmmmmm.