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Originally Posted by celticlonghouse
Very interesting and thanks for sharing. I could choose not to feel that pain by not engaging in that activity. Seriously tho, I wonder how much tolerance for pain is achieved by 1- willingly subjecting oneself to it, and 2-knowing you will get hurt but enjoying some other aspect of the activity that overcompensates, 3-wanting not to appear weak (particularly important in combat sports).
Suppose you were in an accident and sustained the same injuries?
I’m hoping to unlock techniques that once pain is felt, it then can be suppressed. That’s a clear difference from being injured and not feeling pain until you’ve realized it.
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Again, I'm %100 certain mentally suppressing or ignoring pain is possible. I used to read a lot about the training Spec Ops soldiers underwent, and all of the programs I read about included putting the soldiers through some intensely painful experiences with the goal of teaching them how to overcome the pain, even after the adrenaline had long since worn off. The ability to do so often means the difference between life and death for the men in such lines of work. If you can't ignore or suppress the pain at will, it will distract you from what you need to be doing at that moment to improve your chances at survival. They also need to be able to switch this suppression off, because pain is also important to self assessment of injuries. If you roll an ankle during an engagement, you need to be able to ignore it until the action is finished, but afterwards you need to be able to tell yourself and your buddies "hey, my ankle is ganked, this is going to be a problem for us getting out of here."