Feeling Pain
Only our brain — an organ that itself cannot feel pain — can feel pain. Headaches are not even our brain hurting.
There is not much difference between physical and emotional pain. Both can be reduced through a variety of means, like pleasant aromas or music. In many ways, we feel the pain we expect to feel.
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