Pain: Physical Vs. Social (Rejection)

[ErlyRisa]

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/12/07/social-pain-physical-different-after-all/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20DiscoverTopStories%20%28Discover%20Top%20Stories%29&utm_content=FeedBurner#.VIgla4c0PnI

 

I like this one:

 

I would say that some humans actually enjoy some forms of physical pain.

I would also add that some people (especially female) seem to associate self harm with "affectionate rejection", and can even do strange things like associate that pain as if they were communicating through the ether to their loved one.