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Things change when you've experienced REALLY really bad pain. One kinda cool part about my experience is that I know the pain threshold of my conscious mind and how that relates to what is happening elsewhere in my body. I'm indifferent to the pain now. I'm bothered by physical limitations involving the failure of muscles. The pain is just like an annoying alarm going off too loud.
Like I just watched Invictus' edutainment upload on Roman contact with India in 20 CE. The story included an Indian man that self immolated silently. I could easily do that. I have not always been like this, but after 11 years of constant major pain, it is trivial. I've broken bones since and actually felt better as a result or they didn't really phase me. The super deep stuff is what changed my perspective about all the rest. I feel parts of my spine no one should feel. Like every morning I wake up, press my tongue at the back of my throat, and push my head back lightly on the pillow to pop my vertebrae at the base of my skull and upper neck. The location of C1 actually feels like it is within the conscious mind, a very odd feeling popping that one, doubly so when it feels gritty... Don't break that one. Not recommended.