[VoodooJoint]

Suzy

I understand where you are coming from now.

In your original post you said pain is a learned response...which in not true. Pain is a nerve induced survival instinct. It's natures way of telling us something is wrong.

Our reaction to pain is a learned response. It can also be affected by individual personalities. If a child is taught that a skinned knee is "a big deal" or if that child has a less self assured demeanor then the reaction is greater. If the child is adventurous and was never taught to overreact to a skinned knee they are most likely to brush themselves off and continue playing.

In short I believe feeling pain cannot be avoided (especially in children or less complex minds). Reaction to pain is learned and can be altered in self assured and more complex minds.