Vom Wesen und Sinn des Schmerzes

Abstract: Although it should be generally known in the meantime, that pain is a warning signal, it is still practiced to a great extent, to switch off the disturbing "red light" unasked, which is shown by the consumption of analgesics sold over the counter without any restrictions. The pain threshold is important for the assessment of pains, but this threshold differs individually constitutionally and by the sex of the persons affected. Recently it was discovered, that pain can become independent - independent of physical conditions.The attitude of mankind towards pain is important: freedom and intelligence have been used in a questionable manner on the one hand - which occurred much more often - to produce pain in people or animals (punishment, to increase performance [whip]), and in the case of spiritual events - e.g. death by crucifixion, which is the most cruel and long lasting way to die. Amongst them exist all different kinds from sadism to masochism.On the other hand, the efforts to alleviate pains have not been very successful. Today, the following is very important: from an official point of view pain substances and the blocking of pain have been explored exactly. lt has to be, distinguished between physical, psychological and mental pain, which have in common as a basic phenomenon separation. Often a transition to a chronic disease is present in this case. What is decisive, is the reaction of the patient, which can vary between resignation - in the worst case suicide - and acceptance, i.e. overcoming. This is a question of the relationship between requirement and ability to take stress, which are in turn dependent on the psychological and mental condition. In a positive sense, pain can be an extreme request to learn, the fruits of which often become effective after death, as it is the case with martyrs.

Keyword(s): Schmerz

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