@Farang131

Most people think psych degrees teach you about top tier manipulation tactics

It really doesn't. I've learned more about psychology outside of my degree but none the less it was a good foundation

The brain and body really work in tandem in ways you wouldn't expect

One of the most useful pieces of information I obtained in my psychology education was 'Gate Control Theory ' in my brain and body course

Essentially, if you are in physical pain, if you apply minor pain and pressure just outside of where you are experiencing physical pain, your spinal cord will negate and suppress the experience of pain around the injured site

I.e. if you hurt you leg and rub just outside of it, your spinal cord (CNS; central nervous system) will negate the pain via nerve pathways

Similarly, I find that if you experience a psychologically distressing event, that mastering and tending to adjacent successes often ameliorates similar pain

@throwaway_old_guy Wow moving post

@Vermillion-Rx In my country they seem to focus a lot more on the mental rather than just physical health and its about time seeing as how strongly correlated they can be.

@Vermillion-Rx My mum used to say if you are bitten by a mosquito don't scratch it scratch around it I guess maybe that wasn't a crazy idea after all. I knew that you can negate pain in one area but hurting another but I didn’t know you can achieve a positive result by rubbing around it.

@Farang131 if anything over the years I've noticed the brain is physical and therefore the mind must be based on the physical laws as well

@Vermillion-Rx Interesting I never thought to apply it psychologically

Adjacent areas*

@Lone_Ranger Lol buuurn