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Asked by to Daren, Lynne, Phillip, Simon on 24 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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Daren Fearon answered on 24 Jun 2014:
Interestingly, the same part of the brain deals with both physical and emotional pain so they are more closely linked than we think. People can experience permanent emotional pain, the same way that they can suffer from chronic diseases which cause physical pain. Emotional pain, caused by something like bereavement, increases our stress levels and can actually cause physical pain and increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks. Here is a BBC article talking about this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7512107.stm
In my opinion, I think physical pain can be sometimes easier to deal with as we can usually pin point it’s cause – i stubbed my toe so my toe is sore. Whereas causes of emotional pain aren’t always obvious and this can increase distress.
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Lynne Thomas answered on 24 Jun 2014:
I think that emotional pain is generally much harder to deal with as its harder to pin down what is causing the problem. And society still isn’t very good at dealing with mental illnesses and there is quite often a stigma associated with it which prevents people from talking about it. With physical pain, there is a clear cause and effect and its easier to work out how to fix it. Having said that, I wouldn’t want to be in excruciating physical pain for long periods either!
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Phillip Manning answered on 25 Jun 2014:
I agree with Lynne. Emotional pain is tough and many find it hard to deal with or understand. There are many societal stigmas associated with this, that have been hard to resolve.
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anon answered on 27 Jun 2014:
I think emotional pain is probably worse because it can be hidden and people might not appreciate it. You can usually make physical pain better with painkillers too
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